Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Worksheets – Time Place & Direction

A prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets packet of 41 pages for grades 4 to 6, designed for upper elementary and middle school grammar lessons. Students practice spotting prepositions of time, place, and direction, finding the object of the preposition, and telling when a phrase acts as an adjective or an adverb.

Fourth, fifth, and sixth graders can usually name common spatial words like under or inside, yet they often miss time prepositions like during and until or confuse an infinitive verb phrase like to run with a prepositional phrase. By working through isolated identification tasks before rewriting and expanding sentences, students learn to see the whole phrase from the opening preposition to its final noun or pronoun object.

What is inside this prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets packet

This printable set contains four classroom documents that add up to 41 pages:

• A teacher lesson plan of 2 pages for a session of 60 minutes, with objectives, materials, a classroom object-placement warm-up, direct instruction on phrase structure, guided practice, and closure.
• A student worksheet of 18 pages with 70 numbered questions organized into 6 sections.
• A student answer sheet of 4 pages with bubble grids and numbered lines so students can record all 70 answers on a separate form.
• An answer key of 17 pages that provides every correct answer and a brief grammatical explanation for each question.

How students work through the six sections

The student pages begin with spotting single prepositions and move step by step toward analyzing full phrases and writing with them.

• Section 1 has 15 multiple-choice questions on prepositions of time place and direction. Learners read sentences and pick the preposition that fits the meaning, such as choosing between at, on, and in for clock times, days, and months, or between among and between.
• Section 2 has 15 multiple-choice questions focused on identifying prepositional phrases and locating the object of the preposition practice. Students find the complete phrase and name the noun or object pronoun that closes it.
• Section 3 has 10 True or False statements covering grammar rules, such as why the subject of a sentence is never inside a prepositional phrase and why object pronouns like him, her, and us follow prepositions.
• Section 4 has 10 fill-in-the-blank vocabulary items with a word bank of 13 words. Students use terms like object, direction, modifier, and relationship while leaving out three distractor words.
• Section 5 has 15 sentence tasks where students underline or extract the complete prepositional phrase and rewrite bare sentences by adding time, place, or direction phrases.
• Section 6 has 5 short writing prompts. Learners explain the difference between a prepositional phrase and an infinitive phrase, describe their classroom using at least four prepositional phrases, and edit a short paragraph.

Ways to use these prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets in class

The lesson plan of 2 pages guides you through a 60 minutes grammar block. You start by placing a pencil on, under, beside, and inside a box so students can name each spatial relationship aloud before moving into time and direction words. After teaching how to bracket a prepositional phrase so it doesn’t interfere with subject-verb agreement, you work through the first items together.

You can also assign these prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets as daily bell ringers, literacy center tasks, homework packets, or sub plans for upper elementary grammar practice. Because the answer key explains why each preposition or object is right, students can check their own pages independently.

Check the preview pages before purchasing to see the lesson plan, sample worksheet pages, and the explained answer key.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pages are in these prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets?

The resource has 41 pages in total. It includes a teacher lesson plan of 2 pages, a student worksheet of 18 pages with 70 questions across 6 sections, a student answer sheet of 4 pages, and an answer key of 17 pages.

Does this packet teach students how to find the object of the preposition?

Yes. Sections 2, 3, and 4 teach students to locate the opening preposition, read through any modifiers, and identify the noun or object pronoun at the end of the prepositional phrase.

Which grade levels fit these prepositions and prepositional phrases worksheets?

The packet is written for grades 4, 5, and 6. The activities cover upper elementary and early middle school standards for prepositions of time, place, and direction, as well as prepositional phrases.

Does the answer key include explanations for every question?

Yes. The answer key of 17 pages marks the correct choice for every item and prints a short grammatical explanation underneath each question across all 6 sections.