Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs with take.
1. I was taken .............................. by her impertinence.
When you are taken aback, you are shocked.
2. The child does not take ............................ either of his parents.
To take after somebody is to resemble them in looks or behavior.
3. If you have ten candies and take ............................... six, you are left with four.
To take something away is to remove it or subtract it.
4. The fact that the athlete had used performance enhancing drugs, took .............................. his achievements.
To take away from something is to make it seem less valuable.
5. I took the shelves ................................... to clean them properly.
To take something apart is to disassemble them.
6. A public outcry forced the minister to take ................................ his offensive comments.
To take something back is to say that you didn't really mean what you had said.
7. Please take .................................... my address and phone number.
Take down can mean write down.
8. Don't take him ............................. an idiot.
To take somebody for an idiot is to regard them as an idiot.
9. I took .............................. a pup last month and now he is my best buddy.
To take in somebody is to give them shelter.
10. I took .............................. every word they uttered. It was such a mesmerizing performance.
To take in something is to absorb it or understand it.
11. Although the airplane took .................................... 30 minutes late, it arrived on time.
When an airplane takes off, it begins to fly.
12. I am too busy to take .............................. any extra work.
To take on a job is to accept it.
Answers
1. I was taken aback by her impertinence.
2. The child does not take after either of his parents.
3. If you have ten candies and take away six, you are left with four.
4. The fact that the athlete had used performance enhancing drugs, took away from his achievements.
5. I took the shelves apart to clean them properly.
6. A public outcry forced the minister to take back his offensive comments.
7. Please take down my address and phone number.
8. Don’t take him for an idiot.
9. I took in a pup last month and now he is my best buddy.
10. I took in every word they uttered. It was such a mesmerizing performance.
11. Although the airplane took off 30 minutes late, it arrived on time.
12. I am too busy to take on any extra work.
