Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
Preview:
Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:
“I always eat popcorn at the movies.”
A. I always
B. eat popcorn
C. at
D. at the movies
A preposition is a word that connects nouns or pronouns with other words in a sentence. Prepositions can tell how, when, what, how much, or where. Choose the word in the following sentence that is the preposition:
“Anna placed her book inside her locker.”
A. her
B. inside
C. placed
D. locker
Identify the preposition(s):
After lunch we will go somewhere else.
A. else
B. after
C. go
D. lunch
All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:
A. here
B. under
C. before
D. along
Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:
“My friend plays with his dog everyday.”
A. My friend
B. plays
C. with his dog
D. everyday
A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, the object of a preposition, and all of the words in between. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:
“The injured squirrel scurried toward the bush.”
A. toward the bush
B. scurried toward the bush
C. The injured squirrel
D. the bush
Fill in the missing preposition:
We may play soccer. It depends_____ the weather.
A. of
B. on
C. to
D. for
Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase:
“John can jump rope for 50 minutes.”
A. John
B. can jump rope
C. for 50 minutes
D. rope for
Fill in the missing preposition:
I’ll wait _______ 6:30 pm, but then I’ll go home.
A. until
B. about
C. into
D. since
Identify the preposition(s):-
The toddler will not get off the ferris wheel.
A. get off
B. will not
C. off
D. the Ferris wheel
All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT:
A. in
B. under
C. with
D. became
Fill in the missing preposition:
I like to listen _______ classical music.
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. at
Choose the preposition that can replace “inside” without changing the meaning of the following sentence:
“Because it was raining, we moved the party inside the house.”
A. into
B. through
C. beside
D. units
Fill in the missing preposition:
The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were _____ investigation.
A. behind
B. under
C. with
D. through
Fill in the missing preposition:
Please put the soda _______ the counter.
A. on
B. inside
C. into
D. within