Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1. I saw him climbing ………………… the wall.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. See if you can jump ………………….. the stream.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. We swam ………………….. the river.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. We walked ………………….. the ice.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The plane was flying …………………… England.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. There is a little cottage ……………….. the lake.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Can you see the helicopter hovering …………………. the palace.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. We walked ………………… .. the wood.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He was wearing a coat …………………… his pyjamas.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Your daughter is well ………………… average in intelligence.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. I saw him climbing over the wall.
2. See if you can jump across / over the stream.
3. We swam across the river.
4. We walked across the ice.
5. The plane was flying over / across England.
6. There is a little cottage above the lake.
7. Can you see the helicopter hovering over / above the palace.
8. We walked through the wood.
9. He was wearing a coat over his pyjamas.
10. Your daughter is well above average in intelligence.
