Fill in the blanks with an appropriate place preposition.
1I noticed that something was moving ............... the curtain.
Wrong!
"Behind" means at the back of something or hidden by it.
2The cat was hiding ............... the bed.
Wrong!
"Under" is correct because the cat was lower than the bed and hidden by it.
3We walked ............... the tunnel.
Wrong!
"Through" shows movement from one end of an enclosed space to the other.
4There is light ............... the end of the tunnel.
Wrong!
"At" is used for a specific point such as the end of something.
5The boys swam ............... the river.
Wrong!
"In" means within the water of the river.
6Is there anything ............... the box?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"In" and "inside" both mean within the box.
7Let’s meet ............... the library.
Wrong!
"Outside" means near but not inside a place or building.
8We walked ............... the desert.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "across" and "through" can describe movement from one side of the desert to the other.
9I have a few friends ............... the border.
Wrong!
"Across" means on the other side of the border.
10They live in a nice cottage on a hill ............... the lake.
Wrong!
"Above" means higher than the lake, not necessarily directly over it.
11As the child was shivering, the mother put a blanket ............... her.
Wrong!
"Over" is used when something covers another person or thing.
12Budapest is ............... the River Danube.
Wrong!
"On" is used for a city located beside a river.
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- I noticed that something was moving behind the curtain.
- The cat was hiding under the bed.
- We walked through the tunnel.
- There is light at the end of the tunnel.
- The boys swam in the river.
- Is there anything in / inside the box?
- Let’s meet outside the library.
- We walked across / through the desert.
- I have a few friends across the border.
- They live in a nice cottage on a hill above the lake.
- As the child was shivering, the mother put a blanket over her.
- Budapest is on the River Danube.