Phrasal verbs exercise Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb Choose a particle or preposition that would make the sentence grammatically correct He promised that he would help me but let me ………………… as usual a) out b) down c) through I will let you ………………… a secret Mary is seeing a friend of mine a) in b) into c) through He might ask but don’t let ………………… that you know where John is a) down b) on c) into She refused to let me ………………… the house a) off b) into c) down He let ………………… a big scream when his cut his finger a) off b) in c) out Thanks to his good conduct, he was let ………………… of jail three years early a) in b) out c) off I didn’t know what I was letting myself …………………… a) in for b) down c) out As I had lost my keys, I couldn’t let myself …………………… my flat a) into b) onto c) down He thought he would be let …………………… but the judge sent him to jail a) off b) out c) down 10 The rain didn’t let ……………… all day; we couldn’t even go for a walk a) up b) off c) out Answers He promised that he would help me but let me down as usual I will let you into a secret Mary is seeing a friend of mine He might ask but don’t let on that you know where John is She refused to let me into the house He let out a big scream when his cut his finger Thanks to his good conduct, he was let out of jail three years early I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for As I had lost my keys, I couldn’t let myself into my flat He thought he would be let off but the judge sent him to jail 10 The rain didn’t let up all day; we couldn’t even go for a walk Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)