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Over, Across vs. Through Exercise

April 2, 2024 B2pdf

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 11 answered
1They live ............... the border.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Across" and "over" can both mean on the other side of a border.
2We swam ............... the river to reach the opposite bank.
Wrong!
"Across" means from one side of the river to the other.
3We jumped ............... the stream.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Across" and "over" are both natural for jumping from one side of a narrow stream to the other.
4The boy tried to climb ............... the high wall.
Wrong!
"Over" means going up and down the other side of the wall.
5We walked ............... the field to the gate on the far side.
Wrong!
"Across" means from one side of the field to the other.
6We walked ............... the tunnel.
Wrong!
"Through" means moving inside the tunnel from one end to the other.
7The penguins walked ............... the ice sheets toward the sea.
Wrong!
"Across" means moving from one side of a wide surface to another.
8See if you can jump ............... the fence.
Wrong!
"Over" means going above the fence to the other side.
9I enjoy walking ............... the woods.
Wrong!
"Through" means moving among the trees in the woods.
10We traveled ............... several cities and towns.
Wrong!
"Through" means passing within or among several places.
11We enjoyed a safari ............... the desert from north to south.
Wrong!
"Across" means moving from one side of the desert to the other.

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  1. They live across / over the border.
  2. We swam across the river to reach the opposite bank.
  3. We jumped across / over the stream.
  4. The boy tried to climb over the high wall.
  5. We walked across the field to the gate on the far side.
  6. We walked through the tunnel.
  7. The penguins walked across the ice sheets toward the sea.
  8. See if you can jump over the fence.
  9. I enjoy walking through the woods.
  10. We traveled through several cities and towns.
  11. We enjoyed a safari across the desert from north to south.

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