Name That Preposition
Which word in this sentence is the preposition?
"The cat sat under the table."
What is under?
Identify the prepositional phrase: "He hid behind the curtain."
What is behind the curtain?
Which preposition shows location?
"The backpack is beside the desk."
What is beside?
Choose the correct preposition:
"We will meet (at/on) Monday."
What is on?
The preposition in this sentence:
"The book is on the desk."
What is on?
Identify the preposition: "We ran through the park."
What is through?
Find the prepositional phrase: "The books are on the table."
What is on the table?
Which preposition shows time?
"We have a meeting at noon."
What is at?
Correct preposition:
"She lives (at/in) New York City."
What is in?
The preposition in this sentence:
"She walked into the classroom."
What is into?
Find the preposition: "The bird flew over the house."
What is over?
Identify the phrase: "We danced in the rain."
What is in the rain?
Which preposition shows direction?
"The car drove toward the city."
What is toward?
Choose the right one:
"He was waiting (for/to) the bus."
What is for?
The preposition in this sentence:
"We waited at the bus stop."
What is at?
What is the preposition in this sentence?
"The homework is due before Friday."
What is before?
Find the phrase: "The dog ran across the yard."
What is across the yard?
Which preposition shows movement?
"He climbed up the hill."
What is up?
Correct preposition:
"We were sitting (between/among) friends at the table."
What is between?
The preposition in this sentence:
"The cat jumped off the table."
What is off?
Find the preposition: "She walked toward the finish line."
What is toward?
Identify the phrase: "The cookies are inside the box."
What is inside the box?
Which preposition shows position?
"She stood among the flowers."
What is among?
Choose the correct preposition:
"The book is different (from/than) the movie."
What is from?
The preposition in this sentence:
"They sat beside the fireplace."
What is beside?