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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
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Q1. The weary traveller ________ the door of a deserted house in a forest. (Phrasal verbs)
knocked at — to touch a door to get someone's attention or announce presence.
It fits because the traveler is at a door, trying to gain entry by making a sound on it.
Use "knock at" with doors or entrances.
The weary traveller knocked at the door of a deserted house.
Q2. I will _______ to my job until May.
"hold on": to wait or pause.
Q3. The boss simply could not _________ his inefficiency any more.
put up with — to tolerate something or someone you find unpleasant.
Because "put up with" means tolerate; the sentence says the boss could not tolerate his inefficiency anymore, so he could not put up with it.
Use "put up with" for enduring something annoying or irritating.
She has to put up with a lot of noise at work.
Q4. After a prolonged suffering he passed away.
"passed away": demise, die
Q5. After much effort he could tide over the crisis.
"tide over": to get through a period of difficulty.
Q6. Never _________ upon the marginalized. (phrasal verb)
"look down": to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant (disrespect).
Q7. After a prolonged suffering he passed away.
"passed away" is a polite and gentle term used to say that someone has died.
Q8. We should ____________ for a rainy day. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)
"Put something by": to preserve and store something.
Q9. The thief ___________ with the ornaments. (find appropriate Phrasal verb)
"Made off": to leave quickly, usually in order to escape.
Q10. The actress said that it sometimes took her two hours to _________ her make-up.
put on — to apply or wear something, e.g., makeup.
The sentence means she takes time to apply her makeup, not to film or delay it.
Use "put on" for applying or wearing something.
She put on her makeup before going on stage.