There are several phrasal verbs with the words stand, turn and set. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of those phrasal verbs.
1The factory turns ............... hundreds of bicycles every day.
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The phrasal verb "turns out" means produces something.
2I did go to their place, but they turned me ...............
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The phrasal verb "turned away" means refused entry or service.
3They turned ............... our offer.
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The phrasal verb "turned down" means rejected an offer or request.
4Her arrogance turned me ...............
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The phrasal verb "turned off" means made someone lose interest or feel dislike.
5I had invited all of my friends, but none of them turned ...............
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The phrasal verb "turned up" means arrived or appeared.
6He turned ............... to be a traitor.
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The phrase "turn out to be" means to prove to be or be found to be something in the end.
7The dog turned ............... the visitor without any provocation.
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The phrasal verb "turned on" means suddenly attacked someone.
8We shall be invincible if we stand ............... one another.
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The phrasal verb "stand by" means support someone loyally.
9We must have the courage to stand ............... for our rights.
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The phrasal verb "stand up for" means defend or support a person, idea, or right.
10The High Court set ............... the decree of the lower court.
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The phrasal verb "set aside" means cancel or annul a legal decision.
11He immediately set ............... building a business.
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The phrase "set about" means started doing something with energy or determination.
12We set ............... in the morning.
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The phrasal verb "set off" means started a journey.
Answers
- The factory turns out hundreds of bicycles every day.
- I did go to their place, but they turned me away.
- They turned down our offer.
- Her arrogance turned me off.
- I had invited all of my friends, but none of them turned up.
- He turned out to be a traitor.
- The dog turned on the visitor without any provocation.
- We shall be invincible if we stand by one another.
- We must have the courage to stand up for our rights.
- The High Court set aside the decree of the lower court.
- He immediately set about building a business.
- We set off in the morning.