This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Preposition And Prepositional Phrase – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mark the preposition(s) in the sentence below. Select ALL that apply.The cars outside my window are so loud that they keep me awake. A) So. B) Keep. C) My. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside. 2. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.The bird is on my shoulder. A) My. B) Shoulder. C) On. D) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 3. Which prepositional phrase correctly completes the sentence: "The team practiced ..... the field A) Under the field. B) Beside the field. C) Above the field. D) On the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the field. 4. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:We crept into the elevator after class ended. A) Into. B) Elevator. C) The. D) Crept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 5. What is the preposition in this sentence: "We walked to the park after lunch" ? A) Lunch. B) Walked. C) Park. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 6. Which of the following is a word that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in the sentence? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 7. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.We skipped across the street. A) Across. B) Street. C) We. D) Skipped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 8. Which of the following answer choices is a preposition?(Read the answer choices very carefully) A) Without. B) Around. C) Underneath. D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. 9. Fill in the missing preposition:I'll wait ..... 6:30 pm, but then I'll go home. A) Until. B) Into. C) Since. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 10. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The trip began before dawn and is finally over. A) Began. B) Before. C) And. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 11. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.Stand beside Taylor. A) Stand. B) Beside. C) Taylor. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 12. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the following sentence?I received a letter from the friendly little, old lady. A) Old. B) Lady. C) From. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady. 13. Which is not a prepositional phrase? A) The dog ran. B) Through the parking lot. C) Under the water. D) In the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog ran. 14. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Because of the lack of bubble gum, the class screamed and ran through the halls of the school. A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 15. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "The hikers set up their camp ..... the mountain." A) On. B) Above. C) Beside. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 16. A prepositional phrase must begin with a ..... A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Object. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 17. Which is a list of common prepositions? A) Me, you, your mamma, my cousin. B) About, at, down, of, to. C) First, second, third, fourth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About, at, down, of, to. 18. The girl looked behind the door for her friend who was hiding. A) Behind the door. B) For her friend. C) The girl looked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the door. 19. All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT: A) Here. B) Before. C) Along. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 20. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The house across the street has been sold. A) Across. B) Has. C) Been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The boy wore a cast on his arm because it was broken. A) The boy wore. B) A cast on his arm. C) On his arm. D) Because it was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On his arm. 22. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? Harry Potter was written ..... J.K. Rowling. A) By. B) During. C) On. D) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 23. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? Rechelle celebrated Valentine's Day ..... her husband. A) To. B) On. C) With. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 24. Identify the preposition in this sentence:Your teeth should be brushed after every meal. A) After. B) Be. C) Should. D) Meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 25. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The car was coming toward us. A) Coming. B) Car. C) Toward. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward. 26. By noon, all of the teachers left the building. A) The building. B) By noon. C) Left. D) The teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By noon. 27. Identify the preposition in this sentence:Everyone in the elevator was nervous. A) In. B) Elevator. C) Everyone. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 28. Which preposition can be used to show time? A) From. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 29. Identify ALL of the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence.Inside the ELA classroom were several clues for the vocabulary scavenger hunt that would take place tomorrow. A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. B) Inside the ELA classroom; that would take place. C) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt; that would take place tomorrow. D) Inside the ELA classroom; several clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. 30. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence" ? A) Over the fence. B) Jumped over. C) The cat. D) The fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the fence. 31. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship. A) Ship. B) Cruise. C) Aboard. D) Massive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ship. 32. "Karina lives with her elder sister."Choose the preposition. A) Her. B) Elder. C) Lives. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 33. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The student leaned against his locker because he was waiting patiently. A) Waiting. B) Patiently. C) Because. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against. 34. Which is the receiver of the message of the speaker in the poem? A) Poet. B) Writer. C) Persona. D) Addressee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addressee. 35. Identify the compound preposition. A) Through the forest. B) According to. C) The. D) Ran the unicorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) According to. 36. Fill in the missing preposition:Please put the soda ..... the counter. A) Inside. B) Into. C) On. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 37. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a preposition? A) The book is under the table. B) The dog ran down the street. C) I like pizza. D) The children played by the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like pizza. 38. Name the object of the preposition.Fans of the cartoonist read his comic strips eagerly. A) Comic strips. B) Cartoonist. C) Fans. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartoonist. 39. Identify the prepositional phrase:The strange man parked his car by the tall trees. A) Parked his car. B) Strange man parked. C) By the tall trees. D) The tall trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the tall trees. 40. Which prepositional phrase best completes the sentence: "He walked ..... the hallway" ? A) On. B) Behind. C) Across. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 41. I like to listen to music. A) Like to. B) To listen. C) No prepositional phrases. D) To music. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To music. 42. Fill in the missing preposition:Yesterday, I had to explain English grammar ..... the class. A) Under. B) Above. C) To. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 43. Which of the following is a common preposition? A) In. B) At. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 44. A prepositional phrase is always composed of ..... ? A) Preposition and adverb. B) Conjunction and noun. C) Preposition and object. D) Preposition and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition and object. 45. Prepositions always have a/an A) Object. B) Participle. C) Related noun. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object. 46. What is the object in the prepositional below?over the lazy dog A) The lazy dog. B) Over. C) The. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 47. Which sentence contains two prepositional phrases? A) The books are on the table. B) She jumped over the fence and through the gate. C) The dog barked loudly. D) He ran down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She jumped over the fence and through the gate. 48. In the sentence "We studied in the library during lunch, " which part is the prepositional phrase? A) We studied. B) In the library. C) During lunch. D) Both in the library and during lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both in the library and during lunch. 49. A ..... tells you where, when or how something happened. A) Preposition. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 50. My mom took a walk around the block. A) My mom. B) Took a walk. C) Around the block. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the block. 51. Which word is the preposition in the sentence: "She sat beside him" ? A) She. B) Beside. C) Sat. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 52. Which sentence contains a compound preposition? A) The bird flew through the window. B) The ball is on top of the shelf. C) He sat behind the desk. D) The cat jumped out of the box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ball is on top of the shelf. 53. Identify the preposition in this sentence:I stood among the crowd and listened carefully. A) Stood. B) Among. C) And. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 54. 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) The bush. C) The injured squirrel. D) Scurried toward the bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward the bush. 55. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "The explorers trekked ..... the dense jungle." A) Through. B) Under. C) Around. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 56. Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence. The car drove on the bridge. A) The car. B) On the bridge. C) Drove. D) Car drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the bridge. 57. TRUE or FALSE:A prepositional phrase MAY contain the verb of the sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 58. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase: "John can jump rope for 50 minutes." A) For 50 minutes. B) John. C) Rope for. D) Can jump rope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For 50 minutes. 59. During lunch, we had a basketball tournament. A) We had a. B) A basket tournament. C) During lunch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During lunch. 60. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? I was born ..... May. A) Of. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPreposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 1Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 3Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 4Common Prepositions With Verbs QuizDependent Prepositions After Adjectives QuizDependent Prepositions After Verbs, Adjectives, Or Nouns QuizDependent Prepositions QuizEnding Sentence With A Preposition Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books