Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1I saw him climbing ............... the wall.
Wrong!
Use "over" for movement up and to the other side of something like a wall.
2See if you can jump ............... the stream.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "over" and "across" can describe jumping from one side of a stream to the other.
3We swam ............... the river.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side of a river to the other.
4We walked ............... the ice.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side to the other on the surface of the ice.
5The plane was flying ............... England.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "over" and "across" can describe a plane moving in the sky from one part of England to another.
6There is a little cottage ............... the lake.
Wrong!
Use "above" when something is higher than another place but not necessarily directly on top of it.
7Can you see the helicopter hovering ............... the palace?
Wrong!
Use "over" when something is directly higher than another place, especially while moving or staying above it.
8We walked ............... the wood.
Wrong!
Use "through" for movement inside an area such as a wood from one part to another.
9He was wearing a coat ............... his pyjamas.
Wrong!
Use "over" for clothing worn on top of other clothing.
10Your daughter is well ............... average in intelligence.
Wrong!
Use "above" in the common phrase "above average".
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- I saw him climbing over the wall.
- See if you can jump over / across the stream.
- We swam across the river.
- We walked across the ice.
- The plane was flying over / across England.
- There is a little cottage above the lake.
- Can you see the helicopter hovering over the palace?
- We walked through the wood.
- He was wearing a coat over his pyjamas.
- Your daughter is well above average in intelligence.