Prepositions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

1. Fog lay ………………………………. the city.

a) over             b) through       c) either could be used here

2. I climbed ……………………………… the wall.

a) over             b) across          c) either could be used here

3. I live ……………………………. the road.

a) over             b) across          c) either could be used here

4. Read your work …………………………………….. carefully.

a) over             b) through       c) either could be used here

5. The race is open to children …………………………… ten.

a) over             b) above          c) either could be used here

6. He gave us a lecture ……………………………. how to behave.

a) on                b) about           c) either could be used here

7. We must move ………………………………… to the next place.

a) on                b) at                 c) either could be used here

8. The thieves ran ……………………………….. when the police arrived.

a) off               b) away           c) either could be used here

9. The waves beat ……………………………… the cliffs.

a) over             b) against        c) either could be used here

10. You don’t seem tall …………………………….. your father.

a) besides        b) beside         c) either could be used here.

Answers

1. Fog lay over the city.

2. I climbed over the wall.

3. I live over/across the road.

4. Read your work over carefully.

5. The race is open to children over ten. (We do not normally use above to talk about ages.)

6. He gave us a lecture on/about how to behave.

7. We must move on to the next place.

8. The thieves ran off/away when the police arrived.

9. The waves beat against the cliffs.

10. You don’t seem tall beside your father.