PHRASAL VERBS FALL exercises keys

PHRASAL VERBS WITH “FALL”
I. Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1. The enemy army fell....as we advanced.
2. Myplans to go to England fell....because I hadn't saved enough money to pay the
expenses.
3. They fell the old argument that smoking is bad for the health.
4. The situation was confusing and people fell....about its possible solution.
5. We had to fall water as wine wasn't available.
6. The police fell....the demostrators and many were injured.
7. The number of goods has begun to fall....due to the international blockade.
8. The hungry men fell....the food.
9. This firm hasn't done an advertising campaign and consequently its orders have been
falling....lately.
10. At the end of the day, those who were less fit had fallen....
11. If you fall....with your rent, you will be evicted.
12. I don't fall his proposal.
13. After the parade the troops fell....
14. He was a nice boy, but he fell...evil companions and has become a thug.
15. He didn't pay any attention to me. Consequently, he didn't fall....my trick.
16. He has fallen....with his father-in-law again.
17. Thebankloan I was hoping to get fell....
18. They fell....the enemy and managed to drive them back.
19. They all fell....when I told that joke.
20. They were quite famous but their fans began to fall....when they separated.
21. I was wondering which girl I was going to fall....
22. Our heavy fire made the enemy fall....
23. Those statistics fall....three age groups.
24. Everything fell...., unfortunately.
25. They pounded the door with a battering ram until it fell....
II. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same
meaning.

1. He fell in with thieves and and got into trouble with the police.
2. He deceived me but my brother didn't fall for the trick.
3. The government fell for the plan and the dam was built.
4. The church fell apart due to the blast of the explosion.
5. We fell in with some Spaniards on our visit to Tokyo.
6. When his mother died his health fell away.
7. We had to fall back on our water reserves during our trip across the Sahara.
8. He is not a very clever boy, he falls behind the class.
9. The building fell down in the earthquake.
10. His enthusiasm fell off when he discovered the truth.
11. He has passed the French exams but has fallen down in Maths.
12. They spent a week together and then fell for each other.
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13. Investors fell over each other to get shares in the company.
14. The sergeant ordered the privates to fall in.
15. In autumn the leaves fall off the trees.
16. The starving children fell on the food.
17. The different supporters often fall out with each other.
18. They were happy for a while, then they fell out
19. Stop idling and let's fall to.
20. It falls to the manager to organize the sales department.
21. When we set the dogs on them, they fell back.
22. Before, he was believed to be an intelligent boy but now he has begun to fall
behind.
23. The violent mobs fell on the policeman and clubbed him to death.
24. Themagician wasclever butI didn't fall for the trick.
25. We are broke; we'll have to fall back on our savings.
III. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The platoon managed to force the enemy to retreat.

2. Orders have been decreasing lately.
3. Those who were not trained lagged behind.
4. We had to resort to corn as rice was not available.
5. They thought it was better to accept his suggestion.
6. The lieutenant ordered the troops to get into line.
7. The supporters attacked the referee.
8. The starving men attacked their food.
9. They began to quarrel about small, unimportant things.
10. My plans to go to the Riviera failed because the journey was too expensive.
11. He didn't pay his rent and the landlady threatened him with eviction.
12. They laughed when Henry began to stammer.
13. His fans began to desert him.
14. They began with the hope of earning some good money.
15. It happened that Little Red Riding Hood got lost in the woods.
16. They assaulted the enemy, causing a lot of casualties.
17. His plans failed and he was held responsible.
18. The results are classifiable under four headings.
19. You've been ineffective on the job recently; what's the matter?
20. Don't be deceived by his tricks.
21. He is in love with that girl.
22. They had to rely on their reserves.
23. You can tell that the prince will be in love with the princess.
24. The sleeves are coming away from this old jacket.
25. We don't want to quarrel with our neighbours.
IV. Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs.

EXTRA COURSE 11 & 12

PHRASAL VERBS - FALL

fall about, fall apart, fall back, fall back on, fall behind, fall down, fall for,
fall into, fall in with, fall off, fall on, fall out, fall over, fall to, fall in
1. I fell....conversation with mymother-in-law.
2. I really fall your suggestions.
3. They often fall....about politics.
4. It fell....me to clear the camp.
5. She fell....him soon after they met.
6. Attendance is falling....at the Opera.
7. The old castle fell....in the explosion.
8. People were falling....each other to buy at the sales.
9. Although he is a very clever boy, he's fallen....in Maths.
10. It falls....the sentry to defend the place.
11. The thugs fell....the vicar and coshed him.
12. They all fell....when Mr Jones told his joke.
13. Before the parade the troops fell....
14. As we advanced, the enemy fell....
15. There's no oil left; we'll have to fall butter.
16. John's parents are very worried because their son is falling....
17. The building fell....in the bombing.
18. Autumn is beautiful with the leaves falling....the trees.
19. There are many things to be done, let's fall
20. My boss fell....my suggestion of opening a new department.
21. Unexpectedly the cats didn't fall....the food I had put out for them.
22. There's no petrol left in the tank, we'll have to fall our petrol reserves.
23. On our visit to the museum, we fell some nice people.
24. The thief fell....the little boy and took his watch.
25. Now they are very enthusiastic, but their enthusiasm will fall....in time.
ANSWER KEYS
KEY TO I

1. back
2. through
3. back on
4. out
5. back on
6.on
7. off
8. on

KEY TO II
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9. off
10. behind
11. behind
12. in with
13. out
14. in with
15. for
16. out

17. through
18.on
19. about
20. away
21. for
22. back
23. into
24. through
25. down

1. mixed
2. wasn't deceived by
3. agreed to
4. was destroyed
5. made friends
6. got worse/deteriorated
7. resort to
8. lags behind

9. was destroyed/ collapsed
10. diminished
11. failed
12. became friends/
lovers/befriended
13. fought
14. get into a line
15. drop from
16. ravaged

17. fight
18. broke their
friendship
19. get to work
20. is the job of
21. withdrew
22. lag
23. attacked
24. wasn't deceived by
25. resort to

KEY TO III
1. fallback
2. falling off
3. fell behind
4. fall back on
5. fall in with
6. fall in
7. fell on
8. fell on

9. fall out
10. fell through
11. fell behind with
12. fell about
13. fall away fror
14. fell to
15. fell out
16. fell on

17. fell through
18. fall under
19. falling down
20. fall for
21. has fallen for
22. fall back on
23. fall for
24. falling off
25. fall out

KEY TO IV
1. into
2. in with
3. out
4. to
5. for
6. off
7. apart
8. over

9. down/behind
10. to
11. on
12. about
13. in
14. back
15. back on
16. behind

17. down
18. off
19. to
20. for
21. on
22. back on
23. in with
24. on
25. off

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The Sahara (Arabic: ‫الصحراء الكبرى‬, aṣ-ṣaḥrāʾ al-kubrā , 'the Greatest Desert') is the largest hot desert
and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. Its area of 9,200,000 square
kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi) is comparable to the area of China or the United States.
The desert comprises much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast,
the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile Valley in Egypt and Sudan. It stretches from the Red Sea
in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape
gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south, it is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of semiarid tropical savanna around the Niger River valley and the Sudan Region of Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Sahara can be divided into several regions including: the western Sahara, the central Ahaggar
Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré desert, and the Libyan Desert.
The name 'Sahara' is derived from ṣaḥārā (‫صحارى‬, pronounced /ˈsˤaħaːraː/), the plural of the Arabic word
for "desert".
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PHRASAL VERBS - FALL


The Riviera, pronounced [riˈvjɛːra], is an Italian word which means "coastline", ultimately derived from
Latin ripa, through Ligurian rivea. It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria, in the
form riviera ligure, then shortened to riviera. The two areas currently known in English as "The Riviera"
without additional qualification are:
the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), part of the southern coast of France and
the Italian Riviera (Riviera ligure), part of the coast of Italy.

Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her
grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a little cap made of red
velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she wanted to wear it all the time, she came to be known as
Little Red Riding Hood. One day her mother said to her: "Come Little Red Riding Hood. Here is a piece of
cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother. She is sick and weak, and they will do her well.
Mind your manners and give her my greetings. Behave yourself on the way, and do not leave the path, or

you might fall down and break the glass, and then there will be nothing for your sick grandmother."
Little Red Riding Hood promised to obey her mother. The grandmother lived out in the woods, a half
hour from the village. When Little Red Riding Hood entered the woods a wolf came up to her. She did not
know what a wicked animal he was, and was not afraid of him. "Good day to you, Little Red Riding Hood."
- "Thank you, wolf." - "Where are you going so early, Little Red Riding Hood?" - "To grandmother's." "And what are you carrying under your apron?" - "Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her
some cake and wine. We baked yesterday, and they should give her strength." - "Little Red Riding Hood,
just where does your grandmother live?" - "Her house is a good quarter hour from here in the woods,
under the three large oak trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes there. You must know the place," said
Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf thought to himself: "Now there is a tasty bite for me. Just how are you
going to catch her?" Then he said: "Listen, Little Red Riding Hood, haven't you seen the beautiful flowers
that are blossoming in the woods? Why don't you go and take a look? And I don't believe you can hear
how beautifully the birds are singing. You are walking along as though you were on your way to school in
the village. It is very beautiful in the woods."
Little Red Riding Hood opened her eyes and saw the sunlight breaking through the trees and how the
ground was covered with beautiful flowers. She thought: "If a take a bouquet to grandmother, she will be
very pleased. Anyway, it is still early, and I'll be home on time." And she ran off into the woods looking for
flowers. Each time she picked one she thought that she could see an even more beautiful one a little way
off, and she ran after it, going further and further into the woods. But the wolf ran straight to the
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grandmother's house and knocked on the door. "Who's there?" - "Little Red Riding Hood. I'm bringing
you some cake and wine. Open the door for me." - "Just press the latch," called out the grandmother. "I'm
too weak to get up." The wolf pressed the latch, and the door opened. He stepped inside, went straight to
the grandmother's bed, and ate her up. Then he took her clothes, put them on, and put her cap on his
head. He got into her bed and pulled the curtains shut.
Little Red Riding Hood had run after flowers, and did not continue on her way to grandmother's until she
had gathered all that she could carry. When she arrived, she found, to her surprise, that the door was
open. She walked into the parlor, and everything looked so strange that she thought: "Oh, my God, why
am I so afraid? I usually like it at grandmother's." Then she went to the bed and pulled back the curtains.
Grandmother was lying there with her cap pulled down over her face and looking very strange. "Oh,

grandmother, what big ears you have!" - "All the better to hear you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big
eyes you have!" - "All the better to see you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!" - "All
the better to grab you with!" - "Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!" - "All the better to
eat you with!" And with that he jumped out of bed, jumped on top of poor Little Red Riding Hood, and
ate her up.
As soon as the wolf had finished this tasty bite, he climbed back into bed, fell asleep, and began to snore
very loudly. A huntsman was just passing by. He thought it strange that the old woman was snoring so
loudly, so he decided to take a look. He stepped inside, and in the bed there lay the wolf that he had been
hunting for such a long time. "He has eaten the grandmother, but perhaps she still can be saved. I won't
shoot him," thought the huntsman. So he took a pair of scissors and cut open his belly. He had cut only a
few strokes when he saw the red cap shining through. He cut a little more, and the girl jumped out and
cried: "Oh, I was so frightened! It was so dark inside the wolf's body!" And then the grandmother came
out alive as well. Then Little Red Riding Hood fetched some large heavy stones. They filled the wolf's body
with them, and when he woke up and tried to run away, the stones were so heavy that he fell down dead.
The three of them were happy. The huntsman took the wolf's pelt. The grandmother ate the cake and
drank the wine that Little Red Riding Hood had brought. And Little Red Riding Hood thought to herself:
"As long as I live, I will never leave the path and run off into the woods by myself if mother tells me not
to."
They also tell how Little Red Riding Hood was taking some baked things to her grandmother another
time, when another wolf spoke to her and wanted her to leave the path. But Little Red Riding Hood took
care and went straight to grandmother's. She told her that she had seen the wolf, and that he had wished
her a good day, but had stared at her in a wicked manner. "If we hadn't been on a public road, he would
have eaten me up," she said. "Come," said the grandmother. "Let's lock the door, so he can't get in." Soon
afterward the wolf knocked on the door and called out: "Open up, grandmother. It's Little Red Riding
Hood, and I'm bringing you some baked things." They remained silent, and did not open the door. The
wicked one walked around the house several times, and finally jumped onto the roof. He wanted to wait
until Little Red Riding Hood went home that evening, then follow her and eat her up in the darkness. But
the grandmother saw what he was up to. There was a large stone trough in front of the house. "Fetch a
bucket, Little Red Riding Hood," she said. "Yesterday I cooked some sausage. Carry the water that I boiled
them with to the trough." Little Red Riding Hood carried water until the large, large trough was clear full.

The smell of sausage arose into the wolf's nose. He sniffed and looked down, stretching his neck so long
that he could no longer hold himself, and he began to slide. He slid off the roof, fell into the trough, and
drowned. And Little Red Riding Hood returned home happily and safely.

EXTRA COURSE 11 & 12

PHRASAL VERBS - FALL