Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this step by step. The task is to identify prepositional phrases in each sentence.

What is a prepositional phrase?

A prepositional phrase consists of:
- A preposition (e.g., over, on, without, beneath, by, for, at, in, of, etc.)
- Followed by a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition)
- It often functions as an adjective or adverb, giving more information about location, time, direction, etc.

Now, let’s go through each sentence and find the prepositional phrase.

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Part 1: Write the preposition phrase in each sentence.

1. Can you jump over this rock?
- Preposition: *over*
- Object: *this rock*
✔ Prepositional phrase: over this rock

2. You can jump high on the moon.
- Preposition: *on*
- Object: *the moon*
✔ Prepositional phrase: on the moon

3. Without Earth’s gravity we are much lighter.
- Preposition: *without*
- Object: *Earth’s gravity*
✔ Prepositional phrase: without Earth’s gravity

4. We could stand beneath a full Earth.
- Preposition: *beneath*
- Object: *a full Earth*
✔ Prepositional phrase: beneath a full Earth

5. Can you read a book by earthlight?
- Preposition: *by*
- Object: *earthlight*
✔ Prepositional phrase: by earthlight

6. One moon day lasts for 28 Earth days.
- Preposition: *for*
- Object: *28 Earth days*
✔ Prepositional phrase: for 28 Earth days

7. That would be a long day in school!
- Preposition: *in*
- Object: *school*
✔ Prepositional phrase: in school

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Part 2: Each sentence contains a prepositional phrase. Write the prepositional phrases.

8. Scientists have gazed at the skies.
- Preposition: *at*
- Object: *the skies*
✔ Prepositional phrase: at the skies

9. Is there more life in the universe?
- Preposition: *in*
- Object: *the universe*
✔ Prepositional phrase: in the universe

10. One day astronauts may fly at the speed of light.
- Preposition: *at*
- Object: *the speed of light*
→ But note: "of light" is also a prepositional phrase inside this one. However, the main prepositional phrase here is at the speed of light, which includes two prepositions.
✔ Prepositional phrase: at the speed of light

11. They will find life in a distant galaxy.
- Preposition: *in*
- Object: *a distant galaxy*
✔ Prepositional phrase: in a distant galaxy

12. That would be a great discovery for the Earth.
- Preposition: *for*
- Object: *the Earth*
✔ Prepositional phrase: for the Earth

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Final Answers:

1. over this rock
2. on the moon
3. without Earth’s gravity
4. beneath a full Earth
5. by earthlight
6. for 28 Earth days
7. in school
8. at the skies
9. in the universe
10. at the speed of light
11. in a distant galaxy
12. for the Earth

✔ These are all correct prepositional phrases.

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