Phrasal Verbs - Down ESL Worksheet
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ESL Worksheet: Phrasal Verbs - Down
Instructions: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence
Q1 - The sun was ....... down and it was unbelievably hot
Q2 - The scandal ...... the government down
Q3 - The wind ....... down the fence
Q4 - The soldiers ...... down for the night in a field
Q5 - He's ...... down since he was made redundant
Q6 - The fight broke out because nobody would ........ down and admit they were wrong
Q7 - When Georgina heard the news of his death, she ........ down in tears
Q8 - I ....... down her address and promised to write soon
Q9 - The rain was ....... down hard
Q10 - It was ...... down with rain
Q11 - The chairperson likes to ...... down the law
Q12 - The company tried to ...... down the importance of their poor sales
Q13 - The vet ....... the dog down because it was riddled with tumours and cancerous growths
Q14 - The pedestrian was ....... down and killed by a lorry
Q15 - The factory was ...... down when it ceased to make a profit
Q16 - Paula ...... the computer down and left the office
Q17 - The music was so loud that they asked them to ...... it down a bit
Q18 - Working such long hours really ........ me down
Q19 - On the weekend I like to ........ down and relax from the stresses of my job
Q20 - The police ...... down everything the suspect said in their notebook
Q21 - They offered the job to Mary, but she ......... it down
Q22 - Barry's been working crazy hours and is feeling very ......-down
Q23 - Unemployment figures have ....... down again; it's getting easier and easier to find a job
Q24 - The picture is an heirloom and is ....... down from generation to generation
Q25 - He was ..... down from university after he was caught cheating in an exam
Q26 - They ....... down the old flats to build a new estate
Q27 - David finds it hard to ....... down a job because he's so unreliable and always gets sacked
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