Fill in the blanks.
1The tongs are in the cupboard ............... the sink, so you will have to bend down to get them.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "below" and "under" can mean in a lower position than something else.
2We watched the sun disappearing ............... the horizon.
Wrong!
Use "below" when something moves lower than the horizon in view.
3The climbers stopped a few hundred meters ............... the summit.
Wrong!
Use "below" for a place lower than another point on a mountain.
4More details are given in the paragraphs ...............
Wrong!
In a text, "below" means later or lower on the page; "under" and "over" are not used this way.
5The minister came ............... attack for his alleged involvement in the scam.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "under attack".
6She wore a cotton shirt ............... the sweater.
Wrong!
Use "under" for clothing that is covered by another item of clothing.
7The whole town is ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "under" when something is covered by water.
8The temperature has fallen ............... zero.
Wrong!
Use "below" for temperatures lower than a point on a scale.
9Some parts of the Netherlands are ............... sea level.
Wrong!
Use "below" for land that is lower than sea level.
10He is ............... average in intelligence.
Wrong!
Use "below" when someone is lower than a standard or average.
11You cannot vote if you are ............... 18.
Wrong!
Use "under" to mean younger than a particular age.
12............... ten students participated in the debate.
Wrong!
Use "Under" to mean fewer than a particular number.
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- The tongs are in the cupboard below / under the sink, so you will have to bend down to get them.
- We watched the sun disappearing below the horizon.
- The climbers stopped a few hundred meters below the summit.
- More details are given in the paragraphs below.
- The minister came under attack for his alleged involvement in the scam.
- She wore a cotton shirt under the sweater.
- The whole town is under water.
- The temperature has fallen below zero.
- Some parts of the Netherlands are below sea level.
- He is below average in intelligence.
- You cannot vote if you are under 18.
- Under ten students participated in the debate.