Phrasal verbs with take – exercise 1

Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable preposition or adverb particle.

1. He takes …………………. his father.

a) down
b) after
c) in

2. The militants took the captives ………………..

a) away
b) down
c) after

3. Public outcry forced the minister to take ………………. his insensitive remarks about racism.

a) off
b) back
c) out

4. You can take this coat ……………… to the shop if it doesn’t fit.

a) in
b) back
c) off

5. Please take ……………… his address, lest you should forget it.

a) off
b) in
c) down

6. The advertiser was forced to take …………….. the huge billboards they had installed all over the city.

a) off
c) down
c) out

7. They took him ………………… an idiot.

a) for
b) in
c) off

8. He is so naïve. Anyone can take him ……………….

a) down
b) in
c) out

9. My clothes have become loose. Now I must get them taken ……………….

a) in
b) out
c) for

10. Wear your seat belts. The plane is about to take ……………….

a) off
b) on
c) up

Answers

1. He takes after his father. (When you take after somebody you resemble them.)

2. The militants took the captives away. (To take someone away is to capture them.)

3. Public outcry forced the minister to take back his insensitive remarks about racism. (To take back is to retract something you said.)

4. You can take this coat back to the shop if it doesn’t fit. (To take something back is to return it.)

5. Please take down his address, lest you should forget it. (To take something down is to write it down.)

6. The advertiser was forced to take down the huge billboards they had installed all over the city. (To take something down is to remove it.)

7. They took him for an idiot.

8. He is so naïve. Anyone can take him in. (To take someone in is to deceive them.)

9. My clothes have become loose. Now I must get them taken in. (To take clothes in is to make them smaller.)

10. Wear your seat belts. The plane is about to take off. (When a plane takes off, it leaves the ground.)