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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases — Answers

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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases — Answers

Part A: Find the preposition

A preposition is a word such as in, on, under, after, with or through. It links a noun to the rest of the sentence. Circle the preposition.

1.The cat hid under the bed.
  1. Acat
  2. Bhid
  3. Cunder
  4. Dbed

Answer: under

Under links hid to the bed and shows where.

2.We will meet after lunch.
  1. AWe
  2. Bmeet
  3. Clunch
  4. Dafter

Answer: after

After shows when.

3.She walked through the forest.
  1. Athrough
  2. Bwalked
  3. CShe
  4. Dforest

Answer: through

Through shows where she walked.

4.My keys are on the table.
  1. Akeys
  2. Bon
  3. Care
  4. Dtable

Answer: on

On shows where the keys are.

5.The plane flew above the clouds.
  1. Aplane
  2. Bflew
  3. Cabove
  4. Dclouds

Answer: above

Above shows where the plane flew.

6.He finished his homework before dinner.
  1. Abefore
  2. Bfinished
  3. Chomework
  4. Ddinner

Answer: before

Before shows when.

Part B: Where, when or how?

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun: under the bridge, after lunch, with a smile. Circle what each bold phrase tells the reader.

7.We played board games during the storm.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: when

During the storm tells when.

8.The ball rolled into the pond.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: where

Into the pond tells where.

9.She opened the jar with a spoon.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: how

With a spoon tells how.

10.The library closes at six o'clock.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: when

At six o'clock tells when.

11.A spider was hiding behind the door.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: where

Behind the door tells where.

12.They crossed the lake by boat.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwhen
  3. Chow

Answer: how

By boat tells how.

Part C: Choose a precise preposition

Choose from: across, since, between, beneath, without, among.

13.The bridge stretches (answer space) the river.

Answer: across

14.We have lived here (answer space) last summer.

Answer: since

Since shows the starting point of a time.

15.Please sit (answer space) your two cousins.

Answer: between

Between is used for two people or things.

16.The treasure was buried (answer space) the sand.

Answer: beneath

Beneath means under.

17.He went out (answer space) his umbrella and got soaked.

Answer: without

18.The lost puppy was found (answer space) the tall reeds.

Answer: among

Among is used for a group of many things.

Part D: Add detail

Rewrite each sentence with two prepositional phrases. A phrase can go at the start (followed by a comma) or at the end.

19.The children ran. (Add a phrase that tells when and one that tells where.)

Answer: For example: After the bell, the children ran across the playground.

20.The owl hooted. (Add a phrase that tells when and one that tells where.)

Answer: For example: At midnight, the owl hooted from the top of the old tree.

21.Grandpa fixed the gate. (Add a phrase that tells how and one that tells when.)

Answer: For example: On Saturday morning, Grandpa fixed the gate with a hammer and some nails.

Part E: Your turn

22.Your turn: describe your bedroom, a classroom or a park in four to six sentences. Use at least five prepositional phrases and underline them.

Model answer: My bedroom is at the end of the hallway. Next to the window stands a tall bookshelf. On the top shelf, my old teddy bear sits between two piles of comics. Under my bed is a box of art supplies. In the evening, the light from the street glows through the curtains.

Success criteria:

  • Four to six sentences describing one place
  • At least five prepositional phrases
  • Phrases tell where, when or how
  • Phrases underlined
  • A comma after a phrase that starts the sentence, where needed
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