Preposition Worksheets

What is a preposition?

A preposition is a part of speech, just like a noun or a verb. It connects a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence, showing us the relationship between them. A preposition usually answers the questions where? or when?, telling us about a person or object’s location in either time or space. This information often needs to be given using a group of words rather than a single word. We call that group of words a prepositional phrase.

The printable preposition worksheets below are free to duplicate for home or classroom use. To see these preposition worksheets individually or to download the preposition worksheets PDF, click on the individual preposition worksheets title.

Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

Students read each sentence and determine if the preposition is part of a phrasal verb or part of a prepositional phrase.

Add a Prepositional Phrase

In this worksheet your student will add prepositional phrases to sentences.

Add a Prepositional Phrase as an Adjective Phrase

Learning about different parts os speech is an important part of early education. Prepositional phrases can sometimes work as an adjective in writing. In the following sentence, the adjective is a prepositional phrase: the clown in the circus was funny. This worksheet asks students to add a prepositional phrase that acts as an adjective to each sentence. Ideal for 4th – 5th grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Add It! Prepositional Phrase as Adjectives

Sometimes, a prepositional phrase can work as an adjective. With this printable Parts of Speech Activity, students will be asked to read through a series of sentences, add a prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective to each sentence, and label the word that the phrase modifies. Ideal for 4th – 5th grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Add the Prepositions

Students choose from a word bank of prepositions to complete a story.

Common Prepositions

This worksheet prompts students to use the common prepositions provided in a word bank to complete sentences.

Directional Prepositions

A worksheet where students complete the sentences using directional prepositions like “beyond” and “toward”.

Find It! Sentences with Prepositional Phrases

Work on identifying prepositional phrases with this printable classroom activity. Students will complete the worksheet by reading through the given sentences and circling the number of the sentences that have a prepositional phrase. This activity is great for 4th – 5th grade, but can be used where felt appropriate.

Identifying Prepositions

A preposition worksheet where students “kick-out” the non-preposition from each row of words.

Picturing Prepositions

Students look at pictures and use prepositional phrases to describe the relationship of the object to the person.

Prepositional Phrases

Students identify the prepositional phrases in each sentence by underlining the phrase and circling the preposition.

Prepositional Phrases

Students identify the prepositional phrases in each sentence by underlining the phrase and circling the preposition.

Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

Here is an example of a prepositional phrase acting as an adjective: the dog in that yard belongs to Bill. This sentence shows us that the prepositional phrase, in the yard, is acting as the adjective which describes the dog. With this worksheet, students will be asked to underline the prepositional phrases acting as adjectives, and to circle the words modified by those prepositional phrases.

Prepositional Phrases that Work as Adjectives

Use this printable worksheet to practice identifying prepositional phrases and the words they modify. Students will be asked to read through a series of sentences and label both the prepositional phrase and the word that is modified by the prepositional phrase. This is a great way to practice improving writing skills. Ideal for 4th – 5th grade, but can be used where appropriate.