Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to find the
prepositional phrase — that’s a group of words that starts with a preposition (like *after, by, to, under, before, with, in, on*, etc.) and tells us
how, when, or where something happens.
Then we’ll:
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Underline the whole prepositional phrase.
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Circle the verb it describes.
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1. He went to his grandpa’s house
after school.
→ “after school” tells
when he went → prepositional phrase =
after school
→ Verb it describes:
went
2. We travel
by bus when we go to school.
→ “by bus” tells
how we travel → prepositional phrase =
by bus
→ Verb it describes:
travel
3. My brother walks the dog
to the park.
→ “to the park” tells
where he walks the dog → prepositional phrase =
to the park
→ Verb it describes:
walks
4. I found three dollars
under the chair.
→ “under the chair” tells
where I found them → prepositional phrase =
under the chair
→ Verb it describes:
found
5. My friend, Tony, rides his bike
by the pond.
→ “by the pond” tells
where he rides → prepositional phrase =
by the pond
→ Verb it describes:
rides
6. My mom said she is leaving
before sunrise tomorrow morning.
→ “before sunrise tomorrow morning” tells
when she is leaving → prepositional phrase =
before sunrise tomorrow morning
→ Verb it describes:
is leaving
7. The football player works out
with weights.
→ “with weights” tells
how he works out → prepositional phrase =
with weights
→ Verb it describes:
works out
8. The instructor said to drive
with both hands.
→ “with both hands” tells
how to drive → prepositional phrase =
with both hands
→ Verb it describes:
drive
9. Next year, our vacation will be
in Orlando.
→ “in Orlando” tells
where the vacation will be → prepositional phrase =
in Orlando
→ Verb it describes:
will be
10. We learned our multiplication tables
by practicing them every day.
→ “by practicing them every day” tells
how we learned → prepositional phrase =
by practicing them every day
→ Verb it describes:
learned
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Final Answer:
1. Underline:
after school | Circle:
went
2. Underline:
by bus | Circle:
travel
3. Underline:
to the park | Circle:
walks
4. Underline:
under the chair | Circle:
found
5. Underline:
by the pond | Circle:
rides
6. Underline:
before sunrise tomorrow morning | Circle:
is leaving
7. Underline:
with weights | Circle:
works out
8. Underline:
with both hands | Circle:
drive
9. Underline:
in Orlando | Circle:
will be
10. Underline:
by practicing them every day | Circle:
learned
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adjective and adverb phrases worksheet.
