- intermediate-124
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 124 (Answer Keys)
Idioms with the phrasal verb put
A1 Our daily habits often force us to put up with all kinds of degrading and destructive events, all in the name of
keeping things comfortable or familiar.
answer: (b) put up with
A2 A Russian culture festival on Tajik territory has been put off indefinitely because of a local typhoid fever
outbreak.
answer: (a) put off
A3 The Government has decided to put on hold the recent Cabinet decision to cut the food subsidy bill by 30 per
cent, following protests from a section of Congress.
answer: (c) put on hold
A4 Put out your garbage at the designated pickup point by 8 a.m. on the collection days scheduled for your area.
answer: (c) Put out
A5 It was reported that Hyundai Motor Co. will put up a car-assembly plant in the Philippines after the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations and South Korea forge a free trade agreement.
answer: (a) put up
A6 Sweaters are easy to put on, comfortable, warm and above all stylish.
answer: (c) put on
A7 The United Nations was put in charge of sorting out differences among countries offering to build a Tsunami
early warning system after a flood of proposals in the wake of the Indian Ocean tragedy.
answer: (a) put in
A8 Homeowners put out a kitchen fire last Sunday night, only to soon notice the fire was spreading inside the
walls of their home.
answer: (d) put out
A9 French soldiers decided to put on a Punch and Judy show for their American counterparts.
answer: (a) put on
A10 A Betawi couple hoping to marry last weekend were forced to put off their wedding ceremony until law and
order had been restored in the city.
answer: (c) put off
