English has several phrasal verbs with set. Can you use them correctly? Take a moment to do this exercise.
1. The children were ....................... going to the movies, but the rain played spoilsport.
When you are set on doing something, you believe that it will happen.
2. The girl didn't take even five minutes to ......................... the train set.
To set up something is to put together.
3. What sets him ................... from his colleagues is his commitment to his work.
Set apart = make something or someone distinct from others.
4. She set ................. the novel and started doing her homework.
To set something aside is to put it to the side because you don't want to use it at the moment.
5. She has faced many ................... in life.
Setback is written as one word. A setback is an unfavorable situation that hinders your progress.
6. He set the stereo ................... on the table.
To set something down is to put it down.
7. Winter has set ..................
When a season sets in, it begins to happen.
8. Three months after quitting the job, remorse set ...............
When feelings set in, they begin to be felt.
9. We set .................... on our voyage in the morning.
To set off is to begin a journey.
10. The decision to build a dam in the ecologically sensitive region set ................... a wave of protests.
To set off an event is to trigger it.
11. The merchant set .................... on his journey in the morning.
To set out on a journey is to start it. Set off also means the same.
12. They set .................... the tent in a couple of minutes.
Set up means establish.
Answers
1. The children were set on going to the movies, but the rain played spoilsport.
2. The girl didn’t take even five minutes to set up the train set.
3. What sets him apart from his colleagues is his commitment to his work.
4. She set aside the novel and started doing her homework.
5. She has faced many setbacks in life.
6. He set the stereo down on the table.
7. Winter has set in.
8. Three months after quitting the job, remorse set in.
9. We set off on our voyage in the morning.
10. The decision to build a dam in the ecologically sensitive region set off a wave of protests.
11. The merchant set out / off on his journey in the morning.
12. They set up the tent in a couple of minutes.
