CBSE Class 5 English Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbss Worksheet

Prepositional phrases serve as adjectives and adverbs. An adjective phrase is sometimes a prepositional phrase that describes a noun or a pronoun.

Castles in Japan were built differently from European castles. (describes the noun castles)

Those in Japan often included many courtyards. (describes the pronoun those)

An adverb phrase is sometimes a prepositional phrase that describes a verb, another adverb, or an adjective.

The first European castles were built of earth and timber. (describes the verb built)

Later in history castles were built out of stone. (describes the adverb later)

The chapel was important in a Christian castle. (describes the adjective important)

• Exercise 1 Identify the phrase in italics by writing adj. in the blank for each adjective phrase or adv. for each adverb phrase. Circle the word or phrase it modifies.

     adv    .   Castles served as homes for lords and as strongholds.

.............. 1. How did people live inside a medieval castle?

.............. 2. The main room in a castle was the great hall.

.............. 3. The great hall served as a bedroom, dining room, and office.

.............. 4. Early halls had fireplaces in the middle of the room.

.............. 5. Later, wall fireplaces were introduced, and the lord’s table was often near the fire.

.............. 6. The main meal was eaten late in the morning.

.............. 7. Servants with pitchers of water helped guests wash their hands before and after eating.

.............. 8. Some tables had removable legs so the room could be used for many purposes.

.............. 9. The lord’s table was often the only table with fixed legs.

.............. 10. Removing the tables used for dining provided space for entertainment.

.............. 11. Later in the evening straw mattresses were brought into the great hall for sleeping.

.............. 12. The floors of some castles were decorated with tiles.

.............. 13. Medieval people rarely used carpets as floor coverings.

.............. 14. Carpets were regarded as luxuries.

.............. 15. Some carpets hung on the walls as tapestries.

.............. 16. Castles built after the year 1200 often had extra rooms.

.............. 17. The heat for cooking came from an open fire.

.............. 18. To prevent fires, halls were built away from the kitchen.

.............. 19. Often the kitchen was in the courtyard.

.............. 20. Later the kitchen was connected to the great hall.

.............. 21. Medieval people living in castles ate a variety of foods.

.............. 22. They ate beef, mutton, and many kinds of wild birds.

.............. 23. They served venison and other game after a hunt.

.............. 24. They ate fish during Lent.

.............. 25. Many castles had gardens with orchards.

.............. 26. Northern orchards provided fruit like apples and pears.

.............. 27. Trenchers were flat pieces of stale bread.

.............. 28. Trenchers were used as plates.

.............. 29. The stale bread soaked up the gravy from the meat.

.............. 30. The trenchers could be given to the poor.

.............. 31. Nobles were usually served by pages.

.............. 32. Only rich people had chairs, so most people sat on benches.

.............. 33. Hunting and hawking were enjoyed as entertainment.

.............. 34. In addition, the knights participated in tournaments.

.............. 35. People listened to musicians and storytellers.