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Where is the
Preposition? II

Name:__________________________________
A preposition shows a relationship between ideas in a sentence. Prepositions usually answer
the questions where or when. They often tell the location of a person or an object in time or
space.

Read each sentence below. Choose the piece of the sentence which contains
the preposition.

1. Her best friend lives across the street.

a the street c friend lives
b Her best friend d across the street

!. "t was a long wal#, so he began moving slowly towards the town.

a towards the town c began moving slowly
b "t was a long wal# d so he began

$. %he smallest cheerleader stood very high on Sam's shoulders to cheer.

a %he smallest cheerleader c very high
b on Sam's shoulders d to cheer

&. He cleaned his room by stuffing everything underneath his bed.

a underneath his bed c his room
b He cleaned d stuffing everything

'. %he sweaty wor#man leaned his ladder against the house.

a %he sweaty wor#man c leaned his ladder
b the house d against the house

(. )e often go fishing along the river ban#.

a river ban# c along the river ban#
b go fishing d often

*. +essica sat and watched the sun rise over the distant hills.

a the sun rise c sat and watched
b +essica sat d over the distant hills

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Name:__________________________________
A preposition shows a relationship between ideas in a sentence. Prepositions usually answer
the questions where or when. They often tell the location of a person or an object in time or
space.

Read each sentence below. Choose the piece of the sentence which contains
the preposition.

1. Her best friend lives across the street.

a the street c friend lives
b Her best friend d across the street

!. "t was a long wal#, so he began moving slowly towards the town.

a towards the town c began moving slowly
b "t was a long wal# d so he began

$. %he smallest cheerleader stood very high on Sam's shoulders to cheer.

a %he smallest cheerleader c very high
b on Sam's shoulders d to cheer

&. He cleaned his room by stuffing everything underneath his bed.

a underneath his bed c his room
b He cleaned d stuffing everything

'. %he sweaty wor#man leaned his ladder against the house.

a %he sweaty wor#man c leaned his ladder
b the house d against the house

(. )e often go fishing along the river ban#.

a river ban# c along the river ban#
b go fishing d often

*. +essica sat and watched the sun rise over the distant hills.

a the sun rise c sat and watched
b +essica sat d over the distant hills

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Where is the
Preposition? II

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