Fill in the blanks.
1I don't want you to bring ............... that topic again.
Wrong!
"Up" is correct because "bring up" means to mention a topic.
2The teacher asked the boy to do the exercise ...............
Wrong!
"Over" is correct because "do something over" means to do it again.
3She filled ............... the bottle with water.
Wrong!
"Up" is correct because "fill up" means to fill something completely.
4I found that she had been saying nasty things about me behind my ...............
Wrong!
"Back" is correct because "behind someone's back" means secretly or without that person's knowledge.
5The restaurant was giving ............... free food.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "give away" means to give something for free.
6When are you going to give me my money ...............?
Wrong!
"Back" is correct because "give something back" means to return it.
7Put ............... your coat before going out.
Wrong!
"On" is correct because "put on" means to start wearing clothes.
8We use a fire extinguisher to put ............... a fire.
Wrong!
"Out" is correct because "put out" means to extinguish a fire.
9Please take ............... these instructions so you don't forget them.
Wrong!
"Down" is correct because "take down" means to write something as a note.
10You must put ............... some money for your retirement.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "put away" means to save money for future use.
11Although he deserved the job, his application was turned ...............
Wrong!
"Down" is correct because "turn down" means to reject something.
12We should not throw ............... anything useful.
Wrong!
"Away" is correct because "throw away" means to discard something.
Answers
- I don’t want you to bring up that topic again.
- The teacher asked the boy to do the exercise over.
- She filled up the bottle with water.
- I found that she had been saying nasty things about me behind my back.
- The restaurant was giving away free food.
- When are you going to give me my money back?
- Put on your coat before going out.
- We use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire.
- Please take down these instructions so you don’t forget them.
- You must put away some money for your retirement.
- Although he deserved the job, his application was turned down.
- We should not throw away anything useful.