This grammar exercise tests your understanding of common phrasal verbs in English. Fill in the blanks.
1The rebels ............... after years of resistance.
Wrong!
To give in is to surrender.
2She ............... her difficulties by working hard.
Wrong!
To get over difficulties is to overcome them.
3Although several dignitaries were expected to attend the function, only a few ...............
Wrong!
To turn up is to make an appearance.
4The manager ............... my request for a transfer.
Wrong!
To turn down a request is to reject it.
5These curtains don’t ............... the carpets.
Wrong!
Go with here means match.
6He is accustomed ............... living in such poor conditions.
Wrong!
If you are accustomed to something you are used to it.
7While the terrorist was assembling a bomb, it ............... and killed him.
Wrong!
When a bomb goes off, it explodes.
8Are you ready to ............... the new responsibility?
Wrong!
To take on a responsibility can mean accept it.
9The situation ............... immediate action.
Wrong!
Call for can mean require.
10Did you ............... that story or was it true?
Wrong!
To make up a story is to invent it.
11The author has ............... a new edition of his book.
Wrong!
To bring out a book is to publish it.
12The new economic policy ............... a revival in the industrial sector.
Wrong!
To bring about a revival is to cause a revival.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The rebels gave in after years of resistance.
- She got over her difficulties by working hard.
- Although several dignitaries were expected to attend the function, only a few turned up
- The manager turned down my request for a transfer.
- These curtains don’t go with the carpets.
- He is accustomed to living in such poor conditions.
- While the terrorist was assembling a bomb, it went off and killed him.
- Are you ready to take on the new responsibility?
- The situation calls for immediate action.
- Did you make up that story or was it true?
- The author has brought out a new edition of his book.
- The new economic policy brought about a revival in the industrial sector.
