This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:The book ..... is very interesting. A) In the library. B) On the shelf. C) With the cover. D) By the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the shelf. 2. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The cat is sitting on the chair. A) Under. B) On. C) Above. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 3. What is preposition "under" telling in the sentence below:The puppy was hiding under the blanket A) Tells the length of the blanket. B) Tells the location of the puppy. C) Tells why the puppy was hiding. D) Tells how long the puppy was hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tells the location of the puppy. 4. Identify the prepositional phrase. Sam put floor mats on the floor. A) Sam put. B) Put floor. C) The floor. D) On the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the floor. 5. What is the preposition? Andy drove around the block. A) Around. B) Drove. C) Block. D) Andy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:'Vicky always leaves her backpack ..... the front door.' A) At. B) On. C) Beside. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 7. A(n) (a) prepositional phrase is often surrounded by commas and can EASILY be moved around in a sentence. A) A. non-essential. B) Essential. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. non-essential. 8. Which sentence is written most clearly, without a misplaced prepositional phrase? A) The boy hit the ball with the red shirt. B) She served pizza to the guests on paper plates. C) I read a book about dinosaurs from the library. D) The dog with floppy ears chased the squirrel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog with floppy ears chased the squirrel. 9. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the preposition between. A) The library sits between the museum and the theater. B) The library sits among two buildings the theater. C) The library sits across between the theater. D) The library sits in front between museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The library sits between the museum and the theater. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The flowers bloomed in the garden. A) On the roof. B) In the garden. C) Beside the river. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the garden. 11. I am not familiar ..... this area. A) Without. B) With. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 12. Identify the preposition in the sentence.Mickey's looks changed over time. A) Over. B) Looks. C) Changed. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 13. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition that goes with the verb 'apologized':He apologized ..... his friend for being late. A) To. B) With. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 14. Identify the preposition in this sentence:'The cat jumped over the fence.' A) Beside. B) Over. C) Through. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 15. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The book is on the table.' A) Under the table. B) On the table. C) In the book. D) Beside the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the table. 16. At the store we found tons of candy. A) At the store. B) Of candy. C) We found. D) At the store, of candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the store, of candy. 17. I take a lot of pride ..... my ability to read Arabic. A) Of. B) For. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 18. Does the following sentence have a prepositional phrase?Alayna, Connor, and Ethan made a vegetable dinner for their rabbits. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:My friend sat on the seat next to the door A) On, next to. B) Friend, sat. C) On, the. D) Seat, next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On, next to. 20. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Please go inside the room and begin working. A) Go inside. B) Inside the room. C) And begin working. D) Please go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside the room. 21. Complete the sentence using the correct prepositional phrase:'They sat ..... the shade of the old oak tree.' A) Beside. B) In. C) Under. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 22. What is the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the following sentence? I watch TV during the evening. A) I watch. B) During the evening. C) During the. D) I watch TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the evening. 23. Find the prepostion:The sun shone in the sky. A) Sky. B) The. C) In. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 24. Lily showed Myka a book about tree houses. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) About tree houses. B) A book about. C) Tree houses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About tree houses. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?My little brother and sister greet me at the door every single day. A) Greet me. B) At the door. C) My little brother. D) Every single day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the door. 26. Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going. A) Ran into. B) Where he was going. C) Because he didn't watch. D) Into the pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into the pole. 27. The woman stepped ..... a puddle. A) Underneath. B) Into. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 28. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? A) He sings beautifully. B) She went outside. C) We are at the park. D) They jump high. A) They jump high. B) We are at the park. C) He sings beautifully. D) She went outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are at the park. 29. Choose the OBJECT of the preposition.The runners raced around the track. A) Track. B) Around. C) Raced. D) Runners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Track. 30. True or False:A prepositional phrase can contain a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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