PHRASAL VERBS ~ TAKE (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH “TAKE”
I. Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions and adverbs.
1. I was taken....when I sawthebill.
2. He takes....his father, smoking so much.
3. We were taken....when we accepted these forged cheques.
4. We`ll have to take the machine....in order to repair it.
5. He was taken....a wealthy man because of the way he dressed.
6. I shouldn`t have said that, I take it....
7. I don`t like this painting. Do you think the shop will take it....?
8. Don`t take me....a millionaire just because I`ve got two cars.
9. The secretary was taking....what the boss dictated.
10. I`m sorry, but I can`t take....what you`re saying.
11. Why don`t you take....guests at home?
12. He is not going to take me....with his silly stories.
13. The boys took....for the disco two hours ago.
14. Calm down! Don`t take....like that!
15. He is famous for the way he takes....Groucho Marx.
16. That style of dress has taken....in Spain.
17. I don`t want to take....that job because the pay is low.
18. The enterprise took....several new employees last month.
19. Those milk stains are very difficult to take...
20. He is the neighbourhood bully and takes....anybody.
21. A French company is going to take....the factory.
22. They soon took....each other and fell in love.
23. He`s taken....smoking his pipe after meals.
24. She has taken....playing tennis.
25. They have taken....these trousers for me. They were too big.
II. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. Her divorce took away from her public image.
2. The cashier said they could not take back goods which had been bought in the sales.
3. Take down the book from the shelf, please.
4. He took in every detail of the man`s features.
5. He was badly taken in when he bought those shares.
6. He had his appendix taken out.
7. In 1984 the government took over the steel industry.
8. As the army approached, the civil population took to the woods.
9. He`s taken on some extra work because he needs the money.
10. Why don`t you take your moustache off?
11. He took me on at billiards.
12. I take back what I said about him;I was wrong.
13. The plane took off despite the fog.
14. It is very hot in here; I`ll take my shirt off.
15. This sponge takes up all kinds of liquids.
16. This piece of furniture takes up a lot of room.
17. I want to complain; I`m going to takethe matter up with the manager.
18. He`s taken up with that beautiful girl.
19. I don`t take after my grandad in any way.
20. Books are not to be taken away from this library.
21. This film has taken me back to my childhood.
22. When my father died, my mother took in washing to make a living.
23. The surgeon took off the man`s arm.
24. Don`t speak about politics or else he`ll take on.
25. I am sure that I`ll take over the business from my father.
III. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. I was surprised when I discovered thetruth.
2. He will not deceive us with his stories.
3. He resembles his grandfather, who was also blond.
4. Why don`t you withdraw your angry remarks?
5. The teacher read out the lesson and the students wrote it down.
6. Do you think I am stupid?
7. Most of the space is occupied by a very big table.
8. Now that he is unemployed he has begun to engage in a number of hobbies.
9. I waswatching TV when he came, so I real didn`t understand what he said.
10. The dentist removed the woman`s front teeth.
11. He`s thinking of undertaking the job.
12. The aeroplane left the ground at ten, and crashed soon afterwards.
13. After the revolution the Russian government nationalized the railways.
14. This dress needs to be made smaller at the waist.
15. She saw every detail of my suit at once.
16. She makes a living by receiving lodgers.
17. The surgeon amputated the patient`s hand.
18. My son is very clever at imitating me.
19. His attitude towards divorce has weakened his public image.
20. When he was given