Add a Prepositional Phrase
Finish each sentence with a prepositional phrase. Start it with a preposition from the box. Try to tell where, when or how.
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How to do it
- Read the start of the sentence.
- Choose a preposition from the box.
- Finish the sentence with a prepositional phrase.
Teaching tip
Any phrase that makes sense is right. Try adding two phrases to one sentence for a challenge. This sheet is aligned with Common Core L.4.1a.
About this worksheet
Sentence starts like "The cat slept" to finish with a prepositional phrase, using a box of prepositions. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. The answer key shows sample answers.
What kids practice
Relative pronouns (who, whose, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) join extra information to a noun, like "the girl who lives next door." A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition such as under, after or with and ends with a noun or pronoun, like "under the bed." Prepositional phrases tell where, when or how something happens. Both help fourth graders write longer, more detailed sentences.
Watch for
- Using which for a person, like "the man which fixed our sink."
- Mixing up who's and whose.
- Using where for a time, like "the day where it snowed."
- Stopping a prepositional phrase too soon, before the noun.
It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full relative pronouns and prepositions guide for 4th grade.
More sheets in this set
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1. Relative Pronouns and Prepositions ChartWho, whose, which, that, where, when and why, each with what it's used for and an example, plus what a prepositional phrase is and a list of 30 prepositions. 
2. Pick the Relative PronounSentences with a blank to fill with who, whose, which or that. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
3. Where, When or WhySentences like "This is the park ___ we had our picnic" to finish with where, when or why. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
4. Combine the SentencesPairs of short sentences to join with a relative pronoun, like "I have a dog. The dog loves to swim." Fewer, Standard or More give 4, 5 or 6. The answer key shows one good way.
5. Fix the Relative PronounSentences that use the wrong relative pronoun, like "The man which fixed our sink," to find and fix. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10. Includes an answer key.
6. Find the Prepositional PhraseSentences like "The frog jumped into the pond" to underline the prepositional phrase and circle the preposition. Fewer, Standard or More give 8, 10 or 12. Includes an answer key.
7. Where, When or HowPrepositional phrases like "under the bed," "after lunch" and "with a smile" to sort by whether they tell where, when or how. Fewer, Standard or More give 9, 12 or 15. Includes an answer key.