Preposition or Adverb sheet 2

Many prepositions are also adverbs. The difference?

A preposition always has a noun or pronoun following it that acts as its object.

An adverb has no object. (Remember, an adverb answers where, when, how, why, to what extent. It modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.)

Everyone went out the back door. Out is a preposition since it has door following it as its object.

Do you want to go out? Out is an adverb since it has no object following it.

Directions: In each sentence, decide whether the underlined word is an adverb or a preposition.

1. Dad drove twice around the block.
2. Think it over.
3. While we waited, it seemed as if days went by.
4. The talk show went on and on.
5. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.
6. Try their homemade cheesecake after dinner.
7. We followed the Freedom Trail through Boston.
8. Please turn the radio off.
9. We fell down, outside the building.
10. The temperature kept going up after two o’clock.
11. The kindergarten class played outside all afternoon.
12. The flag waved proudly above the school.
13. A chicken bone went down the drain.
14. It is warm inside a sleeping bag.
15. Fish swam beneath the ice.
16. Mom spread ham salad on the bread.
17. Take the plants outside for some sun.
18. We jumped across easily.
19. Elise took her jacket off and hung it up.
20. Inside were two friendly boxer pups.