Where Is Biscuit? A Prepositional Phrase Hunt

Find, build and use prepositional phrases.

Find prepositional phrases

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Some prepositions are in, on, under, behind, near, after, before and with. Examples: under the bed, after lunch, with a flashlight.

Noor brought her class hamster, Biscuit, home for the weekend. On Saturday morning, the cage door was open and Biscuit was gone! Noor and her brother Theo searched the whole apartment. Every sentence on this sheet is about their hunt.

This sentence has two prepositions. Underline both of them.

Is each group of words a prepositional phrase? Sort them.

Read the sentence. Which group of words is the prepositional phrase?
The sleepy hamster curled up inside a rain boot.

A. a rain bootB. inside a rain bootC. the sleepy hamsterD. curled up

What does the phrase tell?

A prepositional phrase can tell where, when, how or which one.

Does each prepositional phrase tell where or when? Sort the phrases.

Match each sentence to what its bold prepositional phrase tells.

Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to tell when?

A. Noor searched the closet carefully.B. Noor searched the closet before breakfast.C. Noor searched the big, messy closet.D. Noor and Theo searched the closet.

Build and use prepositional phrases

Use prepositional phrases to add details to sentences.

Put the words in order to make a prepositional phrase. Start with the preposition. Write the whole phrase in the blank.

(rug / the / under) Biscuit was not .
(sock / inside / striped / a) Theo found a sunflower seed .
(the / behind / plant / tall) Noor heard a squeak .

Write a preposition from the word bank in each blank. The clue before each sentence tells what the preposition means. Two words in the bank will not be used.

Clue: at the back of. Noor checked the couch.
Clue: in the middle of two things. The cage sits the bed and the desk.
Clue: higher than. A shelf hangs the cage.
Clue: from one side to the other. Seeds were scattered the floor.

Which sentence joins these two sentences by using a prepositional phrase?
Noor found a seed. It was next to the radiator.

A. Noor found a seed, and it was there.B. Noor found the radiator and a seed.C. Noor found a seed next to the radiator.D. Noor found a seed it was next to the radiator.

10.

Biscuit chewed a hole in a box. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to tell which box?

A. Biscuit chewed the small cardboard box.B. Biscuit chewed the box that held crayons.C. Biscuit chewed that old, empty box.D. Biscuit chewed the box under the desk.

11.

Write a sentence about a place where a lost hamster might hide. Use a prepositional phrase that tells where. Underline the phrase.