WorksheetsCommon Core Practice Prepositional Phrases
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Watch the horse run around the field.
around
around the field
watch the horse
run around
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Please return the book to the cabinet.
Please
return the book
to the cabinet
Please return
Identify the prepositional phrase:
Be sure that you know your facts before the quiz.
you know
before the quiz
be sure
review your facts
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.
off the desk
fell off the desk
was yellow
pencil that fell
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
broken last week
grandma's house was
in my grandma's house
house was broken
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.
parked his car
strange man parked
by the tall trees
the tall trees
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The boy walked the dog down the busy street.
walked the dog
the busy street
down the busy street
dog down the busy
Identify the prepositional phrase:
My best friend lives on Walnut Road.
My best friend
on Walnut Road
best friend lives
lives on Walnut Road
What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the following sentence?
I received a letter from the friendly little, old lady.
from
lady
friendly
old
What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?
We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship.
ship
massive
aboard
cruise
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.
On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours.
One
Two
Three
Four
How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence?
Maria cited some research from a variety of sources by scientists.
1
2
3
4
How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.
During class, her teacher explained the process of elimination to her students.
1
2
3
4
We stood behind a tall person and couldn't see the stage.
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?
During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling.
1
2
3
4
Analyze the sentence and identify the prepositional phrase(s).
A crowd swarmed around the injured player.
a crowd swarmed
around the injured player
swarmed around
No prepositional phrase
Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .
adjective or adverb
noun or verb
pronoun or conjunction
noun or pronoun
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?
My dog barked at my neighbor on Tuesday after dinner.
1
2
3
4
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?
Somewhere over the rainbow birds fly gracefully to their destinations with strong wings and with the help of the wind.
6
3
4
5
In the following sentence, what word is an OBJECT of the PREPOSITION?
It all started the summer before second grade when our moving van pulled into her neighborhood.
summer
grade
moving
pulled
