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Find the prepositional phrase

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.1.E · England: Y3 GPS (prepositions), Y4 GPS (adverbials)

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Question 1
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? A bright rainbow appeared over the hills.
- A. appeared
- B. A bright rainbow
- C. rainbow appeared
- D. over the hills
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Question 2
The house at the end of the street has a red door. What does "at the end of the street" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 3
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? A bright rainbow appeared over the hills.
- A. A bright rainbow
- B. over the hills
- C. appeared
- D. rainbow appeared
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Question 4
We left before sunrise. What does "before sunrise" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 5
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The book on the top shelf is mine.
- A. The book
- B. on the top shelf
- C. is mine
- D. book on
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Question 6
The kite got stuck in a tree. What does "in a tree" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 7
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The cat slept under the warm blanket.
- A. The cat slept
- B. slept under
- C. the cat
- D. under the warm blanket
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Question 8
The fox crept into the garden. What does "into the garden" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 9
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The robot rolled across the kitchen floor.
- A. across the kitchen floor
- B. rolled
- C. the robot
- D. The robot rolled
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Question 10
The kite got stuck in a tree. What does "in a tree" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 11
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The cat slept under the warm blanket.
- A. slept under
- B. The cat slept
- C. the cat
- D. under the warm blanket
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Question 12
We had a picnic after the football match. What does "after the football match" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 13
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? Leo hid the present behind the sofa.
- A. the present
- B. behind the sofa
- C. Leo hid
- D. hid the
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Question 14
The house at the end of the street has a red door. What does "at the end of the street" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)
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Question 15
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? We had a picnic after the football match.
- A. picnic after
- B. after the football match
- C. We had a picnic
- D. had a
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Question 16
We had a picnic after the football match. What does "after the football match" tell you?
- A. where
- B. when
- C. which one (it describes a noun)

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Answer key: Find the prepositional phrase

1. D. over the hills
2. C. which one (it describes a noun)
3. B. over the hills
4. B. when
5. B. on the top shelf
6. A. where
7. D. under the warm blanket
8. A. where
9. A. across the kitchen floor
10. A. where
11. D. under the warm blanket
12. B. when
13. B. behind the sofa
14. C. which one (it describes a noun)
15. B. after the football match
16. B. when