Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The event has been ………………………… until next week.
Correct!
Wrong!
To put off is to postpone.
2. Please ………………………….. your coat. I am taking you to the doctor.
Correct!
Wrong!
To put on is to wear
3. ………………………… the toys once you have finished playing with them.
Correct!
Wrong!
To put away is to store for future use.
4. They …………………………….. the fire in the basement of the building.
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Wrong!
To put out is to extinguish.
5. We are planning to ……………………………. a fence around the property.
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Wrong!
To put up is to erect.
6. She ……………………………. a lot of effort to succeed in her business.
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Wrong!
To put in is to invest.
7. I can no longer ……………………………….. his insolence.
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Wrong!
To put up with something is to tolerate it.
8. I ……………………………. the whole neighborhood but nobody had seen my cat.
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Wrong!
To ask around is to ask the same question to a lot of people.
9. We had a small …………………………… yesterday.
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Wrong!
To get together is to meet.
10. The noise …………………………….. after some time.
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Wrong!
When noise dies down, it becomes weaker.
11. The scheme ............................... for want of support.
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Wrong!
When something falls through, it fails.
12. Suddenly the wheel .................................... the bicycle.
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Wrong!
To come off is to become detached.
Answers
- The event has been put off until next week.
- Please put on your coat. I am taking you to the doctor.
- Put away the toys once you have finished playing with them.
- They put out the fire in the basement of the building.
- We are planning to put up a fence around the property.
- She put in a lot of effort to succeed in her business.
- I can no longer put up with his insolence.
- I asked around the whole neighborhood but nobody had seen my cat.
- We had a small get together yesterday.
- The noise died down after sometime.
- The scheme fell through for want of support.
- Suddenly, the wheel came off the bicycle.
