Fill in the blanks with an appropriate adverb particle or preposition.
1. If you are really interested in her, why don't you ask her ...................... to a movie?
To ask somebody out is to invite them on a date.
2. I asked ........................... but nobody had seen my cat.
To ask around is to ask the same question to many people.
3. Your bill adds ........................ to 300 dollars.
Add up to can mean be equal.
4. I can't get out unless you back ........................ your car.
To back up a car is to reverse it.
5. Nobody backed me ................................. when I announced my decision to quit my job.
To back somebody up is to support them.
6. The car blew ........................ after it collided with the truck.
To blow up is to explode.
7. Ask the children to blow ....................... the balloons for the party.
To blow up balloons is to inflate them.
8. The fire fighters had to break ………………….. the building to save the trapped women and children.
To break into a building is to enter forcibly.
9. The car broke ........................ in the thunder storm.
When a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
10. The woman broke .......................... when the police told her that they had strong evidences against her.
To break down is to get upset and cry.
11. If the task seems unmanageable break it ......................... into smaller parts.
To break it down is to divide it into smaller parts.
12. The thieves broke ...................... at night and stole diamonds and jewels.
To break in is to force entry to a building.
Answers
1. If you are really interested in her, why don’t you ask her out to a movie?
2. I asked around but nobody had seen my cat.
3. Your bill adds up to 300 dollars.
4. I can’t get out unless you back up your car.
5. Nobody backed me up when I announced my decision to quit my job.
6. The car blew up after it collided with the truck.
7. Ask the children to blow up the balloons for the party.
8. The fire fighters had to break into the building to save the trapped women and children.
9. The car broke down in the thunder storm.
10. The woman broke down when the police told her that they had strong evidences against her.
11. If the task seems unmanageable break it down into smaller parts.
12. The thieves broke in at night and stole ornaments.
