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ExerciseonThePhrasalVerbsofToTurn

AMatchthephrasalverbswiththeirmeaningsandthentranslatethem.

PhrasalVerb Meaning Translation


1Toturndown ....areject ....................................................
2Toturninto ....bswitchoff ....................................................
3Toturnoff ....cstartup ....................................................
4Toturnon ....dresult ....................................................
5Toturnout ....etransform ....................................................
6Toturnup ....fattendincreasethevolume ....................................................

BFillthegapsusingphrasalverbsinthecorrectform.

1 You'vebeenwatchingcartoonsallmorning.It'stimetoturnthetelly..............................now.
2 Michaelwasofferedagreatjobbutheturnedit................................

3 ThewitchturnedPrinceHarry..............................afrog.
4 IhateitwhenIforgettoturn..............................thealarmclockonaSaturday.
5 Thousandsofpeopleturned..............................toprotestagainsttheexploitationofchildrenbybigcompanies.

6 Ican'thearwhatthey'resayingontheradio.Canyouturnit..............................,please?
7 Theyturnedme.............................. forthenewposition.
8 Turning..............................acomputerinvolves3differentsteps.Crazy,isn'tit?

9 Howmanyturned..............................forthecharityconcert?
10 Hedrivesaroundtownwithtecnomusicturned..............................tothemaximumvolume. Whatanidiot!
11 Wewereworriedaboutitrainingonthedayofthepicnicbutitturned..............................fineintheend.

12 Youshouldseeadoctoraboutthatcoughincaseitturns..............................somethingmoreserious.

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Answers

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1 You'vebeenwatchingcartoonsallmorning.It'stimetoturnthetellyoffnow.
2 Michaelwasofferedagreatjobbutheturneditdown.
3 ThewitchturnedPrinceHarryintoafrog.
4 IhateitwhenIforgettoturnoffthealarmclockonaSaturday.
5 Thousandsofpeopleturnedout/uptoprotestagainsttheexploitationofchildrenbybigcompanies.
6 Ican'thearwhatthey'resaying.Canyouturnitup,please?
7 Theyturnedmedownforthenewposition.
8 Turningoffacomputerinvolves3differentsteps.Crazy,isn'tit?
9 Howmanyturnedupforthecharityconcert?
10 Hedrivesaroundtownwithtecnomusicturneduptothemaximumvolume.Whatanidiot!
11 Wewereworriedaboutitrainingonthedayofthepicnicbutitturnedoutfineintheend.
12 Youshouldseeadoctoraboutthatcoughincaseitturnsintosomethingmoreserious.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008

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