Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions:

1. The plane is flying ________________ (under/over) the house.
2. The guards are standing ________________ (outside/above) the hotel.
3. The students loved to go ______________ (behind/around) the fountain.
4. The pigeon is sitting __________ (in/on) the fence.
5. Please switch _____________ (of/off) the mobile phones.
6. Seema is looking ______________ (through/about) the window glass.
7. We went to meet our uncle _____________ (on/by) Sunday.
8. She is looking ____________ (inside/over) the well.
9. Rohan is climbing ___________ (onto/up) the ladder.
10. Our car is going ______________ (to/through) the tunnel.
11. The birds are flying _____________ (in/between) the trees.
12. This train is going _____________ (upon/towards) Mumbai.
13. He is waiting for the bus __________ (at/on) the bus stop.
14. The police jeep is parked ______________ (near/in) the gate.
15. Let us carefully walk _____________ (into/across) the street.

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Answers:

1. over
2. outside
3. around
4. on
5. off
6. through
7. on
8. inside
9. up
10. through
11. between
12. towards
13. at
14. near
15. across