Fill in the blanks.
1I was taken ............... by his rude reply.
Wrong!
"Aback" completes "be taken aback," which means to be shocked or very surprised.
2She takes ............... her grandmother.
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"After" completes "take after," which means to resemble an older family member.
3He has this habit of taking ............... every gadget he gets.
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"Apart" completes "take apart," which means to separate something into pieces.
4They raided our office and took ............... our laptops.
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"Away" completes "take away," which means to remove something from a place.
5The eggs were rotten, so I took them ............... to the store.
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"Back" completes "take back," which means to return something to a place.
6You aren't very talented. I take that compliment ............... .
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"Back" completes "take back," which means to withdraw something you said.
7After the event was over, they took ............... the stage.
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"Down" completes "take down," which means to dismantle or remove a structure.
8They took him ............... a foreigner.
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"For" completes "take someone for," which means to mistakenly believe someone is a particular kind of person.
9The child had nowhere to go, so the kind woman took him ............... .
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"In" completes "take someone in," which means to let someone stay in your home.
10This dress is too big for me. I have to take it ............... .
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"In" completes "take something in," which means to make clothing smaller.
11Her career really took ............... after that scandal.
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"Off" completes "take off," which means to become successful quickly.
12As it was very hot, I took ............... the coat.
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"Off" completes "take off," which means to remove clothing.
Done.
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Answers
- I was taken aback by his rude reply.
- She takes after her grandmother.
- He has this habit of taking apart every gadget he gets.
- They raided our office and took away our laptops.
- The eggs were rotten, so I took them back to the store.
- You aren’t very talented. I take that compliment back .
- After the event was over, they took down the stage.
- They took him for a foreigner.
- The child had nowhere to go, so the kind woman took him in .
- This dress is too big for me. I have to take it in .
- Her career really took off after that scandal.
- As it was very hot, I took off the coat.

