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Prepositions Worksheet
With Police...

Reading Level 1

Part One | Identifying Prepositions

Directions: Read each sentence. Determine which one of your answer choices is being used as a preposition. Circle your response.

1. 	Ramirez forgot his badge at home.	

a)	his	b)	home	
c)	forgot	d)	at	

2. 	The chief sent Ramirez to the crime scene.	

a)	to	b)	sent	
c)	the	d)	scene	

3. 	It's a good thing that Lex was with Gomez when they found the shooter.	

a)	that	b)	with	
c)	they	d)	a	

4. 	Lex has been a cop for twenty years.	

a)	a	b)	been	
c)	has	d)	for	

5. 	Lex knew that the bad guys were in their hideout.	

a)	the	b)	in	
c)	hideout	d)	that	

6. 	The chief was very tired of Ramirez's bad conduct.	

a)	of	b)	very	
c)	was	d)	bad	

7. 	Lex and Riley were chasing the bad guy through the alley.	

a)	and	b)	were	
c)	alley	d)	through	

8. 	Gomez would not stop chasing the bad men until they were all behind bars.	

a)	all	b)	not	
c)	behind	d)	were	

9. 	Lex threw the cat burglar against the wall and read him his rights.	

a)	and	b)	against	
c)	his	d)	threw	

10. 	The chief wasn't warm or sweet so he took his coffee cold and without sugar.	

a)	without	b)	so	
c)	or	d)	wasn't	

11. 	Gomez found the suspect hiding under her bed.	

a)	her	b)	bed	
c)	under	d)	hiding	

12. 	Lex couldn't finish his work before lunch.	

a)	lunch	b)	couldn't	
c)	his	d)	before	

13. 	The cat burglar jumped over the fence and kept running.	

a)	over	b)	and	
c)	The	d)	kept	

14. 	Lex lost all hope for solving the case once the robber had escaped.	

a)	all	b)	had	
c)	once	d)	for	

15. 	Lex acted bravely during the chase but the bad guy escaped.	

a)	but	b)	during	
c)	chase	d)	the	

16. 	Lex knew that if he wasn't careful, clues would slip between the cracks.	

a)	if	b)	slip	
c)	between	d)	that	

17. 	Lex heard five or six gunshots and ran toward them.	

a)	or	b)	and	
c)	toward	d)	them	

18. 	Lex jumped into the fight so that he could protect the hostage.	

a)	so	b)	he	
c)	could	d)	into	

19. 	Lex and Gomez got their pistols from the supply room.	

a)	from	b)	got	
c)	the	d)	their	

20. 	Ramirez seems brave but he is really afraid of bugs.	

a)	but	b)	of	
c)	seems	d)	is	

21. 	Lex looked for clues that might help him solve the crime.	

a)	might	b)	that	
c)	him	d)	for	

22. 	Lex was having trouble sleeping at night.	

a)	was	b)	having	
c)	at	d)	night	
	
23. 	Gomez read the robber his rights and then threw him into the police car.	

a)	into 	b)	car	
c)	then	d)	his	

24. 	The robber sat before the judge and wept.	

a)	sat	b)	and	
c)	before	d)	the	

Part Two | Redundant Prepositions

Directions: Read each sentence. Determine which one of your answer choices is a redundant or unnecessary preposition. Circle your response.

25. 	The robber threw his gun out of the window when Lex got behind him.	

a)	with	b)	out	
c)	behind	d)	of	

26. 	The robber found where the safe was at, cut a hole in it, and put the gems from the safe into a bag.	

a)	in	b)	at	
c)	from	d)	into	

27. 	Lex looked for clues inside of the house with a black light.	

a)	with	b)	inside	
c)	for	d)	of	

28. 	Lex was looking for the chief but he wasn't in his office and Lex had no idea where he went to.	

a)	in	b)	around	
c)	to	d)	for	

29. 	The robber jumped off of the ledge, landed in the bushes, and ran down the street.	

a)	in	b)	down	
c)	of	d)	off	

30. 	The robber did not know where he was at but he kept running with the bag of gems on his back.	

a)	with	b)	at	
c)	of	d)	on