PUT PHRASAL VERBS TEST

1)How greedy you are! You have put ---- a whole box of chocolates in one evening!

a)up with b)down c)in d)away e)by

2) Don't put ---- your work - do it now!

a)out b)up c)about d)off e)forward

3) I thought Ms. Olcan put her ideas ----- rather clearly in the meeting.

a)in b)on c)back d)down e)across

4) "Don't believe a word of what Jim was saying. He was just putting us ---."

a)out b)on c)in d)away e)up

5) Don't use water to put ---- a grease fire.

a)in b)about c)out d)off e)up with

6) She is the insured party but she put him ----- as the insured and as the responsible party.

a)in b)in for c)on d)up e)down

7) They reached a port to the south of Stad, where they put ----- a few days. They were well
provided with food and drink, and did not go out much because of the bad weather.

a)out b)in for c)up with d)back e)forward

8) The first of these developments was what is called, quantum mechanics. This was first put
----- in 1900, by the German physicist, Max Planck, as an ad hoc hypothesis, to solve an
outstanding paradox.

a)in b)on c)off d)through e)forward

9) But they willingly put ------ the inconvenience, given the situation, he said. "I feel more
comfortable being checked if they think something is going on," especially with his wife and
children on board.

a)through b)in c)up with d)on e)away

10) This comes at a cost, of course! Developers, given their preference, would love to put ----
buildings that cover every square inch, and go straight up to maximize their floor space they
can sell.

a)up b)in c)in for d)out e)off

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11) I have just called and got put ----- to India and the line was appalling and I have been
completely put ----.

a)in/on b)out/away c)up/about d)through/off e)forward/out

12) Several charities put ---- an appeal on TV for money for the victims of the flooding in
Mozambique.

a)out b)in c)off d)down e)away

13) Would it be putting you ----- greatly if I asked to change to another day?

a)in for b)out c)up d)on e)away

14)Ahmet has put ----- a lot of weight since he gave up smoking.

a)through b)about c)on d)away e)up

15) His original plan was to advance the clocks by 20 minutes each Sunday in April, and put
---- the clocks by 20 minutes on each Sunday in September.

a)down b)up c)across d)on e)back

16)The judge put him ----- for ten years for robbery.

a)out b)away c)in for d)through e)down

17) Shukuphe always puts ----- people who don't share her opinions.Shame on her!

a)in b)up c)across d)through e)down

18) Neither the coat nor the dress were particularly well-made or tastefully chosen. She was
middle-aged, in her late thirties or early forties I would suppose, and I mentally put her -----
as the type who shopped the basement at Goldblatt's and sacrificed quality in order to stay "in
fashion."

a)out b)down c)up d)on e)away

19)Police used tear gas to put the riot ------.

a)in b)on c)down d)up e)about

20)He put the children’s bad behavior ----- to the fact that they were tired.

a)off b)on c)away d)out e)down

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KEY
1)D
2)D
3)E
4)B
5)C
6)E
7)B
8)E
9)C
10)A
11)D
12)A
13)B
14)C
15)E
16)B
17)E
18)B
19)C
20)E