Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying the missing preposition or adverb particle.
1. The music is too loud. Please turn it .....................
To turn down is to lower the volume.
2. My application was turned ......................... because I didn't have the required qualifications.
To turn down an application is to reject it.
3. You are required to turn ....................... the report within a couple of days.
To turn in a report is to submit it.
4. I am too tired to stay up. I think I should turn ..................... now
To turn in is to go to bed.
5. He turns .................. a monster after he has had a couple of drinks.
Turn into can mean transform.
6. Don't forget to turn ..................... the fan and the lights before you leave the room.
To turn a device off is to stop it from working.
7. I had invited Samuel to my party but he didn't turn ..................
To turn out is to attend an event.
8. I hadn't seen him for years. Then one day he turned .................. at my door.
When someone turns up, they come unexpectedly.
9. If you are not happy with the service you receive, you should take it .................... with the manager.
To take something up with somebody is to complain to them about a problem.
10. I may take ..................... gardening after I retire.
To take up something is to start doing it regularly.
11. I took my wife and children ...................... to dinner yesterday.
12. Germany will take .................... Argentina in the first semifinal on Friday.
To take on somebody is to compete against them.
Answers
1. The music is too loud. Please turn it down.
2. My application was turned down because I didn’t have the required qualifications.
3. You are required to turn in the report within a couple of days.
4. I am too tired to stay up. I think I should turn in now
5. He turns into a monster after he has had a couple of drinks.
6. Don’t forget to turn off the fan and the lights before you leave the room.
7. I had invited Samuel to my party but he didn’t turn out.
8. I hadn’t seen him for years. Then one day he turned up at my door.
9. If you are not happy with the service you receive, you should take it up with the manager.
10. I may take up gardening after I retire.
11. I took my wife and children out to dinner yesterday.
12. Germany will take on Argentina in the first semifinal on Friday.
