Use down in a sentence for each word

put something up
(on a wall etc.)

pick something up

turn something up

take something down
(from a wall etc.)

put something down

sit down /bend down /lie
down

turn something down

knock down a building, blow
something down, cut something down etc.

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Some old houses were knocked
down to make way for the new shopping centre.

Why did you cut down
the tree in your garden?

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be knocked down (by
a car etc.)

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A man was knocked down
by a car and taken to hospital.

burn down = be
destroyed by fire

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They were able to put out the fi
re before the house burnt down.

slow down = go more slowly

√

You’re driving too fast. Slow
down.

calm (somebody) down
=become calmer, make somebody calmer

√

Calm down. There’s no
point in getting angry.

cut down (on something) =eat,
drink or do something less often

√

I’m trying to cut down
on coffee. I drink too much of it.

break down =stop working
(for machines, cars, relationships etc.)

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The car broke down and I had to phone for help.

Their marriage broke down after only a few
months.

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close down /shut
down
=stop
doing business

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There used to be a shop at the
end of the street; it closed down a few years ago.

let somebody down
= disappoint them because you didn’t do what they hoped

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You can always rely on Paul.
He’ll never let you down.

turn somebody/something
down = refuse an application, an offer etc.

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I applied for several jobs,
but I was turned down for
all of them.

Rachel was offered the job,
but she decided to turn
it down.

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write something down
= write something on paper because you may need the information L ater

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I can’t remember Tim’s address.
I wrote it down, but I can’t find it.

1

There used to be a tree next to
the house, but we ____ cut it down.
________________

2

There used to be some shelves
on the wall, but I _______________.

The ceiling was so low, he
couldn’t _______________.straight.

She couldn’t hear the radio
very well, so she _______________.

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5

While they were waiting for
the bus, they _______________.on the ground.

A few trees _______________.in
the storm last week.

We’ve got some new curtains,
but we haven’t _______________yet.

Lisa dropped her keys, so she _______________
and _______________.

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calm

let

take

turn

turn

write

1

I don’t like this picture on
the wall. I’m going to ____ take it
down. ________

2

The music is too loud. Can you
____________________?

David was very angry. I tried
to ____________________.

Sarah gave me her phone
number. I ____________________on a piece of paper.

I promised I would help Anna. I
don’t want to ____________________.

I was offered the job, but I
decided I didn’t want it. So I ____________________.

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6

1

I stopped writing and ______ put down ____ my pen.

2

I was really angry. It took me
a long time to _______________.

The train _______________as it
approached the station.

Sarah applied to study
medicine at university, but she _______________.

Our car is very reliable. It
has never _______________.

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5

6

I need to spend less money.
I’m going to _______________on things I don’t really need.

I didn’t play very well. I
felt that I had _______________the other players in the team.

The shop _______________because
it was losing money.

This is a very ugly building.
Many people would like it to _______________.

I can’t understand why you _______________the
chance of working abroad for a year. It would have been a great experience for
you.

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11

A: Did you see the accident?
What happened exactly?

B: A man _______________by a
car as he was crossing the road.

12

Peter got married when he was
20, but unfortunately the marriage _______________ a few years later.