Fill in the blanks. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs.
1You should ............... your sugar intake if you want to be healthy.
Wrong!
"Cut down on" means reduce the amount of something.
2It is a good offer, so don't ...............
Wrong!
"Turn it down" means refuse an offer.
3He ............... as if he was about to stop.
Wrong!
"Slowed the car down" means made the car go more slowly.
4I don't like people who ............... me.
Wrong!
"Talk down to" means speak to someone as if they are less important or less intelligent.
5She refuses to ............... even when she is on holiday.
Wrong!
"Dress down" means wear informal or simple clothes.
6The police must ............... smugglers.
Wrong!
"Crack down on" means take strong action against illegal activity or bad behavior.
7None of them ............... at the party.
Wrong!
"Showed up" means arrived or appeared.
8The battery ............... while I was charging it.
Wrong!
"Blew up" means exploded.
9Slow down! I can't ............... you.
Wrong!
"Keep up with" means stay at the same speed as someone or something.
10The doctor advised him to ............... smoking.
Wrong!
"Give up" means stop doing a habit or activity.
11I ............... paying a lot more than I expected to.
Wrong!
"Ended up" means finally did something, often unexpectedly.
12Women ............... 60 percent of the total staff.
Wrong!
"Make up" means form or comprise part of a whole.
Answers
- You should cut down on your sugar intake if you want to be healthy.
- It is a good offer, so don’t turn it down.
- He slowed the car down as if he was about to stop.
- I don’t like people who talk down to me.
- She refuses to dress down even when she is on holiday.
- The police must crack down on smugglers.
- None of them showed up at the party.
- The battery blew up while I was charging it.
- Slow down! I can’t keep up with you.
- The doctor advised him to give up smoking.
- I ended up paying a lot more than I expected to.
- Women make up 60 percent of the total staff.