PHRASAL VERBS TAKE 2 Exercises Keys

PHRASAL VERBS - TAKE (2)
I. Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1. We were taken...by the manager's behaviour.
2. She takes...her mother in being able to write such nice letters.
3. I'll lend you this library book if you'll take it....to the library when you've finished
with it.
4. He made an angry remark, but then took it
5. My employer has taken....many of his old employees.
6. He was taken....a rich man because of the way he squandered his money.
7. We were taken....by her tears; really she was all right.
8. He was dictating a letter while his secretary was taking it....
9. As I wasin the kitchen, the mantook me....the chef.
10. Although his German was rather bad, I could take....all he said about Goethe.
11. These clothes are too big for me. They need to be taken....
12. In that boarding house they have taken...five guests.
13. The plane took....at eleven thirty.
14. The boys took....for the cinema half an hour ago.
15. That style of dress has taken....and now everybody wears it.
16. He believes himself to be one of the best chess players in the country and says he'll
take....anybody.
17. The school took....three new teachers yesterday.
18. You promised you would take me....to the cinema.
19. He took....the stains using a new stainm remover.
20. I hope the children will soon take....their new governess.
21. I have been taken....an Englishman in London.
22. He takes....his father in his behaviour.
23. I wasable to take....what the lecturer said about art.
24. The factory has taken....several new employees lately.
25. I take....what I said about him.
II. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same
meaning.

1. Helga takes after her mother; she has the same face.
2. Take the machine apart and see if you can see what is wrong with it.
3. Wales were really taken apart by England in last night's match.
4. I am sorry I wasrude; I take back all that I said.
5. He had nowhere to go, so we took him in.
6. The price takes everything in.
7. My dress is a bit loose round the waist. Could the tailor take it in for me?
8. Hespeaks in such a waythat I cannot take in what he says.
9. Don't be taken in by his promises.
10. Remember to take your coat off when you enter the church.
11. He made everyone laugh by the way he took off President Bush.
12. You need a holiday. Take a few days off.

13. He just took off without saying a farewell word to anybody.
14. They have decided to take on a new secretary in the sales department.
15. That animal can take on the colour of its surroundings.
16. Stop picking on my brother, you bully! Why don't you take on someone your own
size!
17. I am taking my wife out to the theatre tonight.
18. The enemy took the factory out by bombing it.
19. On Monday, he will take over as coach of Real Madrid.
20. I took to her as soon as wemet.
21. I take after my mother, with my aquiline nose.
22. He finally took back his angry remarks.
23. She has taken her children out to the zoo.
24. He took the engine apart in order to repair it.
25. He'll take over his father's business on Tuesday.
III. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. I was surprised when I saw the voucher.
2. He resembles his father in everything.

3. When I discovered the truth, I withdrew my remarks about her.
4. He dictated as his secretary wrote everything down.
5. At first he deceived us with his stories, but then, we discovered that they were all
lies.
6. When our car broke down the man from the farm kindly received us as his guests.
7. It was very difficult for me to understand what he said.
8. As she's getting thinner, we'll have to alter her clothes.
9. He removed his hat when he entered the church.
10. The plane left the ground at seven thirty-five.
11. You should not undertake any more work; you are too busy.
12. They are engaging new workmen at the factory.
13. I shall play against you at tennis.
14. You will be able to remove that stain using milk.
15. As Mr Harrison has left, a new teacher will assume control.
16. He began to drink when his mother died.
17. I wasintroduced to herandsoon found her agreeable.
18. When they saw that the ship was sinking, the crew sought refuge in the boats.
19. He began to play football to occupy the time.
20. The room is small and most of it is occupied by a large table.
21. I couldn't understand what he said about English humour.
22. I was surprised when I discovered who the culprit was.
23. I'm not going to undertake any more responsibilities.
24. Write everything he says about the new policy.
25. He began to take drugs when he was given the sack.
IV. Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs.
take aback, take after, take back, take down, take for


take in, take off, take on, take up, take over, take ill, take to
1. Do you take me...a fool? Of course I am not going to give her the money.

2. I wasso taken....that I could not utter a word.
3. He took....basketball and became very good at it.
4. In my room most of the space is taken....by my books.
5. I like to go to airports where I can see the planes taking....and landing.
6. She takes....her mother in many ways; she was red-headed, too.
7. I shouldn't care to take...the post they are offering.
8. They are taking....fifty new workmen at the factory.
9. I'll take you....at table tennis.
10. He couldn't take....the speech because for him it was too difficult.
11. He took us....with his stories.
12. They can take you....at the boarding house near the bridge.
13. I take....what I said about her; I was wrong.
14. The secretary was taking....the names of the employees.
15. I am sorry, but I cannot take....whatthe teacher is saying.
16. He took me....an American because of my accent.
17. Don't try to take her...., she's very intelligent.
18. He was dictating while she took....hism words.
19. They have taken....a new cashier at the supermarket.
20. In the bookshop most of the space was taken....by book shelves.
21. I hope the children will take....the new teacher.
22. The new manager will take....tomorrow.
23. Nobody thought that style would ever take
24. He's good at tennis. He says he'll take....anybody.
25. He's taken....what she said.
ANSWER KEY
KEY TO I
1. aback
2. after
3. back
4. back

5. back
6. for
7. in
8. mdown

9. for
10. in
11. in
12. in
13. off
14. off
15. on
16. on

KEY TO II
1. resembles

9. deceived

17. on
18. out
19. out
20. to
21. for
22. after
23. in
24. on
25. back

18. destroyed

2. dismantle
3. beaten
4. withdraw/ retract
5. lodged
6. includes
7. reduce it
8. understand
KEY TO III
1. taken aback
2. takes after
3. took back
4. took down
5. took us in
6. took us in
7. take in
8. take in
KEY TO IV
1. for
2. aback
3. up
4. up
5. off
6. after
7. on
8. on
9. on

10. remove
11. imitated

12. rest for a left
14. engage/employ
15. acquire
16. challenge
17. going out with

19. assume the position of
20. liked
21. resemble
22. withdrew/retracted
23. given ... an excursion
24. dismantled
25. assume control of

9. took off
10. took off
11. take on
12. taking on a take you on
14. take out
15. take over
16. took to
17. took to her

18. took to
19. took up
20. taken up
21. take in
22. taken aback
23. take on
24. Take down

25. took to

10. in
11. in
12. in
13. back
14. down
15. in
16. for
17. in

18. down
19. on
20. up
21. to
22. over
23. on
24. on
25. in

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Notes:
* Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (/ˈɡɜːrtə/; German: [ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn ˈɡøːtə] 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was
a German writer and statesman. His works include epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an
autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition,
numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him exist.
* George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United
States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. After graduating from Yale
University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. Bush married Laura Welch in

1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers
baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. Bush was elected president in
2000 when he defeated Democratic rival Al Gore after a close and controversial win that involved a recount in Florida.
He became the fourth person to be elected president while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent


Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States