Adverbs to Prepositions

Name: ______Hour: ______PRACTICING WITH PREPOSITIONS

The following sentences have adverbs. The adverbs are written in bold. Underneath each sentence, rewrite the sentence with a prepositional phrase, and underline the prepositional phrase. REMEMBER: A preposition always has a noun after it, which serves as the object of the preposition.

Example I just ate, but I was very hungry before. I just ate, but I was very hungry before dinner.

1. If you want to see the stars, you need to go outside.

2. Are there any restaurants near?

3. I was feeling very hyper, so I decided to run around.

4. The second floor of the restaurant was crowded, so we decided to go down.

5. I wanted to see the movie, but the security guard would not let me through.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition. Underline the object of the preposition. Example It was very muddy outside, so a lot of dirt got stuck on my shoes.

6. It is very important that we get ______the house before it rains.

7. The next time that you are hungry, I suggest that you go ______Chipotle.

8. The people sitting behind us were so annoying; they talked ______the entire movie!

9. Even though he is older by three years, my brother is shorter ______I am.

10. I yelled at my sister because she kept going ______my closet and stealing clothes.