PHRASAL VERBS Choose the appropriate phrasal verbs from the ones given and complete the passage given below Mother rejected (a) the children’s plea for going out and play .Finally they were allowed to play within the compound. They started (b) to play hide and seek .Ravi hid in a shed and could not understand (c) what was happening outside .When he came out ,the other children had abandoned (d) hide and seek and had started another game. Given up set out turned down put on make up make out Answers : a) turned down b) set out c) make out d) given up Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs choosing from the box given below One morning, Swami -------(a)--------his uniform and started to school . On his way a stray dog -----(b)-----Him. Swami ran very fast calling out for help.The people around could not ------(c)------what he was Shouting for. Poor Swami was again late for school. Samuel, his teacher could not ------(d)--------this and warned him for being late. Went for

Gave up

Make out

Put up with

Put on

Answers : a) put on b) went for c) make out d) put up with Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases from the box given below The hotel keeper -----(a)---------requesting the author not to go out in the night.But the author -----(b)---------his requests and went fo a walk in the street at night. It was in that odd hour he ------(c)---------the stranger who tried to gouge his eyes.The author regretted for not following the words of the hotel keeper . Call at

Came across

Went on

Turned down

Answers : a) went on b) Turned down c) Came across Complete the following note using suitable phrasal verbs given in brackets. The king could not -------(a)-----------the loud cry for food from the beggar.The beggar ------(b)--------- Crying in a horrible voice.The king ordered the servant to ---------(c)-----------the cry by driving the beggar away.The wise servant ---------(d)-----------a plan to stop the beggar’s cry. Put forward Put up with Answers : a) Put up with Brought to you by

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Put in d) Put forward

Read the news headlines given below and replace the underlined word with appropriate phrasal verbs given in box. a. b. c. d.

Prizes distributed. Railway Minister to visit the Prime Minister. Youngsters pledge to abandon smoking. Fire brigade extinguishes fire. Give up

Put out Put off Call on Answers : a) Gave away b) Call on c) Give up

Gave away d) Put out

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases from the box given below Dev thought that the exams would be --------(a)------------But only yesterday he came to know that there was no change in the timetable .He --------(b)------------my brother to inform this. Dev told my brother that he had --------(c)-----------the timetable and was not ready for all the papers.My brother decided not to --------(d)-----------this time. Gone through Put off Give in Called on Go on Answers : a) Put off b) Called on c) Gone through d) Give in Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases from the box given below Tea- shops were ---------(a)-----------in every village of Kerala in the early twentienth century.The menfolk of every village used to -----------(b)---------tea-shop not only for having tea but for sharing ideas and gossips. Though there were a few persons who ----------(c)------speaking all the time,the tea shop owner and other villagers---(d) -----them in quite interesting ways. Call at

Call on Go on Put up with Set up Answers : a) Set up b) Call at c) Go on d) Put up with

Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases from the box given below We -------(a)---------to the town early morning itself .It was a long way;perhaps a few kilometers.When I was tired , I -----(b)--------my father and asked him to carry me on his shoulders. On the way we ----------(c)--------a person selling ice –creams.I asked my father to buy me an ice-cream.But he shook his head and ---------(d)-----------my request.

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Turned down Put up with Turned to Set out Came across Answers : a) Set out b)Turned to c) Came across d) Turned down Prepared by ABDULLA KUTTY E VADI HUDA H.S OMASSERY 9744823603

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