Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

• off the desk
• fell off the desk
• was yellow
• pencil that fell

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

The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.

• parked his car
• strange man parked
• by the tall trees
• the tall trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

The boy walked the dog down the busy street.

• walked the dog
• the busy street
• down the busy street
• dog down the busy

My best friend lives on Walnut Road.

• My best friend
• on Walnut Road
• best friend lives
• lives on Walnut Road

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• about, at, down, of, to
• first,second,third,fourth
• me, you, your mamma, my cousin
• am,is,are ,was, were

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

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:

Ms. Gorman put new white ghost lights on the tree.

• put new white ghost lights

• on the tree

• Ms. Gorman

• white ghost lights

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

He put the quarters into his piggy bank.

• put the quarters

• he put the

• into his piggy bank

• his piggy bank

Identify the prepositional phrase: Watch the horse run around the field.

• around
• around the field
•  watch the horse
• run around

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A