WorksheetsGrammar
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The pencil fell under the desk.
the pencil
fell under the desk
under the desk
the desk
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Konchita felt like her desk was clean.
under her desk
putting her papers
felt like her desk
desk was clean
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The big brown bird flew into the window, but was okay.
the big brown bird flew
into the window but was okay
flew into the window
into the window
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Mr. Dominador Ulaye placed new white ghost lights on the tree.
put new white ghost lights
on the tree
Mr. Dominador Ulaye
white ghost lights
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence
I enjoy playing the clarinet
I enjoy playing
enjoy playing in
playing in the clarinet
There is no preposition!
What is the preposition in the following sentence?
I love to sleep late on Fridays!
like
sleep
late
on
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
Singing is fun during the holidays.
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up.
The chairs were placed upon the desks.
The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater.
the ticket holders
waited patiently
outside the theater
No prepositional phrases
Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow.
pick the strawberries
let's pick
tomorrow
No prepositional phrase
the pickles and green beans
The bread was
smashed between the
between the pickles and green beans
What part of speech is the first word of a prepositional phrase?
interjection
conjunction
preposition
adverb
Which parts of speech can be the object of a preposition?
adjective
noun
preposition
pronoun
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "We pulled the oars through the muddy water."
We pulled
the oars
through the muddy water
oars through
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "Other boats were parked near the shore."
Other boats
near the shore
were parked
parked near the shore
What are the prepositions in the sentence:
At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.
At
the
students
into
What are prepositional phrases in the sentence?
At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.
At 8:00
the students
will walk
into the classroom
Which words are the object of the prepositions?
At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.
students
8:00
walk
classroom
Identify the prepositional phrases:
The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.
The dog hid
underneath the couch
during the thunderstorm
There are no prepositional phrases.
Identify the object of the prepositions:
The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.
dog
underneath
couch
thunderstorm
Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?
over the line
by the door
near the pool
he stole it
beside me
We must finish our project before the holidays.
We must finish
our project
before the holidays
must finish our project
the holidays
After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris
got busy
cleaning the debris
everyone
after the storm
everyone got
The doctor is working very hard in the emergency clinic.
the doctor
very hard
in the emergency clinic
is working
the emergency clinic
Answer true or false:
Prepositional phrases must contain a preposition and its object.
True
False
Tap the correct preposition:
He lives __ front ___ our school.
for, of
in, of
to, beside
next, to
_____, our bus has arrived. Thank goodness.
At last
At least
