Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Worksheets for 4th Grade
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Skill: Finding prepositions and prepositional phrases in sentences
Teaching tips and what to try next
Prepositions show position or time (under, after, between). A handy test: can the word describe where a cat could be in relation to a box? Most location prepositions pass. Next, see them alongside the other parts of speech in Parts of Speech: Identify the Bold Word (5th grade).
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About this worksheet
Prepositions are small words that show how a noun or pronoun is related to the rest of a sentence. They often tell where or when: under the bed, across the bridge, after the game. A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, called its object. This fourth-grade worksheet helps students find both.
In Part A, students read eight sentences and write the preposition in each one. The prepositions include under, across, between, above, beside, through, inside, and for, and every sentence has exactly one, so there is a single right answer. In Part B, students read six sentences and write the whole prepositional phrase, such as "in the old oak tree" or "with the red hat." Part B is a step up, because students must decide where the phrase ends.
How to use it: give students a quick test for prepositions. Many of them describe where a small toy could be in relation to a box: in the box, on the box, under the box, beside the box. For Part B, remind students that the phrase ends with a noun, the object of the preposition, and that adjectives in between, such as old or red, belong to the phrase too. As an extension, have students add a prepositional phrase to a short sentence, such as "The dog slept," to make it more detailed.
The answer key lists every preposition and every prepositional phrase. This worksheet supports Common Core standard L.4.1.e (form and use prepositional phrases). Review with our Parts of Speech worksheet, and practice sentence structure with our Complete Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons worksheet.