Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________ Mod: ________

In the sentences below, bracket the prepositional phrases. Each sentence contains more than one
phrase. (If you have trouble finding the phrases, check the list of prepositions Then, when you have
found a preposition in the sentence, ask yourself the question what? after the preposition to see
where the phrase ends.)

1. During hot summer weather, I like swimming at the beach near my house.

2. The beach is surrounded by many trees with leafy branches giving plenty of shade.

3. The lake is very deep in the centre, but it is quite shallow near shore.

4. In the middle of the lake, there are several small islands; some people swim out to
them, but going by boat is safer.

5. On the bushes along the shore, I can hang my wet towel.

6. With a friend, I once rowed a boat across the lake from my beach to the opposite
shore.

7. Beneath the surface of the water, we could see many tiny silver fish swimming around
the boat.

8. In spite of our fatigue, we rowed for three hours, until suppertime.

9. We had a picnic meal beneath the shade of the trees beside the water.

10. After a rest and a short stroll, we rowed home over the gently rolling waves, under a
starry sky.

Bracket the prepositional phrases in the paragraph below. One sentence

does not contain any phrases.
Although my room in residence is small, it is very cozy. On the single bed under the
window is a spread quilted by my grandmother before her death. It is my most
treasured possession. Beside the bed is a small bookcase filled with my books and
papers. The bookcase is painted white, and the top and sides have a pattern of vines
running over them, stenciled in green. Next to the bookcase is a small antique
armchair from my grandmother's house. The chair is upholstered in a rich cream
brocade material, sprinkled with tiny pink roses. Over the chair is a framed
photograph showing my family's summer camp. In the picture, the sun is setting
beyond the hills, which look blue in the distance, under a pink and gold sky. Against
the wall opposite the bed is my desk, painted white like the bookcase and covered
with more books, papers, pens, and pencils, while on the floor between the bed and
the desk is an oval hooked rug in varied shades of blue, green, and rose. The
residence is old and crumbling, and the hall outside my room is dingy and dark, but
my room itself is always a bright and welcoming haven for my many friends and me.