Help students master the adjective prepositional phrase with this engaging set of five worksheets designed to reinforce how these phrases add descriptive detail to nouns.
Teach the Adjective Prepositional Phrase to Your Students
Prepositional phrases can work in a number of different ways in sentences. One of these is adjectivally, which means that the phrase gives more detail about a noun.
This adjective prepositional phrase worksheet pack has been designed by the Teach Starter team to support your students in identifying when prepositional phrases are being used as adjectives. With five unique worksheets, students will explore adjective prepositional phrases through a variety of activities designed to make learning fun and engaging.
Some of the activities you will find in this adjective prepositional phrase worksheet pack include:
- Prepositional Phrase Scramble – Students unscramble the words to create a sentence containing a prepositional phrase.
- Fill in the Blank – Students the adjective prepositional phrases from the word bank to complete the sentences.
- Prepositional Phrase Maze – Students follow the path of prepositional phrases to make their way through the maze.
- Silly Sentences – Students use the prepositional phrases provided to create funny sentences based on a noun of their choice.
- Cloze Passage – Students complete the story by adding adjective prepositional phrases into the cloze passage.
These adjective prepositional phrase worksheets download as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included in both file options.
Ways to Teach the Prepositional Phrase as Adjective
This resource is designed to be flexible, making it easy to integrate into your existing grammar curriculum. Here are some ways to use these prepositional phrases as adjectives worksheets in your lessons:
- Direct Instruction – Start your grammar lesson with a direct explanation of how prepositional phrases function as adjectives, using the worksheets as a teaching tool.
- Partner Work – Choose particular worksheets from the pack for students to complete in pairs, allowing them to demonstrate their knowledge whilst working collaboratively.
- Homework Task – Send a few of the worksheets home as a homework task, allowing students to review the content and practise skills at their own pace.
By engaging with these worksheets, students will learn to identify, use and analyse adjective prepositional phrases in context, strengthening both their grammar skills and their descriptive writing abilities.
Download These Adjective Prepositional Phrase Examples
Use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access your preferred version of these prepositional phrase worksheets. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides version to your personal drive before accessing it.)
As this resource contains answer sheets, we recommend printing one copy of the entire file. Then, remove the answer sheets and make photocopies of the worksheets as required.
This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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