Exercise-10
1. Use the phrasal verbs starting with ‘let’ according to the meaning given in bracket and using the words given below.
on       off      up      down  in        for
1.There was no__________ in the violence that rocked the city. (relaxation)
2. Unfortunately __________ us __________. (failed to keep an agreement)
3. He was__________ with a reprimand. (excused)
4. She tried to __________ the mystery. (to reveal a secret)
5. I__________ myself __________a long haul. (committed to)
6 .He___________ the hoarding. (demolish)
7. They decided to___________ the inauguration. (postpone)
8. He has the habit of___________ his own family. (speak ill of)
9. He ordered her to ___________ all her demands. (write)
10. She__________ at the sad news. (collapsed)
11. He ____________the proposal strongly. (suggest)
12. The burglar_____________ at the sight of the boy. (fled)
13. The mother_____________ all his toys. (tidied up)
14. The old woman some money in the bank. (save) \
15. That major accident a child was_____________ by a speeding truck. (driven over)
ANSWERS:
1. let                        Â
2. let down
3. let off
4. let on
5. let for
6.set about his                  Â
7. set up
8. set out
9. set in
10. set to
11. set off
12. set down
13. set aside
14. set on
15. set back, set about
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