Fill in the blanks.
1. Please fill ……………………… this application for visa.
Please select 2 correct answers
To fill out/in a form is to write information in the spaces on a form.
2. He did ………………………… the buttons on his shirt.
To do something up is to fasten it.
3. I tripped on a rock and fell …………………………
If a person falls over, they fall to the ground.
4. I broke the flower vase and I am really worried that Mum will find ………………………….
To find out is to learn the facts about something.
5. It took him a long time to get ……………………………. her death.
To get over is to become happy again after an unhappy experience.
6. He refused to give ………………………….. to our demands.
To give in is to agree to do something although you are not happy about it.
7. She struggled to pass the test, but she never thought of giving …………………………
To give up is to stop trying to do it.
8. The girl started singing and everyone else joined …………………………..
To join in something is to take part in an activity with other people.
9. Why did they leave him ………………………… of the team?
To leave somebody out is to not include them.
10. I need someone to look …………………………. the kids while I am away.
To look after someone is to take care of them.
11. It was a lie. I made it …………………………..
To make something up is to invent something.
12. Put the meat ………………………… in the fridge.
To put something away is to put it in the place where it is usually kept.
Answers
1. Please fill out this application for visa.
2. He did up the buttons on his shirt.
3. I tripped on a rock and fell over.
4. I broke the flower vase and I am really worried that Mum will find out.
5. It took him a long time to get over her death.
6. He refused to give in to our demands.
7. She struggled to pass the test, but she never thought of giving up.
8. The girl started singing and everyone else joined in.
9. Why did they leave him out of the team?
10. I need someone to look after the kids while I am away.
11. It was a lie. I made it up.
12. Put the meat away in the fridge.
