Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Quiz

I usually go to the

library to study every

day _______________

school.

• under

• after

• against

Mr. Toner lives

______________ the fire

station and the

hospital.

• near

• before

• into

Janell stood in line

___________________

Olivia as she waited

her turn.

• during

• around

• behind

Choose the

option that uses

the correct

prepositions.

• I saw an ant crawl the log and

  then into the leaf to get back to his ant

  hole.

• I saw an ant crawl through the log and

  then over the leaf to get back to his ant

  hole.

• I saw an ant crawl at the log and

  then since the leaf to get back to his ant

  hole.

• I saw an ant crawl with the log and

  then through the leaf to get back to his ant

  hole.

Prepositions are:

• words that express feelings, qualities, or concepts.

• words that connect two independent clauses.

• words that indicate a time, location, position, or direction relationship.

Identify the preposition in the

sentence.

Mark hit the ball over the fence.

• Mark

• the

• over

• fence

Identify the preposition in the

sentence.

Heather sat between the two

trees.

• sat

• between

• the

• two

Choose the correct preposition

to complete the sentence.

She fell asleep _____ the movie.

• since

• during

• on

Choose the correct preposition

to complete the sentence.

Gina ran ____ the door so she

could get inside before it locked

automatically.

• before

• under

• toward

Choose the

sentence below that

underlines the

prepositional

phrase.

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