{"id":441,"date":"2015-01-05T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2015-01-05T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T10:07:04","slug":"phrasal-verbs-exercise-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-exercise-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate phrasal verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The boy is really \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by his parents\u2019 divorce.<\/p>\n

a) screwed up
\nb) scratched out
\nc) sealed off
\nd) set off
\ne) shaken off<\/p>\n

2. Parents should think twice before \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. on expensive gadgets for their children.<\/p>\n

a) sprucing up
\nb) splashing out
\nc) sticking around
\nd) dishing out
\ne) spewing out<\/p>\n

3. I make it a point not to argue with her. She can \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026, but she can\u2019t take it.<\/p>\n

a) spark it off
\nb) dish it out
\nc) shoot it off
\nd) mug it up
\ne) shake it off<\/p>\n

4. Shyam has agreed to \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 me when I am away on vacation.<\/p>\n

a) stand by me
\nb) stand me up
\nc) stand in for
\nd) stand out
\ne) stand down<\/p>\n

5. The speeding motorist was \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by the traffic cop.<\/p>\n

a) pulled over
\nb) pulled in
\nc) pulled down
\nd) pulled off
\ne) pulled through<\/p>\n

6. Although he lived with them for well over two years, he never really \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. his roommates.<\/p>\n

a) took to
\nb) took after
\nc) took on
\nd) took up
\ne) took out<\/p>\n

7. I know you have had a bad day, but you can\u2019t \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. me.<\/p>\n

a) take it out on
\nb) took up
\nc) take to
\nd) take after
\ne) take off<\/p>\n

8. They offered him an excellent job in the US, but he \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. because he did not want to leave India.<\/p>\n

a) turned it off
\nb) turned it down
\nc) turned it out
\nd) Turn it up
\ne) turned it on<\/p>\n

9. The passengers were relieved when the bomb threat \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to be a hoax.<\/p>\n

a) turned on
\nb) turned out
\nc) turned up
\nd) turned into
\ne) turned off<\/p>\n

10. He is quite good at \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 famous film stars.<\/p>\n

a) taking off
\nb) taking after
\nc) taking on
\nd) taking to<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. The boy is really screwed up<\/strong> by his parents\u2019 divorce.<\/p>\n

2. Parents should think twice before splashing out<\/strong> on expensive gadgets for their children.<\/p>\n

3. I make it a point not to argue with her. She can dish it out<\/strong>, but she can\u2019t take it.<\/p>\n

4. Shyam has agreed to stand in for me<\/strong> when I am away on vacation.<\/p>\n

5. The speeding motorist was pulled over<\/strong> by the traffic cop.<\/p>\n

6. Although he lived with them for well over two years, he never really took to<\/strong> his roommates.<\/p>\n

7. I know you have had a bad day, but you can\u2019t take it out on me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

8. They offered him an excellent job in the US, but he turned it down<\/strong> because he did not want to leave India.<\/p>\n

9. The passengers were relieved when the bomb threat turned out<\/strong> to be a hoax.<\/p>\n

10. He is quite good at taking off<\/strong> famous film stars.<\/p>\n

Explanations<\/h3>\n

1. When something screws up somebody, it confuses or hurts them.<\/p>\n

2. To splash out is to spend too much money on something.<\/p>\n

3. To dish something out is to give something (usually something bad) freely and in large amounts.<\/p>\n

4. To stand in for somebody is to do their job temporarily.<\/p>\n

5. To pull over is to ask a motorist to stop.<\/p>\n

6. To take to somebody is to like them.<\/p>\n

7. To take it out on somebody is to be rude to them because you are upset for some reason.<\/p>\n

8. To turn something down is to refuse to accept it.<\/p>\n

9. When something turns out a particular way, it happens that way.<\/p>\n

10. To take off somebody is to copy their way of talking or their behavior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate phrasal verb. 1. The boy is really \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by his parents\u2019 divorce. a) screwed up b) scratched out c) sealed off d) set off e) shaken off...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phrasal-verbs","tag-phrasal-verbs-exercise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}