Prepositions and Phrases — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence has the most prepositional phrases?
A) At dawn, birds sang in the trees beside the lake.
B) Birds sang loudly today.
C) The trees grew tall.
D) Lakes hold cold water.
'At dawn', 'in the trees', and 'beside the lake' make three phrases.
2. Combine using one prepositional phrase: 'The book is heavy. It is on the shelf.'
A) The book heavy is shelf.
B) The heavy book is on the shelf.
C) Heavy book shelf on.
D) On book is shelf heavy.
The phrase 'on the shelf' adds location detail to the main sentence.
3. Which group is NOT a prepositional phrase?
A) under the rug
B) in the meadow
C) ran very fast
D) with great care
'Ran very fast' has no preposition or noun object to anchor a phrase.
4. Which prepositional phrase shows direction in: 'He walked toward the bright red door slowly.'?
A) bright red door
B) He walked
C) slowly walked
D) toward the bright red door
'Toward the bright red door' starts with 'toward' and shows direction.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The kids hiked along the rocky trail at sunrise.
'Along the rocky trail' is a direction phrase showing the route.
2. We baked cookies during a rainy afternoon happily.
'During a rainy afternoon' is a time phrase showing when they baked.
3. A small frog hopped across the lily pads quickly.
'Across the lily pads' is a direction phrase showing the frog's path.
4. The treasure was buried beneath the giant old tree.
'Beneath the giant old tree' is a place phrase showing where it sat.
5. We cheered loudly throughout the entire soccer match.
'Throughout the entire soccer match' is a time phrase showing duration.