'Phrasal Verbs - Down' Quiz - Exercise & Worksheet

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Instructions: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence

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Q1 - The sun was ....... down and it was unbelievably hot

sending

beating

coming

Q2 - The scandal ...... the government down

brought

sent

beat

Q3 - The wind ....... down the fence

sent

took

blew

Q4 - The soldiers ...... down for the night in a field

sent

went

bedded

Q5 - He's ...... down since he was made redundant

been

got

taken

Q6 - The fight broke out because nobody would ........ down and admit they were wrong

back

Q7 - When Georgina heard the news of his death, she ........ down in tears

broke

took

set

Q8 - I ....... down her address and promised to write soon

brought

went

took

Q9 - The rain was ....... down hard

coming

bringing

taking

Q10 - It was ...... down with rain

coming

going

pouring

Q11 - The chairperson likes to ...... down the law

lay

lie

put

Q12 - The company tried to ...... down the importance of their poor sales

lay

play

stay

Q13 - The vet ....... the dog down because it was riddled with tumours and cancerous growths

put

got

set

Q14 - The pedestrian was ....... down and killed by a lorry

run

fallen

taken

Q15 - The factory was ...... down when it ceased to make a profit

shut

taken

sent

Q16 - Paula ...... the computer down and left the office

turned

set

shut

Q17 - The music was so loud that they asked them to ...... it down a bit

turn

set

get

Q18 - Working such long hours really ........ me down

turns

wears

shuts

Q19 - On the weekend I like to ........ down and relax from the stresses of my job

turn

bring

wind

Q20 - The police ...... down everything the suspect said in their notebook

took

brought

turned

Q21 - They offered the job to Mary, but she ......... it down

turned

set

brought

Q22 - Barry's been working crazy hours and is feeling very ......-down

turned

run

set

Q23 - Unemployment figures have ....... down again; it's getting easier and easier to find a job

gone

been

turned

Q24 - The picture is an heirloom and is ....... down from generation to generation

handed

turned

sent

Q25 - He was ..... down from university after he was caught cheating in an exam

turned

taken

sent

Q26 - They ....... down the old flats to build a new estate

sent

knocked

brought

Q27 - David finds it hard to ....... down a job because he's so unreliable and always gets sacked

hold

take

turn