St Mary’s Catholic High School, Fujairah.

Subject: English
Date: 18 FEBRUARY 2022
Worksheet: 1 - GRADE – 5B
Topic: PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Teacher: - Ms. SHAHER BANU. M

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

I. Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on, in, into, with. 

1) This tree was the home ……of……. a flock of wild geese.

2) He noticed the creeper ……at……… the foot of the tree.
3) It would be a pity ……to………… destroy it now.
4) As they flew ……into …………. the tree they were trapped
5) The boy ran ……after…………. the dog.
6) The frogs jumped …into………. the well.
7) The girl was thrilled ………to……. see her new bicycle.
8) The birds were caught …in………. the net.
9) The children walked ……on……. the bridge.

II. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. Choose your answers
from the options given below.

(To, at, off, on, in, into, with)

1. Take your hands …………off………………... my flowers.

2. I am going ………………to…… school.

3. Don’t throw stones …………into………………… the pond.

4. I met her …………at……………… a party.

5. He hit the snake …………with………………... a bat.

6. I went …………to……………… Kerala to meet my grandparents.

7. Get that cat ……………off…………. the piano.

8. Why are you staring …………at ………………. me?

9. She put the books ………on………………... the table.

10. Why are you wearing the ring …………on………………... that finger?

III. Underline the prepositional phrases that tell where something is

happening. Circle the prepositions in these phrases.

1. Around the garden, we often see a rabbit hopping.

2. Our teachers are hosting a meeting in the library after school.

3. Every year, we dance with my friends near the big pond.

4. My family and I enjoy walking through the woods with our dogs.

5. Did you see the cat jump over the fence?

6. She put her shoes by the back door because they were muddy.

7. Her parents eat chili at the famous restaurant.

8. The students write all of the answers in their notebooks.

9. The teacher writes the questions on the board.

10. My coach has the students practice inside the big gym at the school.
11. This singer has concerts around the world in big cities.

12. She can only buy these carrots at this grocery store in Chicago.

IV. Choose the Prepositional Phrase answer to complete each sentence.

1. There are lots of birds nesting _____________________.

1. Under the eaves
2. There
3. Now
2. After school, the children played tag ________________.
1. At the park
2. Roughly
3. And baseball

3. Come ___________________ with me.

1. Home
2. Over
3. Into the store
4. __________________ the chair sat moldering in the attic.
1. Sad to say,
2. For one hundred years
3. Incredibly
5. I gave the children pizza ______________ pancakes for breakfast today.
1. Instead of
2. Because of
3. Any more
V. Draw a circle around the correct preposition in parentheses in the exercises
below

1. Do you live (at, on) Bay Street (in, on) Newport?

2. I hung the picture (above, on) the fireplace.
3. She walked (in, into) the kitchen and put her packages (on, over) the table.
4. Is Jane (at, in) home? No, she is (on, at) the library.
5. Mary is sitting (in, on) the sofa (at, in) the living room.
6. Michigan is situated (in, between) Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
7. While waiting for my train, I took a walk (around, across) the station.

8. A formation of twelve airplanes flew (over, on top of) our house

VI. Draw a circle around the correct preposition in parentheses in the

following paragraphs

1. John Doe, who graduated (of, from) the University of North Carolina two
years ago, is now doing graduate work (in, on) engineering (at, to) Georgia
Tech. He expects to receive his master’s degree (by, in) next June. After
that, he plans to accept a job (as, like) a technician (by, with) an oil
company (in, at) South America.

2. Jim was walking (across, over) the campus (in, at) noon when he met a
friend whom he had not seen (since, during) summer. They stopped (in
front of, around) the gymnasium and sat down (in, on) the steps. After they
had talked (for, during) about ten minutes, Jim said, “I must go (toward, to)
Jefferson Hall this semester. Why don’t you drop by some afternoon (over,
after) classes?”