Prepositional Phrases 8th Grade

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

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle. 

• flew a beautiful
• bald eagle
• above the trees
• above the trees flew a beautiful

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Immordino put new white ghost lights on the tree.

• put new white ghost lights

• on the tree

• Mrs. Immordino

• white ghost lights

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CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the preposition in the following sentence?
The dog is in the yard. 

• dog
• is
• in
• yard

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the preposition in the following sentence? 
Please don't sleep during class. 

• during
• don't
• class
• sleep

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the preposition in the following sentence?
My brother was leaning against the wall. 

• wall
• against
• was
• leaning

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CCSS.RI.4.4

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue

• above, before, during, off, toward

• him, her, his, she, they

• shoe, pants, skirt, blouse, shirt

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• plus, minus, subtract, add, divide

• compare, contrast, support, detail, explain

• across, behind, for, on, under

• who, what, when, where, why, how

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• in the journal

• at the table

• how are you

• on the floor

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• over the line

• by the door

• near the pool

• he stole it

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CCSS.L.6.4A