Grades 4-8

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32 short answer sentence cards for identifying prepositional phrases

Prepositional phrases can be tricky! This set of task cards will work well for reinforcing this concept. Each card features two prepositional phrases for students to identify. There are also three additional challenge cards to extend the activity and to provide for differentiation. Also included are a student answer sheet, answer key, and cover card. Use at centers, stations, or for fast finishers. Hint: if your students are struggling remind them that a prepositional phrase always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun. You may also want to give them a list of common prepositions.

Printing and Cutting: These cards were made to be printed in color, but will print out fine in gray scale too. They should print out with even margins around the cards; however, because every printer is different, it is possible that you may need to adjust your printer settings. Selecting “actual size” or adjusting the size percentage should do the trick. Cut the cards apart using the dotted guidelines (discarding the bottom strip). Laminate if possible. Another option is to print on cardstock.

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There are also two less challenging sets (both multiple choice) in my TpT Store.

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If you walk toward the barn, you’ll see the chicken coop on the right.

Find the two prepositional phrases in the sentence. 3

Would you prefer to sit near the door or next to the window?

Find the two prepositional phrases in the sentence.

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Lilly crawled through the tunnel and into the ball pit.

Find the two prepositional phrases in the sentence. 1

Let’s meet at the corner and walk to school together.

Find the two prepositional phrases in the sentence.

Select two prepositional phrases from different parts of your answer sheet and use them together in a new sentence.

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Select a prepositional phrase from your answer sheet and use it in a new sentence.

Add a third prepositional phrase to as many of the sentences as you can.

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Write the two prepositional phrases from each card below.  

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Name_________________________ Date __________________________

1 at the corner to school

2 through the tunnel into the ball pit

3 near the door next to the window

4 toward the barn on the right

5 with her bother until bedtime

6 under the fence across the field

7 after the party of relief

8 in a cabin by the lake

9 by the river with Grandpa

10 within this book of magic

11 around here for trouble

12 out of bed before breakfast

13 ahead of Keisha on the trail

14 under the sink next to the fridge

15 at our house with respect

16 inside the house during the thunderstorm

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17 to class without her pencil

18 below deck in their hammocks

19 around his house with pink polkadots

20 from the branches by their tails

21 in the summer at the beach

22 in front of the class into the ground

23 under the mirror near the fireplace

24 alongside the river across the bridge

25 amid the confusion in the square

26 around the mall until 4:30

27 over the speed bumps down the big hill

28 until this moment in the freezer

29 from home for a long time

30 without his bowtie in a hurry

31 to our planet behind the couch

32 in the park out of nowhere

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