Here are the prepositions found in each sentence. Remember, a preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence, often telling you *where* or *when* something happened.
1.
through,
into
*(We cut
through the fence and snuck
into the secret government base.)*
2.
for,
in
*(We were looking
for the documents that were hidden
in a safe.)*
3.
with,
behind
*(There was a guard
with a dart gun hiding
behind a door.)*
4.
by,
over
*(We tried sneaking
by him, but I tripped
over a mop.)*
5.
by,
around
*(The guard grabbed my friend
by the neck, but I snuck
around him and karate chopped him.)*
6.
on,
into
*(He fell
on the ground and we crept
into the elevator.)*
7.
above,
toward
*(The red lights
above us were flashing and we could hear footsteps coming
toward us.)*
8.
near,
from
*(We were
near the safe when a bunch of guards ran
from the break room.)*
9.
under,
by
*(We hid
under a cardboard box and they ran
by us.)*
10.
along,
inside,
into
*(We crept
along the wall, snuck
inside the room, and broke
into the safe.)*
11.
from,
under
*(I took the secret documents
from the safe that was hidden
under a desk.)*
12.
in,
without,
at
*(I put the documents
in my bag
without looking
at them.)*
13.
under,
from
*(She snuck
under the gate, and I removed the alarm
from the wall.)*
14.
onto,
up
*(We crawled
onto the elevator and climbed
up the elevator shaft.)*
15.
near,
toward
*(We were
near the exit when the elevator started moving
toward us.)*
16.
toward,
through
*(The elevator inched
toward us, but we jumped
through a ventilation shaft.)*
17.
along,
near
*(We crawled
along the ventilation shaft and we were
near the exhaust vent.)*
18.
from,
into,
with
*(I kicked out the vent and we jumped
from the shaft
into a dumpster filled
with cardboard boxes.)*
19.
through,
into
*(We crawled
through the yard and hopped
into our escape car.)*
20.
from,
at
*(We escaped
from the base and we looked
at the documents, which were ungraded school papers.)*
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of object of preposition worksheet.
