What's Missing?
The dog slept ___ the couch.
What is 'on'? (or 'under', 'beside', 'near')
This word shows that the cat is below the table.
What is 'under'?
The girl with the red umbrella skipped home.
What is 'with the red umbrella'?
"She ran quickly" — Is 'quickly' a prepositional phrase?
False! 'Quickly' is an adverb, not a prepositional phrase.
The penguin drove his car on the rooftop.
What is 'on the rooftop'?
She walked ___ the bridge.
What is 'across'?
This word shows that your friend lives on the other side of the street.
What is 'across'?
He found his shoes under the bed.
What is 'under the bed'?
"He sat beside the fire" — Is 'beside the fire' a prepositional phrase?
True! 'Beside' is the preposition + 'the fire' is the object.
The goldfish walked through the tunnel.
What is 'through the tunnel'?
The bird flew ___ the tall oak tree.
What is 'over'? (or 'above', 'around', 'past')
This word shows that the fish is inside the bowl.
What is 'in'?
The cat sat on the windowsill and watched the rain.
What is 'on the windowsill'?
"They went to the store" — Is 'to the store' a prepositional phrase?
True! 'To' is the preposition + 'the store' is the object.
The dragon with purple wings sneezed glitter.
What is 'with purple wings'?
He hid the note ___ his best friend.
What is 'from'?
This word shows where the book is when it sits on top of a desk.
What is 'on'?
She left a note for her sister on the kitchen table.
What is 'for her sister' AND 'on the kitchen table'? (two phrases!)
"She loves pizza" — Is 'loves pizza' a prepositional phrase?
False! 'Loves' is a verb and 'pizza' is the object of the verb — there's no preposition.
The astronaut forgot her lunch on the moon.
What is 'on the moon'?
The treasure was buried ___ the ancient stone wall.
What is 'behind'? (or 'beneath', 'beside', 'near')
This word shows who gave you your birthday present.
What is 'from'?
During the thunderstorm, they hid beneath a giant oak tree.
What is 'during the thunderstorm' AND 'beneath a giant oak tree'?
"I wanted to try something new." Is 'to try' a prepositional phrase?
False! 'To try' is an infinitive. When 'to' is followed by a verb, it's not acting as a preposition. Prepositional phrases end with nouns or pronouns, never verbs.
Without his magic banana, the boy remembered he wasn't a monkey.
What is 'without his magic banana'?