Prepositional phrases worksheet for Grade 5 students with example sentences and a carrot illustration.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We’re looking for prepositional phrases — these are groups of words that start with a preposition (like *in, on, at, around, near, through, under, over, beside, inside*, etc.) and tell us where something is happening.

We’ll underline the whole phrase and circle just the preposition in it.

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1. Around the garden, we often see a rabbit hopping.
→ Prepositional phrase: *Around the garden* → Circle “Around”

2. Our teachers are hosting a meeting in the library after school.
→ Wait — “after school” also tells time, but the instruction says to find phrases that tell where something is happening. So only “in the library” fits.
→ Prepositional phrase: *in the library* → Circle “in”

3. Every year, we dance with my friends near the big pond.
→ Tells where? Yes — near the pond.
→ Prepositional phrase: *near the big pond* → Circle “near”

4. My family and I enjoy walking through the woods with our dogs.
→ “Through the woods” tells where they walk. “With our dogs” tells who, not where — so skip that part.
→ Prepositional phrase: *through the woods* → Circle “through”

5. Did you see the cat jump over the fence?
→ Where did the cat jump? Over the fence.
→ Prepositional phrase: *over the fence* → Circle “over”

6. She put her shoes by the back door because they were muddy.
→ Where did she put them? By the back door.
→ Prepositional phrase: *by the back door* → Circle “by”

7. Her parents eat chili at the famous restaurant.
→ Where do they eat? At the restaurant.
→ Prepositional phrase: *at the famous restaurant* → Circle “at”

8. The students write all of the answers in their notebooks.
→ Where do they write? In their notebooks.
→ Prepositional phrase: *in their notebooks* → Circle “in”

9. The teacher writes the questions on the board.
→ Where? On the board.
→ Prepositional phrase: *on the board* → Circle “on”

10. My coach has the students practice inside the big gym at the school.
→ “Inside the big gym” tells where. “At the school” also tells location — both could count, but let’s check: the example in the box shows “in the theater” as one phrase. Here, “inside the big gym” is the main place. “At the school” adds more detail — maybe include both? But usually, we pick the most specific location. Let’s go with “inside the big gym”.
→ Prepositional phrase: *inside the big gym* → Circle “inside”

*(Note: Some might argue “at the school” is also correct — but since the question asks for phrases that tell WHERE something is happening, and “inside the big gym” is more precise, we’ll use that. If your teacher accepts both, that’s fine too!)*

11. This singer has concerts around the world in big cities.
→ “Around the world” tells where. “In big cities” also tells where — again, two possible phrases. But “around the world” is broader and still answers “where”. Let’s take “around the world” as the main one.
→ Prepositional phrase: *around the world* → Circle “around”

12. She can only buy these carrots at this grocery store in Chicago.
→ “At this grocery store” tells where. “In Chicago” also tells location — again, two options. Most specific is “at this grocery store”.
→ Prepositional phrase: *at this grocery store* → Circle “at”

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Now, let’s list the final answers clearly:

Final Answer:
1. Around the garden → circle "Around"
2. in the library → circle "in"
3. near the big pond → circle "near"
4. through the woods → circle "through"
5. over the fence → circle "over"
6. by the back door → circle "by"
7. at the famous restaurant → circle "at"
8. in their notebooks → circle "in"
9. on the board → circle "on"
10. inside the big gym → circle "inside"
11. around the world → circle "around"
12. at this grocery store → circle "at"