COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS #06: Across and Over

They both mean 'on the other side of' or 'to the other side of' 

- He jumped over/across the stream. 

- His house is just over/across the road. 

Over means a movement to the other side of something high. 

- He is climbing over the wall. 

- The bird is flying over the tree. 

- The noisy aeroplane flew over the city. 

Across means a movement to the other side of a flat area. 

- Last week, we walked across the desert. 

- Sometimes children run across the road carelessly. 

- They walked acrossed the bridge.