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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Prepositional Phrases (Questions)

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Prepositional phrases should be used in a student's writing. They add detail to what is happening in the narrative or essay. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun. There can be more than one prepositional phrase in a sentence. In this quiz, students will identify prepositional phrases in sentences and choose the correct prepositional phrase for the sentence.

1. The yellow boat was sailing quietly in the Tennessee River.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] The yellow boat
[ ] was sailing
[ ] quietly
[ ] in the Tennessee River
2. Carolyn gave her friend part of her lunch so he could eat.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] her friend
[ ] part of
[ ] of her lunch
[ ] so he could eat
3. The sleepy dog slept in his bed peacefully and calmly.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] The sleepy dog
[ ] slept
[ ] in his bed
[ ] peacefully and calmly
4. Mr. Phillips stormed ____ because he was angry.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] out of his office
[ ] on the desk
[ ] about my assignment
[ ] for my idea
5. ____, we take a test over the spelling words we learned during the week.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] In the store
[ ] Towards the bridge
[ ] Into the doorway
[ ] On Fridays
6. The child was in trouble, so he could not use his cell phone ____.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] on a diet
[ ] for a week
[ ] in the box
[ ] down the street
7. Bill set the vase ____, but then it tipped over.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in the door
[ ] over the desk
[ ] on the table
[ ] outside the window
8. I was not allowed to ride my bike ____ because I might get hurt.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in the street
[ ] on the house
[ ] over the window
[ ] with my books
9. The park was filled ____ who were playing.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in November
[ ] on the mountain
[ ] with children
[ ] for me
10. My family visited Montana ____.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in the summertime
[ ] about the story
[ ] of life
[ ] on the ground
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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 4 Language - Prepositional Phrases (Answers)
1. The yellow boat was sailing quietly in the Tennessee River.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] The yellow boat
[ ] was sailing
[ ] quietly
[x] in the Tennessee River
"In" is the preposition in the sentence and that begins the prepositional phrase.
2. Carolyn gave her friend part of her lunch so he could eat.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] her friend
[ ] part of
[x] of her lunch
[ ] so he could eat
"Of" is a preposition which begins the prepositional phrase.
3. The sleepy dog slept in his bed peacefully and calmly.
What is the prepositional phrase in the above sentence?
[ ] The sleepy dog
[ ] slept
[x] in his bed
[ ] peacefully and calmly
This prepositional phrase shows where the dog slept.
4. Mr. Phillips stormed ____ because he was angry.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[x] out of his office
[ ] on the desk
[ ] about my assignment
[ ] for my idea
This phrase "out of his office" best completes the sentence because it shows where the man went.
5. ____, we take a test over the spelling words we learned during the week.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] In the store
[ ] Towards the bridge
[ ] Into the doorway
[x] On Fridays
This sentence needs to tell when something happened.
6. The child was in trouble, so he could not use his cell phone ____.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] on a diet
[x] for a week
[ ] in the box
[ ] down the street
The sentence needs to show how long the child can't use his cell phone.
7. Bill set the vase ____, but then it tipped over.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in the door
[ ] over the desk
[x] on the table
[ ] outside the window
The prepositional phrase for this sentence is based on context. Some of them sound right, but they don't all make sense.
8. I was not allowed to ride my bike ____ because I might get hurt.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[x] in the street
[ ] on the house
[ ] over the window
[ ] with my books
This sentence should be completed based on the prepositional phrase that makes sense due to what is going on in the situation.
9. The park was filled ____ who were playing.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[ ] in November
[ ] on the mountain
[x] with children
[ ] for me
A park would be filled with children and the children would be playing.
10. My family visited Montana ____.
What prepositional phrase should fit into the blank?
[x] in the summertime
[ ] about the story
[ ] of life
[ ] on the ground
This prepositional phrase should show when the family vacationed.
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