Prepositional Phrases
Identify the preposition in this sentence : The cat slept under the bed.
what is under
Choose the correct relative pronoun:
The girl ______ won the race is my cousin.
What is who?
Choose the correct relative adverb:
I remember the day ______ we went to the beach.
(where / when / why)
What is when?
Make this word plural:
dog
What is dogs?
What does the prefix pre- mean?
a) after
b) before
c) middle
What is b) before?
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: We walked through the park
What is through the park?
Choose the correct relative pronoun:
My jacket, _______ is made of cotton, is very warm.
(which, that)
What is which?
Choose the correct relative adverb:
This is the house ______ I was born.
(where / when / why)
What is where?
The ___ toy is missing. (cat)
What is cat’s toy?
What does the prefix post- mean?
a) after
b) out
c) middle
What is a) after
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence? Name them.
The puppy ran across the yard and into the house.
What is...
There are 2 prepositional phrases:
across the yard
into the house
Choose the correct relative pronoun:
This is the book ______ I borrowed from the library.
(that / whom)
What is that?
Choose the correct relative adverb:
I don’t understand the reason ______ she left early.
(where / when / why)
What is why?
Make this word plural:
baby
What is babies?
What does the prefix mid- mean?
a) before
b) middle
c) person who studies
Find the prepositional phrase and tell what it describes.
The book on the table belongs to Sarah.
What is Prepositional Phrase: on the table
It describes: book
Choose the correct relative pronoun:
The student to ______ I gave the paper was absent.
(who / whom)
What is whom?
Fix the sentence by choosing the correct relative adverb:
That was the summer ______ we moved to Texas.
(where / when / why)
What is when?
The students backpacks are heavy.
What is
The students’ backpacks are heavy.
(Plural = students
Add possession = students’)
What does the prefix ex- mean?
a) out
b) before
c) middle
Write your own sentence that includes a prepositional phrase using the word between.
Example: What is The ball rolled between the chairs. (Answers will vary)
My sister, ______ dog we just saw, loves animals.
(who/whose)
What is whose?
Write your own sentence using one of these relative adverbs:
where, when, or why
Example: That is the park where we play soccer. (Answers will vary)
Fix the sentence so it shows plural possession:
The girl hats were pink.
What The girls’ hats were pink?
Match the suffix -ory to its meaning:
a) person tending to place
b) before
c) out
What is a) person tending to place