25 English Grammar (Adverbs, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases) Quiz Quizzes

1. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “The dog and cat sat by the tall tree ” ____

A. dog and cat

B. sat by

C. by the tall tree

D. tall tree

2. What is the preposition for this sentence? “We are finally near the zoo ” ____

A. finally

B. near

C. zoo

D. We

3. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? “Put the dirty laundry in the washing machine ” ____

A. dirty laundry

B. washing machine

C. Put the

D. in the

4. What is the preposition for this sentence? “Do you see that low beam above you?” ____

A. see

B. low

C. above

D. you

5. What is the preposition for this sentence? “Be sure to arrive before the show begins ” ____

A. arrive

B. sure

C. before

D. show

6. My aunt is a ____ cook than my mom

A. the worst

B. gooder

C. better

D. best

7. Kenny shouts ____ than his sister

A. louder

B. loudest

C. more loud

D. most loud

8. Which word is the adverb? “I stepped backward off the curb ” ____

A. stepped

B. curb

C. backward

D. I

9. The cheetah runs ____ of all the animals

A. the most gracefully

B. more gracefully

C. gracefuler

D. gracefulest

10. What is the preposition for this sentence? “My favorite cafe is around the block ” ____

A. favorite

B. cafe

C. around

D. block

11. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “She stood behind me and cried ” ____

A. stood

B. behind me and cried

C. She stood

D. behind me

12. What is the preposition for this sentence? “I bought flowers for her ” ____

A. flowers

B. bought

C. for

D. her

13. What is the preposition for this sentence? “The student decided to finish the test after lunch ” ____

A. student

B. after

C. lunch

D. finish

14. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “The teacher spoke to the students ” ____

A. spoke to

B. The teacher

C. teacher spoke

D. to the students

15. Which word is the adveb? “She slept late on Monday morning ” ____

A. slept

B. late

C. Monday

D. morning

16. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “Did you drop a penny down the wishing well?” ____

A. Did you drop

B. penny down

C. down the wishing well

17. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “He put the quarters into his piggy bank ” ____

A. piggy bank

B. He put

C. into his piggy bank

D. quarters into

18. What is the preposition for this sentence? “The excited puppy slid across the floor ” ____

A. across

B. excited

C. puppy

D. floor

19. The is ____ hamburger I’ve ever eaten

A. the worst

B. the worse

C. badest

D. badly

20. My brother eats ____ than my dad

A. fastest

B. faster

C. more fast

D. most fast

21. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “The boy searched for the hidden toy ” ____

A. the boy

B. searched for

C. for the

D. for the hidden toy

22. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? “I ate lunch after the game ” ____

A. ate

B. lunch

C. after

D. game

23. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? “Put the books on the blue shelf ” ____

A. books

B. blue shelf

C. put

D. on the

24. The taxi driver honked ____ at the slow car in front of the line

A. angrily

B. the most angrily

C. more angrily

D. angrier