Phrasal verbs |
The situation |
Phrases with similar meaning or sentiment |
(1) to turn down(1) |
A job offer |
She turned down an opportunity to work in China / She rejected it. |
(2) to turn down (2) |
Loud music |
Turn it down / Decrease the volume |
(3) to turn off | The Telly | There was rubbish on every channel so I turned it off. |
(4) to turn on | A heater | I felt cold so I turned the heater on. |
(5) to turn out | The weather | It's turned out nice / It's a nice day. |
(6) to turn up(1) | a meeting | Only 3 people turned up / came to the meeting. |
(7) to turn up (2) | The news | Turn it up. I can't hear it. |
And now the exercises... |
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