Grammar Skills - Prepositions 2

Steven dodged as he saw the ball sailing ____ the air ____ him.

• inside... beside

• along ... beside

• through... towards

• above.. towards

"You want a pay raise? ____ my dead body!" exclaimed the employer.

• Above

• With

• Inside

• Over

My mother was ____ herself with joy when she heard that my brother was coming back from the States for a holiday.

• between

• beside

• above

• within

The cinema is ____ my house, so I often walk there once a week to catch a movie.

• near

• above

• under

• inside

The two sworn brothers fought the enemies ____ each other in the battlefield.

• between

• with

• over

• alongside

Margaret came all the way ____ Europe to visit her penpal in Asia.

• across

• from

• in

• at

During the drought, many villagers had to travel far in search _____ water.

• of

• for

• over

• about

Mary screamed when she came face to face ____ the hungry lion.

• with

• opposite

• by

• in

I could see fish swimming gracefully ____ the bridge that I was standing on.

• down

• above

• below

• through

Henry jumped when he saw a cobra slithered _____ his path.

• on

• across

• at

• inside