This Grade 4 medium worksheet builds on prepositional phrase skills with nine fill-ins and one matching activity. Students decide which preposition fits each sentence and then sort whole phrases as place, time, or direction. Hints make tricky choices easier, while explanations show why each phrase belongs in its category. The sheet helps Grade 4 students confidently use prepositional phrases to add detail to writing.
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Prepositions and Phrases
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Sam read a book in his bedroom.
2. The leaves drifted down the river.
3. We exercise after school every day.
4. A squirrel scampered along the fence.
5. The keys lay on the kitchen counter.
6. We shop on Saturday mornings.
7. The jet flew above the snowy mountains.
8. Please come back before dinner.
9. A path winds through the forest.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
after the game
→ time phrase showing later
time phrase showing later
across the street
→ direction phrase showing path
direction phrase showing path
behind the curtain
→ place phrase showing location
place phrase showing location
during recess
→ time phrase showing while
time phrase showing while
Prepositions and Phrases
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Sam read a book in his bedroom.
2) The leaves drifted down the river.
3) We exercise after school every day.
4) A squirrel scampered along the fence.
5) The keys lay on the kitchen counter.
6) We shop on Saturday mornings.
7) The jet flew above the snowy mountains.
8) Please come back before dinner.
9) A path winds through the forest.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
after the game
→ time phrase showing later
time phrase showing later
across the street
→ direction phrase showing path
direction phrase showing path
behind the curtain
→ place phrase showing location
place phrase showing location
during recess
→ time phrase showing while
time phrase showing while
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