Recognizing
Prepositions
Directions:
Underline the prepositions in the sentences below. The
number of prepositions in each sentence is indicated in parentheses.
Example:
Sonja traveled to Moscow with a group from
her college. (3)
1.
Molly and Luis opened a restaurant in an old cabin on Barr Lake. (2)
2.
A change from one work shift to another, a big meal or a dose of
medication can make a driver sleepy. (3)
3.
Solar-powered cars built by college students raced from Orlando, Florida,
to Warren, Michigan. (3)
4.
Patricia dries her laundry on a line in her backyard. (2)
5.
In 1990 the state of Wisconsin apologized for a massacre of Sac and Fox
Indians which occurred in 1832. (5)
6.
After take-off, the last message to a pilot from an airport control tower
is “Roger, good day.” (3)
7.
Angela’s grandmother saw Halley’s Comet in 1910 and again in 1986.
(2)
8.
Ray’s recipe for baked beans is famous in our neighborhood. (2)
9.
Writing on a dollar bill can result in a fine of $100 and a jail sentence
of six months. (4)
10. In 1988 almost one and a half million acres in Yellowstone park were destroyed by fire.(3)