Make Prepositional Phrases Practice Simple and Engaging

Teaching prepositional phrases doesn’t have to be a challenge… All you need is the right resources!

This set of 20 prepositional phrase task cards has been designed by our team to help your students strengthen their understanding of prepositional phrases and how they are used to enrich sentences. Each card asks students to either:

• Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence on the card, or
• Write a sentence using the prepositional phrase on the card.

By working through these tasks, students build confidence in recognizing and using prepositional phrases in their writing. This resource downloads as a black-and-white PDF or editable Google Slides file. It contains:

• Instruction page
• 20 task cards
• Student recording sheet
• Answer sheet

Read on to learn more about how to use this resource in your grammar lessons.

Multiple Uses for These Prepositional Phrase Practice Questions

This resource offers multiple ways to incorporate prepositional phrase practice into your lessons. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Scavenger Hunt – Do you have a particularly active class? Get your students up and moving by using the task cards as a scavenger hunt activity. Hide the cards around the classroom or playground. Have students work in pairs to search for the cards, complete the task, then move on to find another. You could add a competitive element to the game by challenging students to find and complete the most cards within a certain time period.
• Relay Race – Another great activity for particularly active students! Divide your class into two teams and the pile of task cards at the front of the room. On your signal, one player from each team runs and grabs a card, completes the task, then brings it to the teacher (or a designated checker). If correct, they tag the next teammate to do the same. The first team to correctly complete a set number of cards wins!
• Prepositional Phrase Charades – Divide the class into two teams. Choose a volunteer from the first team to be the actor. This student chooses a prepositional phrase practice task card, then acts out the sentence or phrase without speaking. Members of their team must try and guess the sentence or phrase in order to earn points for their team.

With so many ways to use these task cards, they’re a versatile addition to any grammar lesson on prepositional phrases!

Download to Get Your Students Identifying Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Use the download button above to access either the easy-print PDF or the editable Google Slides version of these fact or opinion task cards. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

We recommend printing the task cards on cardstock for added durability. Place the cards together in a ziplock bag for easy access.

This resource was created by Kelli Goffredi, a teacher in Texas and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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