Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle.
1He can put ............... gallons of Coke.
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The phrasal verb "put away" can mean to eat or drink a large amount.
2Criminals who pose a threat to society should be put ...............
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The phrasal verb "put away" can mean to send someone to prison.
3I don’t like it when you put me ............... in front of my colleagues.
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The phrasal verb "put down" means to criticize or humiliate someone.
4The police failed to put ............... the riots.
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The phrasal verb "put down" can mean to stop a rebellion or riot by force.
5Since the dog had almost no chance of recovery, we had to put him ...............
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The phrasal verb "put down" can mean to kill an animal humanely because it is very ill.
6Her rude behavior put me ...............
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The phrasal verb "put off" can mean to make someone dislike something or feel unwilling.
7The exam has been put ...............
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The phrasal verb "put off" means to postpone something.
8His insistence that I lend him some money put me ...............
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The phrasal verb "put out" can mean to inconvenience or trouble someone.
9My cousin has agreed to put me ............... when I visit Mumbai next week.
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The phrasal verb "put up" can mean to give someone a place to stay.
10I cannot put ............... his impertinence.
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The phrase "put up with" means to tolerate something unpleasant.
11Dad is trying to put ............... a fence around the garden.
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The phrasal verb "put up" can mean to build or erect something.
12If banks put ............... their interest rates, it will hurt the economy.
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The phrasal verb "put up" can mean to increase a price, rate, or charge.
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- He can put away gallons of Coke.
- Criminals who pose a threat to society should be put away
- I don’t like it when you put me down in front of my colleagues.
- The police failed to put down the riots.
- Since the dog had almost no chance of recovery, we had to put him down
- Her rude behavior put me off
- The exam has been put off
- His insistence that I lend him some money put me out
- My cousin has agreed to put me up when I visit Mumbai next week.
- I cannot put up with his impertinence.
- Dad is trying to put up a fence around the garden.
- If banks put up their interest rates, it will hurt the economy.