Preposition Practice
About This Worksheet
This Grade 7 Language Arts worksheet helps students identify prepositional phrases and the objects of prepositions. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun that completes its meaning. Students underline the full phrase and then name the object found inside it. For example, in “under the couch,” under is the preposition and couch is its object.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students understand how prepositional phrases add details about place, time, direction, or relationship. Students should already recognize common prepositions such as under, after, to, above, in, and through. This activity moves them toward identifying the whole phrase and separating the preposition from its object. It supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1, which focuses on grammar and the function of phrases within sentences.
Student Tasks
On this worksheet, students will read eight sentences and underline the prepositional phrase in each one. They will then write the object of the preposition on the line below. The examples include phrases about a couch, rehearsal, locker door, stadium lights, folder, wall, telescope, and teams. Students must underline the entire phrase rather than only the preposition.
Common Challenges
Some students may underline only the preposition and leave out the words that complete the phrase. Others may name the noun before the preposition instead of the noun that follows it. Sentences containing more than one noun can make the object harder to spot. Encourage students to ask, “Preposition plus what?” and follow the phrase to its ending noun or pronoun.
Teaching Suggestions
A teacher can mark one example by boxing the preposition and circling its object. Students can then draw a line around the whole phrase. At home, a parent can name a place word such as under or beside and ask the child to complete it with an object. This quick oral exercise makes the structure easier to hear.
Worksheet Features
The worksheet offers eight sentence-based examples with a separate object line under each item. Its prepositions show several relationships, including location, time, direction, and connection. The clean layout lets students practice phrase identification and noun recognition together. This page works well for direct instruction, independent review, homework, or an exit ticket.