Stay on Top of Prepositional Phrase Practice

Use this resource in your reading center, as a guided writing activity, or as a whole-class exercise (see below) to identify prepositional phrases. 

Students will read the cards one at a time. On the recording sheet provided, they will write the preposition and the noun from the corresponding sentence.   

Through this parts of speech activity, students will demonstrate they can identify prepositions and objects of prepositions within a sentence. 

An answer key is included with your download so that students can self-check their work. 

More Prepositional Phrase Activities with our Task Cards

Use this resource as independent practice for fast finishers, and full-class learning opportunities like scoot activities, lesson reviews, formative assessments and more.

Fill-in-the-Blank

Instead of providing the cards to your students, print them out and save the deck for yourself! As a whole class or small group activity, start by giving each student a recording sheet. Going in order, read the sentence out loud, omitting the preposition from the sentence. Challenge students to think of the prepositions they would use within the context of the sentence. They will write their suggested words in the spaces provided on the recording sheet. When you’ve gone through all 20 cards, start at the beginning again, and this time call on students to give you their suggested words.  

Be the Writer

Turn the game above on its head for this version. Instead, read off only the preposition and noun on each card. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, students will put pencil to paper to write their own sentence with the prepositional phrase, keeping in mind subject-verb agreement. This activity will allow you to assess each students’ understanding of the concept while letting them do some creative writing practice of their own. 

Scoot Activity

Place the task cards around the room in numerical order and give each student a recording sheet. Pair them up and give each group a number to start. Provide an appropriate amount of time to read the card and determine the prepositional phrase. Then say, “SCOOT” to alert the pairs to rotate to the next card. Continue in this manner until everyone has made it through all of the cards. 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

Print on cardstock for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access. 

To turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity, print a few recording sheets on cardstock and slip them into dry erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry erase marker, then erase and reuse.  

This resource was created by Heather Chambers, a teacher in Texas and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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