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Prepositional Phrases Worksheets

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Find prepositional phrases and their objects, then add and combine phrases, with keyed practice.

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Learn Prepositional Phrases

A prepositions chart and pages to find phrases and the object of the preposition.

Choose, Add, Combine, and Sort

Choose prepositions, add details with phrases, combine sentences, and sort phrases by what they tell.

Write with Prepositional Phrases

Write sentences with phrases that tell where, when, how, and which one.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these prepositional phrases worksheets

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. In "The cat hid under the porch," under is the preposition, porch is the object, and under the porch is the whole phrase. Common prepositions include above, across, after, before, behind, between, by, during, for, from, in, near, of, on, over, through, to, under, until, and with.

Prepositional phrases add details. They can tell where ("across the bridge"), when ("during the movie"), how ("with a hammer"), or which one ("the girl in the red coat").

These printable worksheets begin with a prepositions chart. Children circle whole phrases, find the object of the preposition, choose prepositions that fit, sort phrases by what they tell, add phrases to plain sentences, and combine two sentences with a phrase. A writing page finishes the set, and every practice page has a key.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.EForm and use prepositional phrases.

How to use them

  1. Read the chart together and play "Where is the pencil?" using different prepositions.
  2. Use Circle the Prepositional Phrase and Find the Object of the Preposition.
  3. Practice with Choose the Preposition and the where, when, or how sort.
  4. Move on to adding and combining phrases, then write sentences of your own.

Teaching tips

  • A phrase starts at the preposition and stops at its object.
  • Ask "under what?" or "with whom?" to find the object.
  • A phrase at the start of a sentence often gets a comma: "After lunch, we played kickball."
  • Adding a phrase is an easy way to make writing more detailed.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a prepositional phrase?

A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, its object. For example: under the porch, after lunch, with a spoon.

What is the object of the preposition?

It is the noun or pronoun at the end of the phrase. In "beside me," the object is me.

What grade learns prepositional phrases?

Forming and using prepositional phrases is a 4th grade grammar skill.

Do the worksheets include answer keys?

Yes. Practice pages have keys, and writing pages show example answers.