Prepositions — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. How many prepositions are in this Grade 3 sentence: 'The cat jumped over the fence and into the garden.'?
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
The prepositions are 'over' and 'into'; both show direction of the cat's movement.
2. Which word in this sentence is a preposition: 'We walked to the park before lunch.'?
A) walked
B) to
C) park
D) lunch
'To' is a preposition showing direction; 'before' is also a preposition, but only 'to' is listed.
3. Identify the prepositions in this Grade 3 sentence: 'She ran across the field and through the woods.'
A) ran and field
B) across and through
C) the and and
D) field and woods
'Across' and 'through' are both prepositions showing the direction and path of movement.
4. How many prepositions are in: 'The book on the desk belongs to my Grade 3 teacher.'?
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
The prepositions are 'on' showing location and 'to' showing connection to the teacher.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The frog leaped into the pond and onto the log.
Use onto or over to show moving to the top of something; the frog lands on the log.
2. We hiked up the mountain trail for two hours.
'Up' shows upward direction and starts the prepositional phrase 'up the mountain trail.'
3. The squirrel ran up the tree when it saw us.
'Up' is the correct preposition because squirrels climb upward when they are scared.
4. My dog likes to play in the yard every afternoon.
'In' is used to show the location where the dog plays, inside the enclosed yard.
5. The plane flies across the ocean to reach Hawaii.
'Across' shows movement from one side to the other, which matches the plane's long path.