Master Irregular Verbs 15

01The alarm bell may ______ loudly if an emergency occurs. [Base Form]

02Jill was reading when the telephone suddenly ______. [Past Simple]

03By the time I picked up the phone, the caller had already ______ off. [Past Participle]

04The sun is predicted to ______ at 5.16 tomorrow morning. [Base Form]

05Market prices ______ sharply in the final quarter of last year. [Past Simple]

06The number of books in the library has ______ to over five million volumes. [Past Participle]

07Some species of electric fish can ______ a small electric motor for several minutes. [Base Form]

08James did a lot of partying in his final year and ______ into difficulties with his studies. [Past Simple]

09The company has ______ up huge debts as a result of poor financial management. [Past Participle]

10If you always ______ exactly what you think, you will make many enemies. [Base Form]

11Aristotle ______ that money should be durable, distinct, divisible and portable. [Past Simple]

12It is often ______ that sports coaches must be strict with athletes. [Past Participle]

13Even without moving your eyes, you can clearly ______ words on either side. [Base Form]

14When I first ______ the old house, I had just moved to the area. [Past Simple]

15Perhaps you have ______ very young children learning to read. [Past Participle]

16It is absolutely essential to ______ planning permission before building an extension. [Base Form]

17In particular, sixteenth-century alchemists ______ a substance called the elixir of life. [Past Simple]

18Financial advice has been widely ______ by clients during the economic crisis. [Past Participle]

19An auctioneer is appointed to ______ goods publicly to the highest bidder. [Base Form]

20The ancient Romans usually ______ the spoils taken in war by auction. [Past Simple]