The
man in the picture is The man is going on
vacation.
The sentences below contain phrasal verbs. However, the verb is missing.
Read the sentences carefully and choose the best preposition.
Then click the button to see if you are correct..
1. (to
refuse or reject)
Jack didn't get the job. They ___
him down
a. wore
b. turned
c. said
2.
(to make tired or exhausted)
A new baby can ___
it's parents out.
a. wear
b. turn
c. say
3.(To stop doing something before the end. Usually something
you are enrolled in.)
Alex hated medicine and ___ out of university.
a. left
b. came
c. dropped
4.
(to speak angrily)
The old man ___ the noisy children off.
a. told
b. wore
c. snapped
5.
(to receive something. Usually through a will.)
The fortune teller said my cousin will ___
into a lot of money.
a. get
b. come
c. be
6.
(to
become happy)
The students were miserable because their teacher was boring. The bell
___
them up
when it rang. They knew that finally they could go home.
a. cheered
b. came
c. got
7.
(to be surprised)
Sandra was ___ aback when her friends organised
a surprise party for her.
a. amazed
b. taken
c. turned
8.
(to cancel something)
The wedding was ___ off when the bride confessed
that she loved another man.
a. called
b. rung
c. turned
9. (to
lose emotional/mental control) Brian had a ___
down after his wife and children left him.
a. turn
b. break
c. exhaust
10. (to
think of a solution) She ___ up with
a great idea to make lots of money.
a. gave
b. came
c. broke
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