English Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
Test your knowledge of common English phrasal verbs, idioms, and expressions with these fill-in-the-blank questions.
Questions
- when I needed to borrow some money from my friend, she put me ______ with a lame excuse.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. into
- B. off
- C. with
- D. in
- E. by
- My car got out of ________ yesterday and I had to take a lift from one of my colleagues.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Way
- B. scene
- C. order
- D. system
- E. office
- My advice fell _______ on my brother. Consequently, he failed his exam.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. straight
- B. flat
- C. round
- D. rectangle
- E. sharp
- Children fall out ________ trifles.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. over
- B. in
- C. into
- D. at
- E. with
- John was ________ himself with joy when he got to know that he was blessed with a baby boy.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. away
- B. off
- C. far
- D. beside
- E. into
- I am not on _______ terms with my sister since she insulted me in her party.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Looking
- B. sharp
- C. writing
- D. Speaking
- E. sharing
- My brother made _______ his deficiency in Mathematics by taking tuition from one of the best teachers in Ludhiana.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Off
- B. in
- C. up
- D. with
- E.into
- I already passed on to my sister that I could not ________ the insult showered by her.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Sit
- B. drive
- C. stand
- D. give
- E. show
- Selfishness is the order of the __________.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Night
- B. town
- C. city
- D. day
- E. law
- Tears ________ up in her eyes when she heard the news of her father’s accident.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Welled
- B. filled
- C. ended
- D. overshadowed
- E. activated
- Bill has his own ___________ in everything.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Sixes and sevens
- B. whims and fancies
- C. cats and dogs
- D. back and forth
- E. front and back
- Things between me and him are getting _________ day by day.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. more worse
- B. more better
- C. rotten
- D. worst
- E. very better
- All my hopes ended in ________when my daughter failed in matriculation.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Happiness
- B. sadness
- C. the room
- D. smoke
- E. air
- Smith is true ________ his word. Thus, he would not agree on befooling his friend.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. For
- B. by
- C. in
- D. at
- E. to
- I am planning to buy some gold right now as they say, “strike the iron while it is ________.
Directions. A phrase, word or part of the sentence is underlined, which may or may not be appropriate. From the given options, choose the best word/phrase that can replace the underlined part.
- A. Bold
- B. beautiful
- C. cold
- D. beneficial
- E. hot