Question

e) Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs: [5]
1. We had some problems when we checked……………….. the hotel. They had reserved the room under the wrong name.

2. My book club meets regularly to discuss selected novels. In fact, we are getting……….. next week to talk about a really unique mystery novel called Illusion.

3. Mrs. Jones's husband passed…………. last Friday. We are going to attend his funeral next week.

4. In the dream, my wallet turned………… a butterfly and flew away. Isn't that symbolic. I think I'd better stop spending so much money.

5. Before the plane took………, the flight attendant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and put their chairs in an upright position.

6. Don't forget to put your gloves…………... It is cold outside!

7. The police chased the robber down the street and through the park but they couldn't catch him. He got………… by jumping on the back of a passing truck.

8. Fred told us to keep…………. He said the dog was very aggressive and that it might even be rabid.

9. I am looking…………. an apartment near the beach. I would like a studio or a one bedroom with a view of the ocean.

10. I can't believe how much John takes………… his father. They look and act exactly the same. Lo

Answer 1

1) up

2) in

3) on

4) into

5) flight

6) as

7) catched

8) silence

9) for

10) from

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct words to complete the phrasal verbs in the given sentence are- 1. Into, 2. Together, 3. Away, 4. Into 5. Off 6. On 7. Away 8. Up 9. For and 10. After.

Explanation:

• The phrasal verbs in each of the sentences and their meaning are -

Checked into - to finish the documentation necessary to stay at a hotel.

Getting together- meeting up usually to discuss or to celebrate something.

Passed away - To die

Turned into - to transform into something.

Took off - the process by which an aeroplane begins its flight.

Put on - to wear something

Got away - to escape something that is chasing you.

Keep up - To maintain pace with the one who is leading.

Looking into - seeking out more information about.

Takes after- being similar to someone especially when related.

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