Phrasal Verbs: Take Make Put

Take a look at the 3 phrasal verbs in these sentences. Do you know what they mean? You can write your guesses in the comments box below:

"The music was so loud that I couldn't make out what he was saying."
"The hotel takes on extra staff during the summer season."
"We've been putting away a little money every month to buy a laptop."

Notice that the examples use make, take and put with prepositions to make phrasal verbs.

Now decide which verb is needed to make the correct phrasal verb. The definitions of the phrasal verb are given first.

• 1 - Progress: "How are you ___ out in your new job?"
  
  taking
  making
  putting
  
  
• 2 - To quickly steal something and leave with it: "Thieves ___ off with all the cash in the store."
  
  put
  took
  made
  
  
• 3 - Accept / tolerate: "I can't ___ up with the noise any longer. I'm leaving."
  
  take
  make
  put
  
  
• 4 - Start / become interested in: "I'm thinking about ___ up piano lessons."
  
  putting
  making
  taking
  
  
• 5 - Return something: "___ back the dress to the shop if it's too small."
  
  take
  make
  put
  
  
• 6 - To kill a sick or injured animal: "The vet had to ___ down our dog because it was too old and sick."
  
  make
  take
  put
  
  
• 7 - To invent a story: "I ___ up a story to tell my son before he goes to sleep."
  
  put
  make
  took
  
  
• 8 - Write Down: "The police ___ down some of his details during the interview."
  
  made
  put
  took
  
  
• 9 - Looks like/behaves like: "He ___ after his father; they are both stubborn."
  
  takes
  makes
  puts
  
  
• 10 - Postpone: "Let's ___ off this meeting until next week. We'll have more time then."
  
  take
  make
  put