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Phrasal Verbs with "Down"

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  1. To be hit by a car or bus is the same as to be ___ down.
    a. cooled
    b. marked
    c. knocked

  2. To reduce the amount you do something is the same as to ___ down.
    a. cut
    b. tear
    c. fall

  3. To fail to do something when someone is relying on you is the same as to ___ down someone.
    a. let
    b. quieten
    c. sit

  4. To let something become less hot is the same as to let it ___ down.
    a. lie
    b. cool
    c. tone

  5. If it is raining very heavily, it is the same as to ___ down rain.
    a. pour
    b. cut
    c. tear

  6. To have a lot of stress is similar to being ___ down by a lot of problems.
    a. poured
    b. cut
    c. weighted

  7. To pass things from father to son is the same as to ___ down from generation to generation.
    a. calm
    b. hand
    c. climb

  8. To relax from stress is the same as to ___ down.
    a. wind
    b. lie
    c. let

  9. To write a note is the same as to ___ down something.
    a. jot
    b. scale
    c. tie

  10. To make something appear less serious than it is is the same as to ___ down something.
    a. slam
    b. set
    c. play

Copyright (C) 1998 by Letitia Bradley.
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.