English Phrasal Verbs in Use: DOWN (Worksheet, Answer key)

11.1

1 Linda Trotsky
2 Peter Hind
3 Harry Irving
4 Joe Reece
5 Freda Calvo

11.2

1 The computers suddenly went down this morning, so we're doing everything manually at the moment.

2 I'm sorry I'm so irritable. Things have been getting me down lately.

3 Shall I put you down (on my list) to sponsor me for the charity walk?

4 This event will go down in history as the worst catastrophe this country has ever suffered.

5 The company had to shut down all their machines during the 24-hour strike at the factory.

6 The salesman came down on the price, and after that we even managed to knock him down by a further 10%.

7 Many everyday remedies for minor ailments have come down to us from our ancestors.

11.3

1 slam the phone down
2 have it put down (rather than put it down, since you would probably not do it yourself)
3 tie it down
4 depressed
5 turn it down

11.4

1  a & c
2  b & c
3  a, b & c
4  b & c