WorksheetsPrepositions Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
Sentence: My dog loves to relax in the shade.
Prepositional phrase: in the shade (preposition: in, object: shade)
Prepositional phrase: to the park (preposition: to, object: park)
Prepositional phrase: with my friend (preposition: with, object: friend)
Prepositional phrase: under the table (preposition: under, object: table)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: Hang the clock above the couch.
Prepositional phrase: above the couch (preposition: above, object: couch)
Prepositional phrase: the clock above (preposition: the, object: clock)
Prepositional phrase: hang the clock (preposition: hang, object: clock)
Prepositional phrase: above couch the (preposition: above, object: couch the)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: I can only stay until 8:00.
Prepositional phrase: until 8:00 (preposition: until, object: 8:00)
Prepositional phrase: only stay (preposition: only, object: stay)
Prepositional phrase: can stay (preposition: can, object: stay)
Prepositional phrase: I can (preposition: I, object: can)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: During soccer practice, I twisted my ankle.
During soccer practice (preposition: During, object: practice)
During soccer practice (preposition: practice, object: During)
I twisted my ankle (preposition: twisted, object: ankle)
During soccer practice (preposition: During, object: soccer)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: They spent a lot of time at the campsite. (2)
Prepositional phrases: of time (preposition: of, object: time), at the campsite (preposition: at, object: campsite)
Prepositional phrases: at the campsite (preposition: at, object: campsite), a lot (preposition: a, object: lot)
Prepositional phrases: spent a lot (preposition: spent, object: lot), of time (preposition: of, object: time)
Prepositional phrases: at the campsite (preposition: at, object: campsite), of the (preposition: of, object: the)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
. Sentence: The rain ruined our vacation because we had to stay in our hotel the whole time.
Prepositional phrase: in our hotel (preposition: in, object: hotel)
Prepositional phrase: because we had (preposition: because, object: we)
Prepositional phrase: the whole time (preposition: the, object: time)
Prepositional phrase: ruined our vacation (preposition: ruined, object: vacation)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: The giraffes gathered around the edge of the watering hole. (2)
Prepositional phrases: around the edge (preposition: around, object: edge), of the watering hole (preposition: of, object: hole)
Prepositional phrases: gathered the giraffes (preposition: gathered, object: giraffes), around the edge (preposition: around, object: edge)
Prepositional phrases: the edge (preposition: the, object: edge), of the watering hole (preposition: of, object: hole)
Prepositional phrases: around the watering (preposition: around, object: watering), of the edge (preposition: of, object: edge)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: Flowers drooped beneath the hot sun, and people went into their houses to find relief. (2)
Prepositional phrases: beneath the hot sun (preposition: beneath, object: sun), into their houses (preposition: into, object: houses)
Prepositional phrases: beneath the sun (preposition: beneath, object: sun), into the houses (preposition: into, object: houses)
Prepositional phrases: beneath hot sun (preposition: beneath, object: hot), into their houses (preposition: into, object: their)
Prepositional phrases: beneath the hot sun (preposition: beneath, object: hot), into houses (preposition: into, object: houses)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: Sharon spoke to Robert, but Robert would not reply to her. (2)
Prepositional phrases: to Robert (preposition: to, object: Robert), to her (preposition: to, object: her)
Prepositional phrases: to Sharon (preposition: to, object: Sharon), to Robert (preposition: to, object: Robert)
Prepositional phrases: to Robert (preposition: to, object: Robert), with her (preposition: with, object: her)
Prepositional phrases: to her (preposition: to, object: her), for Robert (preposition: for, object: Robert)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: Rainfall washes over the garden and brings life to the flowers. (2)
Prepositional phrases: over the garden (preposition: over, object: garden), to the flowers (preposition: to, object: flowers)
Prepositional phrases: washes over (preposition: over, object: washes), brings to (preposition: to, object: brings)
Prepositional phrases: over the life (preposition: over, object: life), to the garden (preposition: to, object: garden)
Prepositional phrases: over the flowers (preposition: over, object: flowers), to the garden (preposition: to, object: garden)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: The cat slept under the warm blanket during the storm. (2)
Prepositional phrases: under the warm blanket (preposition: under, object: blanket), during the storm (preposition: during, object: storm)
Prepositional phrases: under the storm (preposition: under, object: storm), during the blanket (preposition: during, object: blanket)
Prepositional phrases: slept under (preposition: under, object: slept), during the storm (preposition: during, object: storm)
Prepositional phrases: under the warm (preposition: under, object: warm), during the cat (preposition: during, object: cat)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: We walked along the river after dinner.
Prepositional phrases: along the dinner (preposition: along, object: dinner), after the walked (preposition: after, object: walked)
Prepositional phrases: along dinner (preposition: along, object: dinner), after the river (preposition: after, object: river)
Prepositional phrases: walked along (preposition: along, object: walked), after the river (preposition: after, object: river)
Prepositional phrases: along the river (preposition: along, object: river), after dinner (preposition: after, object: dinner)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: The keys are inside the drawer next to the lamp. (2)
Prepositional phrases: inside next (preposition: inside, object: next), to the lamp (preposition: to, object: lamp)
Prepositional phrases: inside the drawer (preposition: inside, object: drawer), next to the lamp (preposition: next to, object: lamp)
Prepositional phrases: are inside (preposition: inside, object: are), next to the keys (preposition: next to, object: keys)
Prepositional phrases: inside the lamp (preposition: inside, object: lamp), next to the drawer (preposition: next to, object: drawer)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: The children hid behind the curtains during the thunderstorm. (2)
Prepositional phrases: behind the curtains (preposition: behind, object: curtains), during the thunderstorm (preposition: during, object: thunderstorm)
Prepositional phrases: hid behind (preposition: behind, object: hid), during the children (preposition: during, object: children)
Prepositional phrases: the children behind (preposition: the, object: children), during the thunderstorm (preposition: during, object: thunderstorm)
Prepositional phrases: behind the thunderstorm (preposition: behind, object: thunderstorm), during the curtains (preposition: during, object: curtains)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: The book on the shelf belongs to my sister. (2)
Prepositional phrases: on the shelf (preposition: on, object: shelf), to my sister (preposition: to, object: sister)
Prepositional phrases: on the book (preposition: on, object: book), to the shelf (preposition: to, object: shelf)
Prepositional phrases: belongs to (preposition: to, object: belongs), on the shelf (preposition: on, object: shelf)
Prepositional phrases: the book on (preposition: on, object: book), to my sister (preposition: to, object: sister)
Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
Sentence: After the movie, we went for ice cream.
Prepositional phrases: went for (preposition: for, object: went), after the movie (preposition: after, object: movie)
Prepositional phrases: after the ice (preposition: after, object: ice), for the movie (preposition: for, object: movie)
Prepositional phrases: after the movie (preposition: after, object: movie), for ice cream (preposition: for, object: ice cream)
Prepositional phrases: after cream (preposition: after, object: cream), for the movie (preposition: for, object: movie)
The bee flies in the bottle.
The bird was flying toward the glass door.
Answer true or false:
Prepositional phrases must contain a preposition and its object.
True
False
