Fill in the blanks.
1.They live ..................... the border.
Correct!
Wrong!
Both of these words can be used to mean on or to the other side of a line or road.
2. We swam .......................... the river.
Correct!
Wrong!
To swim across the river is to swim from one side of the river to the other side.
3. We jumped .......................... the stream.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The boy tried to climb ......................... the high wall.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. We walked ............................... the field.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We walked ......................... the tunnel.
Correct!
Wrong!
Through is similar to in. Across is similar to on.
7. The penguins walked ......................... the ice sheets.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. See if you can jump ........................... the fence?
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I enjoy walking ............................... the woods.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. We traveled ......................... several cities and towns.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. We enjoyed the safari .......................... the desert.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- They live across / over the border.
- We swam across/over the river.
- We jumped over the stream.
- The boy tried to climb over the high wall.
- We walked across the field.
- We drove through the tunnel.
- The penguins walked across the ice sheets.
- See if you can jump over the fence?
- I enjoy walking through the woods.
- We traveled through several cities and towns.
- We enjoyed the safari across the desert.
