Preposition 'Onto' - Phrasal Verb Quiz

Quiz for Verb: 'To onto'

Choose the correct definition for each phrasal verb...

'Be onto' means...

Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature

Make a contract with

Wait for a result before being able to make a decision

'Latch onto' means...

Occupy a building to protest about something

Connect to something

Read the wordings of a hymn or psalm aloud for congregational singing

'Hold onto' means...

Contact

Convert shares, bonds, casino chips, etc, into money

Hold tightly

'Veer onto' means...

Confess, admit something reluctantly

Change subject to talk about something different

To change direction; Reverse one's course or actions.

'Fasten onto' means...

Give attention to something that confirms your beliefs

Give

To disconnect; To interrupt or stop something.

'Lock onto' means...

Find a target and head for it

Face up to someone, withstand criticism

Stop a regular activity or habit

'Hang onto' means...

Keep

Wait somewhere doing nothing

Develop or progress in a reasonable or satisfactory manner

'Front onto' means...

Perform surgery

Postpone

Face (of a building)

'Tag onto' means...

Leave a place quickly, in a disorganised way

Sleep in order to recover from excess alcohol, drugs, etc.

Add an additional point to something written or spoken

'Latch onto' means...

Be shocked or surprised

Attack

Decide or realise that something is good or profitable

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