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Prepositional Phrases Worksheet
With Monster Trucks...

Reading Level 3

Directions: Read each sentence. Identify the complete prepositional phrase. Circle your response.		

1. 	Franken-Truck jumped heedlessly over a burning pile of cars.	

a)	over	b)	over cars	
c)	over a pile of cars	d)	over a burning pile of cars	

2. 	Lugnut landed disruptively on the dirt track and created a thick dust cloud.	

a)	on the dirt	b)	on the dirt track	
c)	disruptively on the dirt track	d)	on the dirt track and made	

3. 	The once unbeatable Truckavore was tied with Franken-Truck as they crossed the finish line.	

a)	tied with	b)	the finish line	
c)	with Franken-Truck	d)	crossed the finish line	

4. 	King Crush's truck had a golden crown on the roof and it shimmered resplendently as he drove.	

a)	on the roof	b)	as he drove	
c)	and it shimmered	d)	on the roof and it shimmered	

5. 	Distrucktor furiously raced around the corner as he tried to catch King Crush.	

a)	as he tried	b)	around the corner	
c)	raced around the corner	d)	around the corner as he tried	

6. 	The gigantic Truckavore grabbed a small car with its robotic claw and ate it.	

a)	ate it	b)	and ate it	
c)	with its robotic claw	d)	with his robotic claw and ate it	

7. 	When the current champion King Crush drove into the stadium, everyone cheered.	

a)	into the	b)	into the stadium	
c)	drove into the stadium	d)	King Crush drove into the stadium	

8. 	Sparks sprayed and showered from Distrucktor's muffler when he hit the ramp.	

a)	Distrucktor's muffler	b)	from Distrucktor's muffler 	
c)	shot from Distrucktor's muffler	d)	from Distrucktor's muffler when	

9. 	Franken-Truck drove triumphantly through the burning ring.	

a)	the blazing ring	b)	through the blazing	
c)	through the blazing ring	d)	triumphantly through the blazing ring	

10. 	Distrucktor's driver sighed as Lugnut boastfully crossed the finish line on two wheels.	

a)	on two wheels	b)	the finish line	
c)	the finish line on two wheels	d)	crossed the finish line on two wheels	

11. 	A suffocating cloud of smoke emitted from Lugnut's exhaust pipe.	

a)	from Lugnut's	b)	from Lugnut's exhaust	
c)	emitted from Lugnut's	d)	from Lugnut's exhaust pipe	

12. 	Distrucktor rounded the corner and drove through a teetering car pile.	

a)	pile	b)	teetering car pile	
c)	through a teetering car pile	d)	drove through a teetering car pile	

13. 	King Crush death-defyingly jumped over twelve buses.	

a)	over twelve	b)	over buses	
c)	over twelve buses	d)	jumped over twelve buses	

14. 	King Crush rolled over Franken-Truck while Franken-Truck was helplessly parked.	

a)	over Franken-Truck	b)	Franken-Truck was helplessly parked	
c)	while Franken-Truck was helplessly parked	d)	rolled over Franken-Truck	

15. 	Truckavore couldn't finish the race without getting more gasoline.	

a)	gasoline	b)	more gasoline	
c)	getting more gasoline	d)	without getting more gasoline	

16. 	The current champion King Crush is notorious for his power jumps.	

a)	power jumps	b)	his power jumps	
c)	for his power jumps	d)	notorious for his power jumps	

17. 	People who drive monster trucks face serious risks every time they get behind the wheel.	

a)	behind the wheel	b)	get behind the wheel	
c)	they get behind the wheel	d)	every time they get behind the wheel	

18. 	Lugnut's driver was racing for the money, the fame, and the glory.	

a)	the glory	b)	and the glory	
c)	for the money	d)	for the money, the fame, and the glory	

19. 	Exhilaration and carbon monoxide were in the air as King Crush revved his engine.	

a)	in the air	b)	in the air as	
c)	in the air as King Crush	d)	in the air as King Crush revved his engine	

20. 	King Crush was still the reigning champion after the race.	

a)	was still	b)	after the race	
c)	champion after the race	d)	still the reigning champion	

21. 	Truckavore has a robotic claw on his roof.	

a)	roof	b)	his roof	
c)	on his roof	d)	claw on his roof	

22. 	None of the other racers could match Distrucktor's explosive speed.	

a)	of the other	b)	the other racers	
c)	of the other racers	d)	None of the other racers	

23. 	King Crush was seriously damaged during the deadly crash.	

a)	deadly crash	b)	was damaged	
c)	the deadly crash	d)	during the deadly crash	

24. 	The stadium's seats were lined with Truckavore's ravenous fans.	

a)	with ravenous fans	b)	with Truckavore's ravenous fans	
c)	lined with Truckavore's ravenous fans	d)	were lined with Truckavore's ravenous fans	

25. 	"Any of these monster trucks could win this competition," remarked Chuck Chatter.	

a)	this competition	b)	win this competition	
c)	of these monster trucks	d)	Any of these monster trucks	

26. 	Lugnut was buried under the smoldering wreckage.	

a)	was buried	b)	under the smoldering wreckage	
c)	buried under the smoldering wreckage	d)	was buried under the smoldering wreckage	

27. 	Franken-Truck nonchalantly drove on top of the flaming wreckage.	

a)	on top of	b)	the flaming wreckage	
c)	on top of the flaming wreckage	d)	drove on top of the flaming wreckage	

28. 	Truckavore swung his robotic claw menacingly at King Crush but he missed.	

a)	at King Crush	b)	he missed	
c)	but he missed	d)	at King Crush but he missed	

29. 	King Crush won the race by a gigantic chrome bumper.	

a)	chrome bumper	b)	gigantic chrome bumper	
c)	a gigantic chrome bumper	d)	by a gigantic chrome bumper	

30. 	Franken-Truck drove straight through a solid brick wall and crossed the finish line.	

a)	through a solid brick wall	b)	drove through a solid brick wall	
c)	through a solid brick wall and crossed	d)	through a solid brick wall and crossed the finish line