Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb or a preposition or adverb particle that completes a phrasal verb.
1. Nobody believed him at first, but in the end what he said ................................. to be true.
Wrong!
2. I said some jokes to ................................
Wrong!
3. I was not at all amused by her rude remarks, so I told her ..............................
Wrong!
To tell somebody off is to reprimand them.
4. The committee is made ................................. six people.
Wrong!
= The committee consists of.
5. Snobbish people always turn me ...............................
Wrong!
When people turn you off, you lose interest in them.
6. I was completely taken ............................ by his charm.
Wrong!
Be taken in means be deceived.
7. My parents were really upset when I dropped ............................. college.
Wrong!
8. I was hoping to build a business of my own, but things didn't ............................ as I expected.
Wrong!
9. What's ............................ here?
Wrong!
10. Keep ............................ from the edge of the cliff.
Wrong!
11. Tanya came .............................. an interesting idea.
Wrong!
12. She gets ........................... well with her colleagues.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. Nobody believed him at first, but in the end what he said turned out to be true.
2. I said some jokes to cheer her up.
3. I was not at all amused by her rude behavior, so I told her off.
4. The committee is made up of six people.
5. Snobbish people always turn me off.
6. I was completely taken in by his charm.
7. My parents were really upset when I dropped out of college.
8. I was hoping to build a business of my own, but things didn’t work out as I expected.
9. What’s going on here?
10. Keep away from the edge of the cliff.
11. Tanya came up with an interesting idea.
12. She gets on well with her colleagues.
