Mastering Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Which of the following is a preposition?

• Because

• Under

• Have

• And

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

• The cat jumped

• Jumped over

• Over the fence

• The fence

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "She walked to the store."

• She

• Walked

• To

• The store

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the sentence that uses the preposition "between" correctly.

• She walked between the park.

• He chose between apple and orange.

• Between the rain, we saw a rainbow.

• I sat between John and Mary.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "After the movie, we went to dinner."

• After

• The

• Went

• To

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The dog barks loudly.

• She sings beautifully.

• On the table, there is a book.

• He quickly ran.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The book on the desk is mine."

• The book

• On

• The desk

• Mine

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• Before

• Underneath

• Could

• Within

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "He ran through the park."

• He ran

• Ran through

• Through the park

• The park

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "They sat by the fire."

• They

• Sat

• By

• The fire

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A