To Blow (& prepositions)
This verb has a surprising number of meanings, even when it is used alone:
The wind blows.
In a hurricane it can blow over buildings and even blow away things which are not attached.
You can blow into, up or down, depending on the direction and the nature of the container:
He blew smoke down his straw to see if it would cloud his lemonade.
The gas in a bottle of champagne will blow out the cork if you are not careful.
To blow up has three meanings:
To enlarge a photo.
I can't see Dad properly in this group photo. Maybe we could have it blown up.
To destroy with explosives:
I hate this style of architecture: the best way to improve the building would be to blow the place up!
To inflate.
We'll blow up the balloons just before the party. If we do it now they'll go down and nothing looks less joyful than a half-inflated balloon.
To blow out can mean to extinguish:
Have you seen those trick candles? Every time you blow them out they come back on again.
With a reflexive it is used for the wind again:
When the storm had blown itself out the sea calmed.
To blow in
Used when someone visits by surprise.
Nobody expected John to blow in like that. We all thought he was in Hong Kong.
In the exercise you need to write in the verb in the correct tense plus, sometimes the right preposition....
