This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We solved the problem ..... a new device developed by our engineers. A) By means to. B) By means. C) By means of. D) By means to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By means of. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence." A) The cat jumped. B) Over the fence. C) Jumped over. D) The fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over the fence. 3. Find the preposition in the sentence below.They will be safe inside the house. A) Will. B) Be. C) Inside. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 4. Select the correct prepositional phrase to complete the sentence:We are meeting ..... lunchtime. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase:The dog ran across the yard. A) The dog. B) Ran across. C) Across the yard. D) The yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the yard. 6. What is the prepositional phrase?The girl in the pink dress is tall. A) In the pink dress is tall. B) The girl. C) In the. D) In the pink dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the pink dress. 7. Give an example of a sentence with a prepositional phrase. A) The dog barked at the mailman. B) The cat slept under the bed. C) She runs quickly to the store. D) He is taller than his brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat slept under the bed. 8. Check the word that is NOT a preposition. A) Around. B) Under. C) Classroom. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Classroom. 9. What is the prepositional phrase?Dad left ..... on Wednesday. A) Off her seat. B) In the air. C) Without his hat. D) Of blocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Without his hat. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase:The host talked among his friends. A) Talked among. B) His friends. C) Among his friends. D) The host talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among his friends. 11. Choose the correct preposition for this phrase:The cat is hiding ..... the sofa. A) under B) quickly C) loudly D) easily A) Under. B) Quickly. C) Loudly. D) Easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase:According to research, most teens eat or drink too much sugar. A) Eat or drink. B) To research. C) According to research. D) Too much sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to research. 13. Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "He walked through the park." A) He. B) Walked. C) Through. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through. 14. Which sentence uses a multi-word preposition? A) He ran across the field. B) She sat beside me. C) According to the map, we are lost. D) They walked toward the noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to the map, we are lost. 15. Lily showed Myka a book about tree houses. What question does the prepositional phrase answer? A) What kind of book. B) When the book was written. C) Where the book was written. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What kind of book. 16. Choose the correct prepositionto complete the sentence.Gina ran ..... the door so shecould get inside before it lockedautomatically. A) Before. B) Under. C) Toward. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward. 17. Circle the correct preposition to complete the sentence:The picture hangs ..... the wall near the window. A) Above. B) Along. C) Below. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along. 18. Sheila is always late ..... meetings. A) For. B) With. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 19. Identify the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence.We will go to the movies this summer. A) Will go to. B) Movies. C) Summer. D) Movies, summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movies. 20. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The bird flew into the window but was okay. A) Bird. B) Flew. C) Into. D) Okay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 21. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The painting above the fireplace is beautiful." A) The painting. B) Above. C) The fireplace. D) Is beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fireplace. 22. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The ball rolled down the hill. A) Down. B) Up. C) The. D) Rolled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down. 23. True or False:A prepositional phrase must always start with a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What is the preposition in the following phrase? down the slippery hill A) Down. B) The. C) Hill. D) Slippery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down. 25. She has two cars and a boat, ..... her bicycle. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Besides. ← 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