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.
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.
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