= Partner SitePreposition Worksheets
Prepositions show relationships between words—location (under, beside, between), time (before, after, during), and direction (toward, through, across). These worksheets help students identify prepositions, understand their function in sentences, and use them accurately in their own writing.
This collection also includes prepositional phrase practice, where students work with the full phrase (“under the table,” “before lunch”) rather than the preposition alone. Browse below for identification exercises, sentence completion, and phrase-building activities.
Preposition and Prepositional Phrase Worksheets
Combining Sentences Using Prepositions
Combine two sentences using prepositional phrases.
Does is have a Preposition?
Identify sentences containing prepositions by checking those that do and marking with X those that don't have any prepositions.
Drawing Prepositions Activity
Follow prepositional phrase directions to add specific details to the bedroom illustration, drawing objects in described locations.
Fill in the Blank: Object of Prepositions
Complete sentences by filling in blanks with nouns or pronouns that function as objects of the prepositions provided.
Find the Right Preposition Worksheet
Circle the appropriate preposition for each illustrated image, selecting words that accurately describe spatial relationships shown in pictures.
Identifying Prepositions
Read through sentences and underline each preposition, identifying words that show relationships between nouns and other parts of speech.
Introduction to prepositions
Learn about prepositions by reading the introduction, then fill in sentence blanks with prepositions from the word bank.
Match the Prepositions
Draw lines matching sentence fragments with prepositions that create complete, logical prepositional phrases showing spatial or temporal relationships.
Objects of Prepositional Phrases
Match the unfinished sentences to the objects of the prepositional phrases
Preposition Hunt Worksheet
Hunt through the detective story paragraph to circle all prepositions and underline the objects they relate to.
Preposition Match Worksheet
Identify the preposition in each sentence by underlining the word that shows relationships between nouns and other sentence elements.
Preposition Match: Objects
Connect sentences to matching objects by drawing lines, identifying which object the prepositional phrase describes in each sentence.
Prepositional Phrase Word Bank Activity
Create eight sentences using each prepositional phrase from the word bank.
Prepositional Phrases Writing Prompt
Compose three to five descriptive sentences about your pet or favorite animal, incorporating prepositional phrases naturally into your writing.
Prepositions: Writing Sentences
Answer each question with complete sentences that include at least one prepositional phrase, demonstrating purposeful preposition usage.
Prepositions in Poetry
Search through the butterfly poem to find and count as many prepositions as possible throughout the verses.
Prepositions of Place Activity
Write five original sentences incorporating prepositions of place based on the room illustration, describing spatial relationships of objects.
Prepositions of Place Drawing Exercise
Add more details to the desert drawing by following prepositional phrase directions that describe where to place objects.
Prepositions of Place and Movement Activity
Select the correct preposition of place or movement for each illustrated scenario by circling the appropriate spatial relationship word.
Time Prepositions
Use the word bank of time prepositions including after, before, during, in, and since to complete sentences meaningfully.
Understanding Prepositional Phrases
Read about prepositional phrases in the introduction, then identify and underline complete prepositional phrases throughout the sentences provided.
Using Prepositions Activity
Complete sentences by filling in blanks with prepositions that appropriately describe spatial, temporal, or logical relationships.
Using Prepositions to Describe Location
Complete sentences about the town map by filling in blanks with correct prepositions that describe spatial relationships between locations.
Grade-Level Placement: Basic preposition identification typically begins in grades 2-3, with common location words (in, on, under, beside) that students already use in speech. Prepositional phrases as a grammatical unit usually appear in grades 4-5, connecting to sentence structure and parts of speech review.
The Anchor Word Approach: Many teachers use the “squirrel and tree” or “airplane and cloud” trick—if the word describes where the squirrel can go relative to the tree (in, on, under, around, through, beside), it’s likely a preposition. This concrete visual helps younger students grasp an abstract concept.
Beyond Identification: Once students can spot prepositions, shift focus to prepositional phrases as sentence-building tools. Writers who understand phrases like “with great enthusiasm” or “during the storm” gain options for adding detail and varying sentence openings.
