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Phrasal Verbs With Turn

October 5, 2017 - pdf

Several phrasal verbs in English use the word turn. Here are some of them.

Fill in the blanks.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. I think we are going the wrong way. Let's turn ........................
Wrong!
To turn around is to change direction while driving.
2. The new management could not turn the company .................
Wrong!
To turn a loss making company around is to make it successful again.
3. The watchman turned us .............................. at the door.
Wrong!
To turn somebody away is to prevent them from entering a place.
4. Could you turn the volume of that music ........................? It is too loud.
Wrong!
To turn the volume down is to reduce it.
5. It was a good offer but she turned it ..........................
Wrong!
To turn down an offer is to refuse to accept it.
6. All students should turn their assignments ................... on or before Friday.
Wrong!
To turn in assignments is to submit them.
7. I was tired so I turned ........................ early last night.
Wrong!
To turn in early is to go to bed early.
8. The murderer was turned ........................... by his own parents.
Wrong!
To turn a criminal in is to deliver them to the police.
9. Caterpillars eventually turn ........................ beautiful butterflies.
Wrong!
10. When I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is turn ................... my laptop.
Wrong!
To turn a device on is to start it.
11. Body odor turns me .......................
Wrong!
If something turns you off, it makes you lose interest.
12. We thought that we would lose the contract but in the end everything turned ......................... all right.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

1. I think we are going the wrong way. Let’s turn around. 
2. The new management could not turn the company around.
3. The watchman turned us away at the door.
4. Could you turn the volume of that music down? It is too loud.
5. It was a good offer but she turned it down.
6. All students should turn their assignments in on or before Friday.
7. I was tired so I turned in early last night.
8. The murderer was turned in by his own parents.
9. Caterpillars eventually turn into beautiful butterflies.
10. When I get up in the morning, the first thing I do is turn on my laptop.
11. Body odor turns me off.
12. We thought that we would lose the contract but in the end everything turned out all right.

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