Read and Respond to Prepositions

What is a preposition?

• a person, place, thing or idea

• a word that expresses strong emotions

• a word that describes when, where or how something happens

• a word that describes an adjective or verb

Which of the following words is a preposition?

• pre

• down

• love

• quickly

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Henry jumped onto the couch.

• Henry

• jumped

• onto

• the

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Rachel hiked through the thick woods.

• Rachel

• hiked

• through

• thick

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

After the show, do you want to get an ice cream?

• After

• do

• to

• an

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

Jack and Jill went up the hill.

• Jack and Jill

• Jack and Jill went

• the hill

• up the hill

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

Can you put your dirty laundry in the washing machine?

• Can you put

• your dirty laundry

• put your dirty laundry

• in the washing machine

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

During the movie, you need to turn off your phone.

• During the movie

• you need to

• to turn off

• to turn off your phone

Which preposition best completes the following sentence?

When you get a cold, put your hat ________ your head.

• in

• by

• on

• through

Which preposition best completes the following sentence?

________ you can drive, you have to pass your road test.

• Through

• Before

• To

• Towards