The music is too loud. Can you ____?
- A. turn it off(correct answer)
- B. turn off it
- C. close it
- D. off it
Why: It is a pronoun, so it goes between turn and off.
B114 questions · Intermediate · Verbs and Verb Patterns
Phrasal Verbs Exercises with Answers
Practise common B1 phrasal verbs: the meaning of give up, look after, turn on and run out of, where a pronoun goes (turn it on), and which verbs can and can't split. Answers included.
14 questions
Sample questions with answers
We've ____ sugar. Can you buy some?
- A. run out of(correct answer)
- B. run out
- C. run of
- D. run off
Why: Run out of has three parts, and all three stay together.
Who ____ your children when you're at work?
- A. looks after(correct answer)
- B. looks
- C. looks them after
- D. looks at
Why: Look after means take care of. It never splits.
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- What Are Phrasal Verbs? 60 Common Phrasal Verbs
What phrasal verbs are, 60 common ones with get, take, put, look, turn… with meanings, examples and instant practice, and when you can split them (turn it on).
