PHRASAL VERBS TURN exercises keys

PHRASAL VERBS WITH "TURN"
I. Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1. I turned his offer .... because I considered that it was not profitable.
2. The wanted man was turned .... to the police.
3. They wanted to flee the country, but they were turned .... at the frontier.
4. There wasdanger of explosion and I had to turn the gas....
5. If you turn the page .... and go on reading, you will find the solution to the mystery.
6. He is a very handsome man who is always well turned ....
7. He has spent all night turning the matter.... in his mind.
8. The police have turned .... a corpse which was buried in a garden.
9. Oxford University turns ....good professionals.
10. The party has suddenly turned .... its policy.
11.When I discovered the dead body I turned.... in disgust.
12. The film was good but it turned .... that nobody went to see it.
13. We turned .... the main road and cut across country.
14. I told the children to stop making noise, but as soon as I turned .... they were
shouting again.
15. That lousy film is enough to make your stomach turn ....
16. I waited for himbut hedidn't turn ....
17. It's time you stopped playing and turned .... working.
18. We organized a meeting but nobody turned
19. The situation is complicated, but a solution is sure to turn ....
20. The war turned .... to be longer than they had expected.
21. They turned .... the path and headed for the football ground.
22. Caesar wanted them to die and turned his thumb ....
23. She doesn't know where to turn .... money.
24. In this story the princess turns .... a toad.
25. Turn the tap .... and let the waterrun.
II. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same
meaning.
1. He turned his son adrift in the craft.

2. She turned against her husband when she discovered that he had a lover.
3. Where does the road turn off for Kesington?
4. I don't like this music; it turns me off.
5. It is very late; why don't you turn in?
6. They had to turn away thousands of people because all the seats were sold.
7. You must turn in your badge before you leave.
8. What kind of music turns you on?
9. Alcoholic beverages turn him on very quickly.
10. The success of the expedition will turn on the weather.
11. We should turn back before dark.
12. Thedogturned on meand I hadto get into the car.
13. Everything turned out well at her wedding.
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14. He was looking for his watch and turned out all the drawers to find it.
15. The city turned out to welcome the Queen.
16. His business turns over £1,000,000 a month.
17. The murderer was turned over to the police.
18. We all turned to and finished the job before midnight.
19. She is alone in the world and has nobody to turn to.
20. My secretary hasn't turned up this morning.
21. He is unemployed and waiting for something to turn up.
22. He's decided to turn over a new leaf and go straight.
23. The lion looked peaceful but it turned on me.
24. Could you turn this passage into Spanish?
25. The sink was overflowing as nobody had turned the tap off.
III. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. I rejected that offer because it wasnot profitable.
2. The house is going to be converted into a hotel.
3. Switch the radio on, I want to listen to the news.

4. The factory produces hundreds of cars every year.
5. He was evicted because he didn't pay his rent.
6. "Empty your pockets," said the thief.
7. The whole city assembled to welcome the hero.
8. There was a sudden swell and our boat capsized.
9. We arranged to meet at the City Hall, but he did not appear.
10. Uncle Tom decided to call it a day and went to bed.
11. The criminal suddenly attacked me and pinned me to the ground.
12. He thought about the idea in his mind.
13. He said he was going to introduce a new friend, and it happened to be Fred.
14. The missing bag was found in the hall.
15. He is not very punctual. In fact, he arrives late for everything.
16. They rejected me for the job because of my lack of experience.
17. We left the main road a few miles back.
18. She uses her charm whenever she wants something.
19. She was well dressed for the party.
20. Only a few people came to the party.
21. His application was not accepted.
22. She pushed me to one side and talked to me.
23. The offer was rejected.
24. He changed from repairing cars to selling them.
25. The prince was changed into a frog.
IV. Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs.
turn around, turn aside, turn away, turn back, turn down, turn in, turn into
turn off, turn on, turn out, turn over, turn to, turn up
1. Many applicants were turned .... because they didn't speak any foreign languages.
2. No, that's not what I said; youare turning my words ....

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3. The war may turn .... a disaster for both countries.
4. They were not allowed to enter because they were not properly turned ....
5. He turned .... when everybody was gone.
6. Turn the current .... before you leave.
7. Please, turn .... to let the nurses pass.
8. I'll have to turn the problem .... before giving you an answer.
9. Their argument turned .... religious matters.
10. He is a cross-eyed man; his eyes turn ....
11. Turn .... work and stop idling.
12. The President asked the demonstrators to turn .... to their work.
13. Christ turned water.... wine.
14. He turned my offer .... saying he was not interested in it.
15. When the teacher discovered that the boy was cheating, he turned
16. I turned .... anold photograph in thedrawer.
17. The situation is confusing but something is bound to turn ....
18. I am convinced that he will turn .... to be a good teacher.
19. The weather was very hot. We all had our sleeves turned ....
20. Turn .... the noise, please. It's impossible to study in here.
21. The police turned .... several people.
22. The weapon was found and turned .... to the police.
23. He has turned .... a burly boy.
24. Turn .... to the right and then go straight ahead.
25. In this business we turn .... £1,000 a week.
ANSWER KEYS
KEY TO I
1. down
2. in/ over

3. back/ away
4. off
5. over
6, out
7. over
8. up

9. out
10. about
11. aside/ away
12, out
13. off
14. round
15. over
16. up
17. to

18. Up
19. Up
20. out
21. off
22. down
23. for
24. into
25. on

1. abandoned
2. confronted
3. deviate
4. depresses me

5. go to bed
6. refuse admission to
7. hand in
8. do you like
9. affect him

10. depend on
11. return
12. attacked
13. went
14. emptied
15. filled with people
16. produces
17. handed over
18. got to work

19. ask for help
20. come to work
21. appear
22. change
23. attacked me
24. translate ... into
25. closed the tap

KEY TO III
1. turned down
2. turned into
3. turn on
4. turns out
5. turned out

6. Turn out
7. turned out
8. turned over
9. turn up

10. turned in
11. turned on
12. turned over
13. turned out
14. turned up
15. turns up
16. turned me down
17. turned off
18. turns on

19. turned out
20. turned up
21. turned down
22. turned me aside
23. turned down
24. turned from
25. turned into

10. in
11. to
12. back
13. into
14. down
15. away/out
16. up

17. up
18. out
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19. pp
20. down
21. out/on
22. in/ over
23. into
24. off
25. over

KEY TO IV
1. away
2. around
3. out/into
4. out
5. up
6. off
7. aside
8. over
9. to

KEY TO II
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