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Prepositional phrases practice 1

Directions: use the following prepositions to create prepositional phrases.

from over

behind between

during for

from like

near of

beside addition to

through to

about in spite of

underneath with

before across

Choose ten of the prepositional phrases from above and write sentences using them.

Prepositional Phrase Practice 2

Find the prepositional phrases and mark whether they are acting as ADVERBS or ADJECTIVES. There may be more than one prepositional phrase in a sentence.

1. Last year, at the lake, someone stole my favorite towel.

2. It was a big towel with green and orange stripes.

3. I loved lying on that towel and watching the other kids play with their friends.

4. We usually put our towels under Mom’s beach chair.

5. Unfortunately, that day I was distracted by a boy with long hair and a very ugly dog.

6. The long-haired boy and his dog had a red cloth Frisbee with a shiny black edge.

7. The boy threw the Frisbee near the dog, who caught it in his drool-filled mouth!

8. After a few throws, that Frisbee with the black edge was seriously covered with dog slobber.

9. I was thinking that no one with sense would enjoy a nasty, slimy toy like that!

10. When my mother called us for lunch, I forgot my awesome towel with the stripes.

11. I went with my sisters and left my towel lying on the rocks by the shoreline.

12. When we returned to the shore after lunch, my towel with the stripes was gone.

13. I guess somebody stole it while we eating under that shelter with the picnic tables.

14. Personally, I suspect that weird guy with the long hair and his dog with the disgusting mouth!

Prepositional Phrase Practice 3

Directions: In the sentences below, locate and underline any infinitives. Then look for prepositional phrases. When you find them, put them in parentheses (like this) and mark whether they are acting as adverbs or adjectives.

Refer to the pictures above if you need a refresher on infinitives, adverbs, or adjectives.

PRACTICE SENTENCES:

1. On Halloween, my friend, Mrs. Knox, says she is not going to dress as a witch.
2. She will come to school on this special day in her regular clothes.
3. Mrs. Knox may arrive on her broom if she does not choose to drive her car.
4. In either case, she will dress in her normal teacher clothing and shoes.
5. One of the 7^th graders says that Mrs. Knox has been known to wear a pair of ruby slippers at school.
6. You have to look very hard at her to be sure she isn’t just acting like a witch!
7. Mrs. Standidge, my other teacher friend, has promised to bring one of her dogs to school in her car.
8. Maggie, the dog with blue eyes, does not like to ride in the car, so she will stay at home.
9. Luckily, Pepper Ann Lee loves the car; she is a talented dog with many clever tricks.
10. She can count to one hundred, ride on a motorcycle, and dance in a conga line.
11. Pepper loves to entertain people with her talents on every possible occasion.
12. If Mr. Brown’s dog is able to do tricks, maybe she can come to Two Rivers for a show.