Worksheet on using prepositional phrases as adjectives with interactive exercises.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to:

1. Underline the prepositional phrase (a group of words starting with a preposition like “to,” “over,” “behind,” etc., and ending with a noun or pronoun).
2. Circle the word that the prepositional phrase describes — this is usually a noun right before the phrase.

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Sentence 1:
*My aunt plans to walk in parks across the river.*
→ Prepositional phrases: “in parks” and “across the river”
But wait — “in parks” tells us *where* she walks → modifies “walk”? No, we’re looking for adjective use — so it should describe a noun.
Actually, “across the river” describes “parks” → which parks? The ones across the river.
So:
- Underline: across the river
- Circle: parks

Wait — let’s check again. “in parks” also could be an adverbial phrase (telling where she walks). But the instruction says “prepositional phrases as adjectives” — meaning they modify nouns. So only “across the river” modifies “parks”.
✔ Final for #1:
Underline: across the river
Circle: parks

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Sentence 2:
*The wooden bridge over the muddy creek was built last year.*
→ “over the muddy creek” — what does it describe? It tells us *which* bridge → the one over the creek.
So:
- Underline: over the muddy creek
- Circle: bridge

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Sentence 3:
*Those trees beside the lake are very old.*
→ “beside the lake” — which trees? The ones beside the lake.
- Underline: beside the lake
- Circle: trees

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Sentence 4:
*The tall evergreens behind the playground are spruce trees.*
→ “behind the playground” — which evergreens? The ones behind the playground.
- Underline: behind the playground
- Circle: evergreens

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Sentence 5:
*The robin in the nest is watching her young.*
→ “in the nest” — which robin? The one in the nest.
- Underline: in the nest
- Circle: robin

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Sentence 6:
*The ice frogs on his toes are catching dragonflies.*
→ “on his toes” — which ice frogs? The ones on his toes.
- Underline: on his toes
- Circle: frogs

*(Note: “ice frogs” might be a typo — maybe “tree frogs”? But we’ll go with what’s written.)*

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Sentence 7:
*The dogs with white markings are pure bred.*
→ “with white markings” — which dogs? The ones with white markings.
- Underline: with white markings
- Circle: dogs

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Sentence 8:
*The squirrel with the bushy tail is near our car.*
→ “with the bushy tail” — which squirrel? The one with the bushy tail.
- Underline: with the bushy tail
- Circle: squirrel

*(Note: “near our car” is also a prepositional phrase, but it tells *where* the squirrel is — that’s an adverbial phrase, not modifying a noun. So we ignore it for this task.)*

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Sentence 9:
*The geese from the pond are flying overhead.*
→ “from the pond” — which geese? The ones from the pond.
- Underline: from the pond
- Circle: geese

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Sentence 10:
*The path up my house is steep and slick.*
→ “up my house” — which path? The one going up to my house.
- Underline: up my house
- Circle: path

*(Note: “up my house” is a bit odd — usually we say “up to my house”, but we’ll take it as written.)*

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Now, let’s write the final answers clearly for each sentence.

Final Answer:
1. Underline: across the river — Circle: parks
2. Underline: over the muddy creek — Circle: bridge
3. Underline: beside the lake — Circle: trees
4. Underline: behind the playground — Circle: evergreens
5. Underline: in the nest — Circle: robin
6. Underline: on his toes — Circle: frogs
7. Underline: with white markings — Circle: dogs
8. Underline: with the bushy tail — Circle: squirrel
9. Underline: from the pond — Circle: geese
10. Underline: up my house — Circle: path