Prepositional Phrases Practice
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding prepositional phrases.
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Prepositional Phrases Practice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition).
1. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?
ran quickly
under the bridge
she sings
very happy
2. In the sentence, 'The cat slept on the soft rug,' what is the prepositional phrase?
The cat
slept
on the soft rug
soft rug
Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence.
3. The squirrel buried its nuts the oak tree.
4. We walked the busy street.
5. My friend lives the blue house.
6. Write a sentence using the prepositional phrase 'behind the curtain.'
7. Explain what a prepositional phrase is in your own words.
8. A prepositional phrase always contains a verb.
True
False
9. The object of a preposition can be a noun or a pronoun.
True
False