Language Activator – Above
Above / over / up / overhead / upstairs / overhang
above
(preposition/adverb)
.During my last year of college, I lived in a little apartment above a grocery store
directly above
.We looked up and saw a helicopter hovering directly above us
the floor/apartment above
above where you are
.We could hear noises in the room above
from above
seen from above
.The light came from above them and to their right
above sea level
used when describing how high a place is
.Mexico City is 2400 metres above sea level
over
(preposition/adverb)
directly above something or moving in the air above it
.’The sign over the door said ‘Employees Only
.As the planes flew over, Selim could see the Russian markings on their wings
.Riot police fired over the heads of the demonstrators
overhead
(adverb)
in the sky directly above your head
.A flock of birds passed overhead
(overhead (adjective only before noun
.Please put your luggage in the overhead compartment
up
(adverb)
up in/on/there etc in a higher position than where you are
?Are you able to see up there or do you need a flashlight
upstairs
(adverb)
on a higher floor of a building, above where you are
.The bathroom is upstairs on your left
(upstairs (adjective only before noun
The thieves got in through an upstairs window
overhang
(intransitive/transitive verb)
if something such as a tree or a rock overhangs something, it sticks out over it
An ancient vine overhangs the terrace
(overhanging (adjective
Julian waited under an overhanging rock until the rain stopped
Practice
: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words
.N1. The bird was sitting on a branch—————- the water
.————– N2. Suddenly, they heard the rumble of thunder
.N3. A thick layer of smoke ————–the city
.N4. About 400 fans jumped ———-barricades and invaded the playing field
.N5. There was a light ———-the table
. N6. ————-his bed is a picture of two old men sitting on a park bench
.N7. We rowed down the river beneath ————branches
? N8. Don’t you think the woman ————is kind of strange
.N9. I found some old pictures of my mother ——-in the attic
: Answers
Overhanging / overhead / hung over / over / above / above / overhanging / upstairs / up
