Phrasal verbs exercise 7

Phrasal verbs exerciseEach sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb.. Choose a particle or preposition that would make the sentence grammatically correct.. He promised th

Phrasal verbs exercise

Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb Choose a particle or preposition that would make the sentence grammatically correct

1 He promised that he would help me but let me ……… as usual

a) out

b) down

c) through

2 I will let you ……… a secret Mary is seeing a friend of mine

a) in

b) into

c) through

3 He might ask but don’t let ……… that you know where John is

a) down

b) on

c) into

4 She refused to let me ……… the house

a) off

b) into

c) down

5 He let ……… a big scream when his cut his finger

a) off

b) in

c) out

6 Thanks to his good conduct, he was let ……… of jail three years early

a) in

b) out

c) off

7 I didn’t know what I was letting myself ………

a) in for

b) down

c) out

8 As I had lost my keys, I couldn’t let myself ……… my flat

a) into

b) onto

c) down

9 He thought he would be let ……… but the judge sent him to jail

a) off

b) out

c) down

10 The rain didn’t let ……… all day; we couldn’t even go for a walk

a) up

b) off

c) out

Answers

1 He promised that he would help me but let me down as usual.

2 I will let you into a secret Mary is seeing a friend of mine.

3 He might ask but don’t let on that you know where John is.

4 She refused to let me into the house.

5 He let out a big scream when his cut his finger.

6 Thanks to his good conduct, he was let out of jail three years early.

7 I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for.

8 As I had lost my keys, I couldn’t let myself into my flat.

9 He thought he would be let off but the judge sent him to jail.

10 The rain didn’t let up all day; we couldn’t even go for a walk.

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