This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs.
1I dropped ............... on my grandmother yesterday.
Wrong!
To drop in or to drop by is to make a short informal visit.
2Why don't you drop ............... for a coffee sometime?
Wrong!
3I promised to go with her. Now I can't ............... out of it.
Wrong!
4Have you ............... your differences yet?
Wrong!
5Things didn't really work ............... between them. So they got divorced shortly after getting married.
Wrong!
6He went to college but dropped ............... after a few months.
Wrong!
7They ............... the house on fire.
Wrong!
8She keeps on criticizing me. I am fed ............... her.
Wrong!
9Why do you ............... interrupting me while I am speaking?
Wrong!
10My battery is dying but there is nowhere to plug it ...............
Wrong!
11The thieves broke ............... while we were away.
Wrong!
12Leave the lights ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I dropped in on my grandmother yesterday.
- Why don’t you drop Either could be used here for a coffee sometime?
- I promised to go with her. Now I can’t Either could be used here out of it.
- Have you sorted out your differences yet?
- Things didn’t really work out between them. So they got divorced shortly after getting married.
- He went to college but dropped out after a few months.
- They set the house on fire.
- She keeps on criticizing me. I am fed up with her.
- Why do you Either could be used here interrupting me while I am speaking?
- My battery is dying but there is nowhere to plug it in
- The thieves broke in while we were away.
- Leave the lights on
