There are several phrasal verbs using the word take. Can you use them correctly? Test your understanding with this grammar exercise.
1Please take your shoes ............... before entering the temple.
Wrong!
To take a piece of clothing off is to remove it.
2Raj has taken ............... scuba diving.
Wrong!
To take up something is to start a new hobby or activity.
3Selena takes ............... her grandmother.
Wrong!
To take after somebody is to resemble them.
4The minister was forced to take his offensive remarks ...............
Wrong!
To take something back is to withdraw a statement.
5This blouse is too loose for you. You must take it ...............
Wrong!
To take a garment in is to make it tighter.
6As our business expands, we will take more people ...............
Wrong!
To take somebody on is to employ them.
7I don’t think I can take ............... this responsibility.
Wrong!
To take on a task is to undertake it.
8You might have had a bad day at work but you can’t take it ............... on me.
Wrong!
To take it out on somebody is to relieve your frustration by treating them badly.
9After his father died, he took ............... their family business.
Wrong!
To take over something is to assume responsibility for it.
10The girl took ............... her foster parents almost instantly.
Wrong!
To take to somebody is to like them.
11As soon as we saw the leopard, we took ............... our heels.
Wrong!
To take to one’s heels is to run to escape danger.
12He took ............... farming after retirement.
Wrong!
To take up something is to undertake it.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Please take your shoes off before entering the temple.
- Raj has taken up scuba diving.
- Selena takes after her grandmother.
- The minister was forced to take his offensive remarks back
- This blouse is too loose for you. You must take it in
- As our business expands, we will take more people on
- I don’t think I can take on this responsibility.
- You might have had a bad day at work but you can’t take it out on me.
- After his father died, he took over their family business.
- The girl took to her foster parents almost instantly.
- As soon as we saw the leopard, we took to our heels.
- He took up farming after retirement.
