Posts Tagged ‘phrasal verbs’

Phrasal verbs with put

July 16th, 2010 in Vocabulary, Words

Put about (change direction or cause to change direction)

Put across (state clearly)

She failed to put her views across during the hearing.

Put away (discard, consume food or drink, kill (informal)

What are Adverb Particles?

March 18th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Words like in, out, up, down etc., are not always prepositions. Read the sentences given below.

He was driving down the street.
Please sit down.

Phrasal Verbs Quiz II

February 13th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms or phrasal verbs

1.    Adversity often —————— virtues unsuspected before.

a)    Calls in
b)    Calls out
c)    Calls on
d)    Calls up

Phrasal Verbs Quiz I

February 8th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs or idioms.

1.    He —————— my plan.

a)    Backed out
b)    Backed up
c)    Backed off
d)    Backed off

Phrasal Verbs Quiz V

January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs

1.    The police ——————— the violent mob.

a)    Broke up
b)    Broke down
c)    Broke with
d)    Broke in

Phrasal Verbs Quiz IV

January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs.

1.    I can’t ——————– what he means.

a)    Make up
b)    Make out
c)    Make for
d)    Make over

Phrasal Verbs Quiz III

January 1st, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs.

1.    He has ———————– a hardware store.

a)    Set in
b)    Set on
c)    Set up
d)    Set to