This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs.
1I dropped ............... my grandmother yesterday.
Wrong!
"In on" is correct because "drop in on someone" means to make a short informal visit.
2Why don't you drop ............... for a coffee sometime?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"In" and "by" are correct because "drop in" and "drop by" both mean to visit informally for a short time.
3I promised to go with her. Now I can't ............... out of it.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Get" and "back" are correct because "get out of" and "back out of" can both mean to avoid doing something promised.
4Have you ............... your differences yet?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Sorted out" and "worked out" are correct because both mean resolved or dealt with successfully.
5Things didn't really work ............... between them, so they got divorced shortly after getting married.
Wrong!
"Out" is correct because "work out" means to develop successfully or end in a particular way.
6He went to college but dropped ............... after a few months.
Wrong!
"Out" is correct because "drop out" means to leave a course or school before finishing.
7They ............... the house on fire.
Wrong!
"Set" is correct because "set something on fire" means to make it start burning.
8She keeps on criticizing me. I am fed ............... her.
Wrong!
"Up with" is correct because "fed up with" means annoyed or tired of someone or something.
9Why do you ............... interrupting me while I am speaking?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Keep" and "keep on" are correct because both can mean to continue doing something.
10My battery is dying, but there is nowhere to plug it ...............
Wrong!
"In" is correct because "plug in" means to connect a device to electricity.
11The thieves broke ............... while we were away.
Wrong!
"In" is correct because "break in" means to enter a building illegally.
12Leave the lights ...............
Wrong!
"On" is correct because "leave the lights on" means not to turn them off.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I dropped in on my grandmother yesterday.
- Why don’t you drop in / by for a coffee sometime?
- I promised to go with her. Now I can’t get / back out of it.
- Have you worked out / 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 keep / keep on 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.