This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that contains a prepositional phrase:'The dog ran fast.' or 'The dog ran under the table.' A) The dog ran under the table. B) The cat jumped high. C) The bird flew quickly. D) The dog ran fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog ran under the table. 2. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The dog ran around the yard. A) The. B) Yard. C) Ran. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 3. What is the prepositional phrase?Sara fell on the grass. A) The grass. B) Sara fell. C) On the grass. D) Fell on the grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the grass. 4. Which word is a preposition? A) cat B) between C) run D) happy A) Cat. B) Happy. C) Between. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 5. Complete the sentence with the best prepositional phrase:'The dog ran ..... the garden chasing a butterfly.' A) For. B) Through. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 6. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Above her head sat the Cheshire cat. A) Above her head. B) Sat the Cheshire cat. C) The Cheshire cat. D) Above her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above her head. 7. Which sentence does NOT contain a prepositional phrase? A) She is interested in learning Spanish. B) They laughed at the joke. C) She can run very fast. D) In the morning, we go for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She can run very fast. 8. My sister placed the book on the top shelf. A) Sister placed the book. B) On top of the shelf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of the shelf. 9. True or False:The phrase "after the storm" in the sentence "We went outside after the storm" is a prepositional phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase:He is going there with his friend. A) With his. B) Going there. C) With his friend. D) He is going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his friend. 11. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?I'm going to go to the parade with my friends after school. A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase:How many pieces of cake would you like? A) Would like. B) How many. C) Pieces of cake. D) Of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of cake. 13. Which sentence is written most clearly, with no misplaced prepositional phrase? A) The girl hit the baseball with the red hair. B) She served pizza to the guests on paper plates. C) I saw a squirrel on the way to school with a bushy tail. D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. 14. True or False:In the sentence 'She walked toward the stage, ' the prepositional phrase 'toward the stage' functions as an adjective modifying 'She'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The book is on the shelf. A) On. B) Book. C) Shelf. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 16. The dog hid underneath the bed A) Underneath. B) Hid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath. 17. Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentence:The cat jumped off the couch and ran towards the kitchen. A) Jumped off. B) Off the couch and ran. C) Towards the kitchen. D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. 18. Find the preposition:I hiked up the mountain. A) Up. B) Hiked. C) I. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 19. What is the preposition in the phrase?The napkin is placed beside the plate. A) Beside. B) Placed. C) Napkin. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "Without hesitation, he jumped into the cold water." A) Without hesitation. B) Into the cold water. C) Without hesitation, he jumped. D) He jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into the cold water. 21. Choose the prepositional phrase.Mr. Keller loves showing science experiments in his classroom. A) Mr. Keller loves showing science experiments. B) Loves showing science experiments. C) Science experiments. D) In his classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In his classroom. 22. Choose the correct prepositional phrase to complete the sentence:'After school, we went ..... ' A) Quickly home. B) Ate dinner. C) Run fast. D) To the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To the park. 23. Late in the night, it started to rain.This prepositional phrase describes a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 24. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.Everyone passed except George. A) Except. B) Passed. C) Everyone. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 25. What is the preposition in the sentence?She jumps rope with her friends. A) Happy. B) With. C) Cat. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 26. Mom has a present ..... Grandpa. A) Accross. B) In. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 27. Identify the preposition in this sentence:I live in Mandaluyong City. A) I. B) In. C) Live. D) Mandaluyong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 28. It was a good spot for a tree house. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) For a tree house. B) Good spot. C) Was a good. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For a tree house. 29. Select the prepositional phrase in this sentence:The book on the table is mine. A) On the table. B) The book. C) Is mine. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the table. 30. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:'The painting hangs ..... the wall.' A) Over. B) On. C) Beside. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books