Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying the missing preposition or adverb particle.
1The music is too loud. Please turn it ............... a little.
Wrong!
The particle "down" completes the phrasal verb meaning to lower the volume.
2My application was turned ............... because I didn't have the required qualifications.
Wrong!
The particle "down" completes the phrasal verb meaning to reject an application.
3You are required to turn ............... the report within a couple of days.
Wrong!
The particle "in" completes the phrasal verb meaning to submit something.
4I am too tired to stay up. I think I should turn ............... now.
Wrong!
The particle "in" completes the phrasal verb meaning to go to bed.
5He turns ............... a monster after he has had a couple of drinks.
Wrong!
The particle "into" completes the phrasal verb meaning to become something different.
6Don't forget to turn ............... the fan and the lights before you leave the room.
Wrong!
The particle "off" completes the phrasal verb meaning to stop a device working.
7The concert was better than I expected; it turned ............... well.
Wrong!
The particle "out" completes the phrasal verb meaning to happen or end in a particular way.
8I hadn't seen him for years. Then one day he turned ............... at my door.
Wrong!
The particle "up" completes the phrasal verb meaning to appear or arrive unexpectedly.
9If you are not happy with the service you receive, you should take it ............... with the manager.
Wrong!
The particle "up" completes the phrasal verb meaning to discuss a problem with someone in authority.
10I may take ............... gardening after I retire.
Wrong!
The particle "up" completes the phrasal verb meaning to start a new activity regularly.
11I took my wife and children ............... to dinner yesterday.
Wrong!
The particle "out" completes the phrasal verb meaning to take someone to a restaurant or event.
12Germany will take ............... Argentina in the first semifinal on Friday.
Wrong!
The particle "on" completes the phrasal verb meaning to compete against someone.
Answers
- The music is too loud. Please turn it down a little.
- My application was turned down because I didn’t have the required qualifications.
- You are required to turn in the report within a couple of days.
- I am too tired to stay up. I think I should turn in now.
- He turns into a monster after he has had a couple of drinks.
- Don’t forget to turn off the fan and the lights before you leave the room.
- The concert was better than I expected; it turned out well.
- I hadn’t seen him for years. Then one day he turned up at my door.
- If you are not happy with the service you receive, you should take it up with the manager.
- I may take up gardening after I retire.
- I took my wife and children out to dinner yesterday.
- Germany will take on Argentina in the first semifinal on Friday.