Download this worksheet for prepositional phrases that helps young learners identify and understand prepositional phrases in context.
Teach Grammar with a Worksheet for Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases are an essential part of sentence structure. They enrich sentences by providing more information about where, when or how something is happening.
This worksheet for prepositional phrases has been designed to help students identify prepositional phrases in the context. Students are tasked with reading a passage called The Time of the Dinosaurs and underlining all the prepositional phrases they can find.
This worksheet for prepositional phrases downloads as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included to make marking quick and easy.
Ways to Use This Prepositional Phrase Worksheet in the Classroom
This versatile worksheet can be used in multiple ways to support your students’ understanding of prepositional phrases. Here are some ideas you might like to consider:
- Direct Instruction – Incorporate the worksheet for prepositional phrases into your direct teaching by projecting it onto your interactive whiteboard and locating the prepositional phrases as a class.
- Homework Activity – Send the worksheet home to give students a chance to consolidate what they’ve learned in class with the support of a caregiver. This also allows parents and carers to connect with the learning taking place in the classroom.
- Assessment Tool – Use the prepositional phrases worksheet as a formative assessment to see how well students can identify prepositional phrases independently in real texts.
Download This Worksheet for Prepositional Phrases
Use the Download button above to access either the quick-print PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)
As this resource contains an answer sheet, you may wish to print one copy only, then remove the answer sheet before making further copies.
This resource was created by Heather Chambers, a teacher and a Teach Starter Collaborator.
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