1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007
841000 Phrasal Verb Quiz Questions L l
Complete the sentences so that each includes a phrasal verb beginning with ‘l’...
1 Nicole loves being a celebrity and laps all the attention she gets. (2 letters)
2 Many angry people lashed at the government for not helping the hurricane victims. (3 letters)
3 He latched me at the party and followed me everywhere. He wouldn’t go away! (4 letters)
4 It was a bad mistake, but he’s trying to laugh it as if it wasn’t serious. (3 letters)
5 The opposition leader launched another attack on the government. (4 letters)
6 Have you laid some money in case you need it in the future? (5 letters)
7 Our boss is going to lay the law and fine anyone who comes to work late. (4 letters)
8 His boss was angry and laid Ben for turning up late for the meeting. (4 letters)
9 He said if Ben was late again he’d be forced to lay him and employ someone else. (3 letters)
10 Did you lay the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle before trying to fit them together? (3 letters)
11 My cat just lazes doing nothing all day. It must be nice being a cat. (6 letters)
12 Juanita will lead the discussion with her new ideas on cutting costs. (3 letters)
13 The Academy Award she won for acting should lead even better roles in the future. (2 letters)
14 We’ll have to work hard in the weeks leading to the trade fair. (2 letters)
15 When you’re upset and need support, you can lean me. That’s what friends are for. (2 letters)
16 Can you some guidelines down on how our staff should relate to customers? (3 letters)
17 My son leapt the chance to attend a football training camp. He was very excited. (2 letters)
18 When I realised that I’d left my umbrella , I went back to my car to get it. (6 letters)
19 Do you want names deleted from the corruption report, or do you want them left ? (2 letters)
20 Copy all the details and make sure you don’t make mistakes or leave anything . (3 letters)
21 All our staff will get a big bonus. Nobody will be out. (4 letters)
22 If there’s any food left , ask the waiter to wrap it up so you can bring it home. (4 letters)
23 Do you want to deal with this matter yourself, or would you rather leave it me? (2 letters)
24 Our CEO gets lots of advice, but in the end the decision-making is left to her. (2 letters)
25 Chang will do an excellent job. He won’t you down. (3 letters)
26 Jenny is waiting at the door. Could someone let her ? (2 letters)
27 Don’t let anyone in the secret. Keep it to yourself. (2 letters)
28 Mick was stopped for speeding, and relieved when he was let with a warning only. (3 letters)
29 On New Year’s Eve, people like to let fireworks to celebrate. (3 letters)
30 Before sales staff are let of the store after work, security guards check their bags. (3 letters)
31 It’s a secret, so don’t let the cat out the bag by telling anyone. (2 letters)
32 The kids will be stuck inside the house until the rain lets . Then they can go outside. (2 letters)
33 She said she had a headache and went to lie on the sofa. (4 letters)
34 He hurt his back while he was lifting a really heavy metal box. (2 letters)
35 Isaac’s always so serious. He should try to lighten sometimes and have some fun. (2 letters)
36 We let off the fireworks and they up the night sky. (3 letters)
37 The passengers had to line at the ticket window. (2 letters)
38 Our last receptionist used to listen on our private phone calls. (2 letters)
39 He’ll never live the fact that he forgot his CEO’s name while giving a speech. (4 letters)
40 Many people want to make lots of money, retire early and then live their savings. (3 letters)
41 Lots of people in Australia retire at 65 and live the old-age pension. (2 letters)
42 My grandparents lived two world wars and the Great Depression. (7 letters)
43 He couldn’t live up his father’s expectations, and felt that he was a failure. (2 letters)
44 Why don’t we put on some dance music and liven the party? (2 letters)
45 You should have locked your valuable things in the hotel’s safe. (4 letters)
46 Don’t forget to lock the office when you leave. (2 letters)
47 He can’t log his email account, so he can’t send emails. (4 letters)
48 You should log after you’ve finished checking your emails. (3 letters)
49 My grandfather longs the days when he was young and flirted with all the girls. (3 letters)
50 We need to find a baby-sitter to after the kids tonight. (4 letters)
51 We looked the new factory this morning, and were happy with what we saw. (6 letters)
52 We’ll look the possibility of expanding into new markets soon. (2 letters)
53 When I look on my childhood, I realise how lucky I was. (4 letters)
54 We shouldn’t look on people just because they’re poor or not well educated. (4 letters)
55 I’ve lost my glasses. Could you help me look them? (3 letters)
56 I’m really looking to our trip to Spain next month. It’ll be great. (7 letters)
57 The police are looking the murder and expect to make an arrest soon. (4 letters)
58 Many young people look sports stars as role models. (4 letters)
59 Look ! There’s a car coming! Get off the road. (3 letters)
60 Ming is always looking out new business opportunities. (3 letters)
61 Would you like a mechanic to look _ the car before you buy it? (4 letters)