Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases

Which word is NOT a preposition?

• fuzzy

• between

• up

• beside

Which word is NOT a preposition?

• over

• on

• race

• through

Which word is NOT a preposition?

• across

• amazingly

• above

• about

Which word is NOT a preposition?

• during

• after

• outside

• school

Which word is NOT a preposition?

• near

• of

• screamed

• without

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The heat of the midday sun drives some creatures underground.

• heat of the midday sun

• drives some creatures underground

• of the midday sun

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: A monkey crouches in the tree.

• monkey

• in

• crouches

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: An eagle soars above the tree.

• above

• soars

• tree

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: In the early morning the deer are thirsty.

• the early morning

• in the early morning

• the deer are thirsty

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The deer find shade in a narrow canyon.

• the deer find shade

• in a narrow canyon

• find shade