This Grade 4 hard worksheet challenges students to spot every prepositional phrase in longer sentences. Four multiple-choice questions test phrase identification, sentence combining, and recognizing time phrases. Five fill-in-the-blank items add prepositions that complete place, time, and direction phrases. Hints and explanations guide deeper thinking, helping Grade 4 learners use prepositional phrases to make their own writing more descriptive and clearer.
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Prepositions and Phrases
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. How many prepositional phrases are in: 'During recess, the kids ran across the field toward the swings.'?
A) 3 phrases
B) 2 phrases
C) 1 phrase
D) 4 phrases
2. Which sentence combines these using a prepositional phrase: 'The cat hid. The cat hid in a box.'?
A) The cat hid and a box.
B) The cat hid in a box.
C) The cat box hid in.
D) The hid cat box.
3. Which group of words is a prepositional phrase?
A) ran very quickly
B) the brown dog
C) under the porch
D) happily smiled
4. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to show time?
A) She walks her dog daily.
B) He plays soccer well.
C) The team practices loudly.
D) We eat lunch at noon.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The owl perched on the tall oak branch.
2. The class lined up before the bell rang.
3. The river flows through the green valley quickly.
4. Grandma's house sits between the maple trees.
5. We waited until the museum opened at ten.
Prepositions and Phrases
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. How many prepositional phrases are in: 'During recess, the kids ran across the field toward the swings.'?
A) 3 phrases
B) 2 phrases
C) 1 phrase
D) 4 phrases
2. Which sentence combines these using a prepositional phrase: 'The cat hid. The cat hid in a box.'?
A) The cat hid and a box.
B) The cat hid in a box.
C) The cat box hid in.
D) The hid cat box.
3. Which group of words is a prepositional phrase?
A) ran very quickly
B) the brown dog
C) under the porch
D) happily smiled
4. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to show time?
A) She walks her dog daily.
B) He plays soccer well.
C) The team practices loudly.
D) We eat lunch at noon.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) The owl perched on the tall oak branch.
2) The class lined up before the bell rang.
3) The river flows through the green valley quickly.
4) Grandma's house sits between the maple trees.
5) We waited until the museum opened at ten.
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