Underline the Prepositional Phrase in Each Sentence

Act out place prepositions with a toy and a box: put it under, inside, beside and behind. For time words, talk through your day with before, after and during. Check with the answer key, and accept any sentence on the last two lines that uses a preposition correctly.

Underline the whole prepositional phrase in sentences like The ball rolled down the hill. A prepositional phrase is a preposition and the noun after it. The directions on the page read: Find the one prepositional phrase in each sentence. Then, underline all of its words. Then, in 11, write a sentence with a phrase that starts with over. In 12, write a sentence with a phrase that starts with after. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 3rd Grade parts of speech, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with prepositions. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A preposition is a small word that links a noun to the rest of the sentence. Many tell where something is, like under the bed or beside the couch, and some tell when, like after school or during the night.

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with its noun, like on the shelf or after the game. Words like very loudly or a red bird are not prepositional phrases, and one sheet asks children to tell the difference with Yes or No.

Yes. Phrases like After lunch and During the storm can open a sentence, followed by a comma. The underlining sheet mixes phrases at the start and at the end so children learn to look for the preposition, not a spot in the sentence.

Yes. All five prepositions sheets have an answer key. The last two lines on each sheet are the child's own sentences, so the key shows a sample and says answers will vary.

5 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 8-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.