Prepositions — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The book is on the shelf the shelf, so please put it back there.
A prepositional phrase is the preposition plus its object, like on the shelf.
2. My friend walked to the park the park after school with her brother.
To the park is the whole phrase showing destination of the walk.
3. Dad parked the car in front of the house the house near the mailbox.
In front of the house is the full prepositional phrase showing location.
4. The squirrel climbed up the tree the tree to reach the nuts.
Up the tree is the whole prepositional phrase showing direction of climbing.
5. She hid her diary under the pillow the pillow on her cozy bed.
Under the pillow is the prepositional phrase giving the diary's location.
6. We ate sandwiches beside the oak the big oak at lunchtime today.
Beside the oak is the full prepositional phrase showing where they ate.
7. The cat napped near the window the warm sunny window all afternoon.
Near the window is the complete prepositional phrase describing location.
8. I dropped my pencil behind the desk the desk by the math book.
Behind the desk is the prepositional phrase showing where the pencil fell.
9. The birds flew over the roof the roof and landed on the branch.
Over the roof is the full prepositional phrase showing the flight path.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
The cat slept on the couch.
→ on the couch
on the couch
We played in the yard.
→ in the yard
in the yard
She ran to the store.
→ to the store
to the store
The ball rolled under the car.
→ under the car
under the car
Each phrase includes the preposition plus its object, forming one unit in Grade 3 grammar.