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preposition and prepositional phrase

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an example of a preposition word?

a)

them

b)

dog

c)

beside

d)

sprint

2.

"I am going to the market."


Choose the preposition.

a)

going

b)

market

c)

to

d)

the

3.

"Karina lives with her elder sister."


Choose the preposition.

a)

with

b)

her

c)

lives

d)

elder

4.

She sits in her backyard.

Choose the prepositional phrase.

a)

She sits

b)

in her backyard

c)

in her

d)

backyard

5.
Pam traveled to Florida.
a)
to Florida
b)
Pam traveled
6.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
Everyone in the elevator was nervous.
a)
Everyone
b)
in
c)
elevator
d)
nervous
7.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
The huge jets roared on the runway.
a)
huge
b)
jets
c)
roared
d)
on
8.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
Sally met me after lunch.
a)
Sally
b)
met
c)
after
d)
lunch
9.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
Joe swung at a slow ball and missed.
a)
at
b)
slow
c)
and
d)
missed
10.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
I listened to their comments.
a)
I
b)
listened
c)
to
d)
their
11.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
The trip began before dawn and is finally over.
a)
began
b)
before
c)
and
d)
is
12.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The pencil fell under the desk. 
a)
the pencil
b)
fell under the desk
c)
under the desk
d)
the desk
13.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.

The girls walked over the covered bridge.

a)

walked over

b)

over the covered bridge

c)

The girls

d)

the covered bridge

14.
Identify the preposition in the following sentence:

The United States is between Mexico and Canada.
a)
Mexico
b)
is
c)
between
d)
and
15.
Identify the preposition in this sentence:
The house across the street has been sold.
a)
house
b)
across
c)
street
d)
sold