Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

Emily pulled the sweatshirt over her head.

• the

• over

• pulled

• her

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.K.3C

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

The M&Ms are hidden amongst the Skittles.

• are

• hidden

• amongst

• Skittles

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.K.3C

Identify the preposition in the sentence:

The candle is made of crayon wax.

• is

• crayon

• the

• of

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.K.3C

Identify the OBJECT of the preposition:

She has snowflakes in her hair.

• She

• snowflakes

• her

• hair

Identify the OBJECT of the preposition:

Stephen was studying past midnight.

• was

• studying

• past

• midnight

Identify the OBJECT of the preposition:

After school, please wash the dishes.

• After

• school

• the

• dishes

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

We kept very quiet during the test.

• We kept very

• kept very quiet

• very quiet during

• during the test

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.III

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

The pencil that fell off Ms. Aho's desk was green.

• fell off Ms. Aho's desk

• was green

• The pencil that fell

• off Ms. Aho's desk

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.III

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

I drove through the biggest puddle.

• I drove through

• through the biggest puddle

• the biggest puddle

• drove through the biggest puddle

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.III

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence.

• Identify the prepositional phrase

• the prepositional phrase in

• in this sentence

• prepositional phrase in this sentence

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.III