Phrasal Verbs – turn part 1

February 3, 2011 By admin 22 comments

These exercises are about using the verb ‘to turn’ combined with particles. Here are some of the most common:

‘to turn against’ means to change opinion to not liking or agreeing with someone or something.

Since they declared war, the country has turned against the government.
He is always spreading nasty stories in an attempt to turn everyone against me.

‘to turn around’ means to turn so that you are facing the opposite direction.

When I’m speaking to you, turn around and look at me.
I recognised him even from behind. He didn’t need to turn around so I could see his face.

‘to turn someone away’ means to refuse them entry to a place.

We only have fifty places so we have to turn people away every day.
The restaurant has a strict dress code. It turns away anyone in shorts and T-shirt.

‘to turn away’ also means to refuse to help someone.

Nobody is turned away. We help everyone who comes to us.
He’s my nephew, I can’t turn him away without giving him some money.

‘to turn back’ means to fold a part of something so that it covers another part.

She marked her place in the book by turning back the page.
When we arrived in the room, the maid had turned back the bedcovers.

‘to turn back’ also means to return to the place you came from.

The road was impassable after the snow so we had to turn back.
I forgot to pick up the street map and guide book so we had to turn back and go get them.

‘to turn back’ also means to change your plans.

There was no turning back once she had said she was going to do it.
We have invested a lot of time and money in this project, there’s no turning back now.

‘to turn down’ means to refuse something.

He was offered a job there but he turned it down as it was too far from home.
I turned down an invitation to dinner to come and spend the evening with you.

‘to turn down’ also means to reduce the amount of heat or sound produced.

Turn the TV down. It is far too loud.
It’s rather hot in here. Shall I turn the heating down now?

‘to turn in’ means to give something to someone in authority to deal with it.

To get a new driver’s licence, I had to turn in my old one.
There was an amnesty and you could turn in guns and knives without any consequence.

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Feb 2, 2011, 6:27 pm

I was a teacher of English for 35 years. Now I dedicate myself to teach English to senior students and to paint. Therefore my website. One of the most difficult things in learning English is, surely, this part of Grammar- The Phrasal Verbs. I myself think I never learned them all in my life. So, your explanations are very helpful to me. When we live in a foreign country and are not a native of the English language, it turns out to be difficult to be uptodate with the language changes and new words. Thanks for sending me these exercises. Kind regards, Isaura Xavier de Campos

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