This grammar exercise tests your understanding of common phrasal verbs in English. Fill in the blanks.
1The rebels ............... after years of resistance.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "gave in" means surrendered or stopped resisting.
2She ............... her difficulties by working hard.
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The phrasal verb "got over" means overcame or recovered from a problem.
3Although several dignitaries were expected to attend the function, only a few ...............
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The phrasal verb "turned up" means arrived or appeared.
4The manager ............... my request for a transfer.
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The phrasal verb "turned down" means rejected or refused.
5These curtains don’t ............... the carpets.
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The phrasal verb "go with" means match or suit something.
6He is accustomed ............... living in such poor conditions.
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The adjective "accustomed" is followed by "to" before a noun or gerund.
7While the man was assembling a bomb, it ............... and killed him.
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The phrasal verb "went off" means exploded in this sentence.
8Are you ready to ............... the new responsibility?
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The phrasal verb "take on" means accept a task or responsibility.
9The situation ............... immediate action.
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The phrasal verb "calls for" means requires or needs.
10Did you ............... that story, or was it true?
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The phrasal verb "make up" means invent in this context.
11The author has ............... a new edition of his book.
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The phrasal verb "brought out" means published or released.
12The new economic policy ............... a revival in the industrial sector.
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The phrasal verb "brought about" means caused to happen.
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 man 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.