Fill in the blanks with an adverb particle or a preposition.
1I dropped ............... my aunt's house yesterday.
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"Round" completes the phrasal verb "drop round", meaning to visit someone informally.
2The demand for digital cameras has dropped ............... recently.
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"Off" completes "drop off", meaning to decrease.
3I dropped ............... in the middle of the show.
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"Off" completes "drop off", meaning to fall asleep.
4Profits dropped ............... during the last quarter.
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"Off" completes "drop off", meaning to decrease.
5Get in. I will drop you ............... at college.
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"Off" completes "drop someone off", meaning to take someone to a place and leave them there.
6Aunt Martha would often drop ............... on us.
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"In" completes "drop in on someone", meaning to visit someone informally.
7You can drop ............... whenever you want.
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"Over" completes "drop over", meaning to visit someone casually.
8Nights draw ............... fast in winter.
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"In" completes "draw in", meaning to become dark earlier in the evening.
9He drew ............... the lecture unnecessarily.
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"Out" completes "draw out", meaning to make something last longer than necessary.
10Drivers are required to draw ............... at the lights.
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"Up" completes "draw up", meaning to stop a vehicle.
11I don't want to get drawn ............... this scandal.
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"Into" completes "get drawn into", meaning to become involved in something unwillingly.
12The protesters drew ............... when the police approached them.
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"Back" completes "draw back", meaning to move away from something.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I dropped round my aunt’s house yesterday.
- The demand for digital cameras has dropped off recently.
- I dropped off in the middle of the show.
- Profits dropped off during the last quarter.
- Get in. I will drop you off at college.
- Aunt Martha would often drop in on us.
- You can drop over whenever you want.
- Nights draw in fast in winter.
- He drew out the lecture unnecessarily.
- Drivers are required to draw up at the lights.
- I don’t want to get drawn into this scandal.
- The protesters drew back when the police approached them.

