Prepositions
Synonyms
Variants
Synonyms
Surprise me
100
I decided to stay home and watch TV last night rather than go ....
OUT
100
A synonym of to discover.
FIND OUT
100

If someone is ill, you look up at/ look into/ look after them.

LOOK AFTER

100
to remove clothing
TAKE OFF
100

T or F? To get out of doing something means to finish the activity.

F

200
John was driving home when suddenly his car broke...
DOWN
200
A synonym of to explode.
BLOW UP
200

If you don't know a word, you set it up/ make it up/ look it up.

LOOK IT UP

200
to investigate
LOOK INTO
200

to assemble

PUT TOGETHER

300
The puzzle was difficult but I managed to work it ....
OUT
300
A synonym of to reject.
TURN DOWN
300

Students who don't like college often decide to hand over/ get out/ drop out.

DROP OUT

300
to extinguish a fire
PUT OUT
300

T or F? The opposite of to land is to take up.

F

400
I tried phoning you last night but I couldn't get ....
THROUGH
400
A synonym of to cancel.
CALL OFF
400

She's going to take on/ take up/ get up photography in her free time.

TAKE UP

400
to have respect and admire someone
LOOK UP TO
400

To invite someone on a date.

ASK OUT

500
I don't feel too well, I might be coming .... .... the flu.
DOWN WITH
500
A synonym of to postpone.
PUT OFF
500

When you leave the country, your parents turn you up/ hand you down/ see you off at the airport.

SEE OFF

500
to resemble a family member
TAKE AFTER
500

To consider someone inferior.

LOOK DOWN ON

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