This Grade 3 Prepositions Hard 4 sheet features longer passage-style sentences so students can identify prepositions and prepositional phrases in context. Multiple-choice items ask learners to spot single prepositions or whole phrases within a sentence with several nouns. Fill-ins use richer vocabulary such as among, behind, through, and above to stretch Grade 3 students as they analyze how prepositions organize ideas about location, time, and direction.
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Prepositions
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. In Grade 3 grammar, read: The cat jumped onto the chair beside the window. Which word is a preposition?
A) cat
B) onto
C) jumped
D) chair
2. In Grade 3 grammar, read: The boy ran across the field toward the goal. Which is a prepositional phrase?
A) The boy
B) ran across
C) across the field
D) the goal
3. In Grade 3 grammar, read: Books on the shelf near the door fell. Which is a preposition?
A) Books
B) shelf
C) near
D) fell
4. In Grade 3 grammar, read: Under the bridge a small stream flows quietly. Which is a prepositional phrase?
A) Under the bridge
B) a small stream
C) flows quietly
D) the bridge flows
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The kitten crept behind the couch and pounced on a soft toy.
2. Our class walked through the museum and saw many old dinosaur bones.
3. The kite got stuck among the branches of the tall oak tree.
4. A rainbow appeared above the mountain after the afternoon rainstorm ended.
5. The hikers rested in the shade of a cool leafy maple tree.
Prepositions
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. In Grade 3 grammar, read: The cat jumped onto the chair beside the window. Which word is a preposition?
A) cat
B) onto
C) jumped
D) chair
2. In Grade 3 grammar, read: The boy ran across the field toward the goal. Which is a prepositional phrase?
A) The boy
B) ran across
C) across the field
D) the goal
3. In Grade 3 grammar, read: Books on the shelf near the door fell. Which is a preposition?
A) Books
B) shelf
C) near
D) fell
4. In Grade 3 grammar, read: Under the bridge a small stream flows quietly. Which is a prepositional phrase?
A) Under the bridge
B) a small stream
C) flows quietly
D) the bridge flows
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The kitten crept behind the couch and pounced on a soft toy.
2) Our class walked through the museum and saw many old dinosaur bones.
3) The kite got stuck among the branches of the tall oak tree.
4) A rainbow appeared above the mountain after the afternoon rainstorm ended.
5) The hikers rested in the shade of a cool leafy maple tree.
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