Phrasal verbs exercise
| Description: This grammar exercise tests your knowledge of phrasal verbs. Prepare for English language verb questions | |
| Number of Questions: 18 | |
| Created by: Amit Pandey | |
| Tags: phrasal verbs grammar questions English questions verb practice questions Idioms and Phrases |
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
They held a press conference last week to ___________ support for their proposal.
He .............................. the channels hoping to find something interesting.
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
The deal ___________ at the last minute for reasons that were not clear.
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
Legal battles are slow and expensive. In many cases, the appeals process _________ for years.
The meat smells awful. It must have .............................
He is not a bright student and he doesn’t do well in his tests. He just manages to ........................
The word .......................... that she was having an affair with her boss.
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
It is not uncommon for people to _________ alternative medicine when modern drugs don’t work.
She was tired and ....................... while watching TV.
I think it was the lack of sleep more than the drinks that really
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
They were close friends, so I couldn't believe that they had _________ over some stupid misunderstanding.
Human rights activists have been asking the government to ............................. the death penalty.
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
His marriage _________ when his wife discovered that he had been cheating on her.
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The dog _________ the cat but it escaped by climbing a tree.
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
He assured me that he was not trying to _________ any information.
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The executives are _________ what to do next.
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The thieves overpowered the guards and _________ with the money and jewels.
The offer was too good to ........................