Cambridge Flyers: Prepositions

In hot countries, these farmers grow things ............. rice, mangoes and bananas, which need a lot of sun.

• through

• like

• than

When I looked ............... the address and date, I couldn't believe your home is so far away!

They climb ............... trees or over rocks very quickly and some can run across water, too.

• with

• up

• until

You can't see the beautiful pink, purple, orange and red colours............ the sky when the sun goes down every evening.

• until

• in

• far

There are six different kinds .................swans which have white bodies, but in a few parts of the world, there are black swans, too.

• of

• up

• off

A frightened or really angry swan can break a man's leg ........... its strong wings.

• out

• at

• with

Some people think that the first kites were made .......... leaves from trees.

• in

• of

• up

A man called Willhelm Rontgen invented the x-ray machine...........the end of then 19th century.

• since

• at

• over

Octopuses live in oceans all ................ the world.

• about

• of

• around

To move, octocpuses use their arms to walk........................ the bottom of the sea.

• past

• along

• between