Referee has ___ match due to rain.

The correct answer is called off because this phrasal verb means to cancel an event that was already planned.

• Step 1 (Phrasal Verb Meaning): In sports, when bad weather or problems make it impossible to play, officials cancel the game. The correct English phrase for this is 'to call off'.


• Step 2 (Sentence Context): Placing 'called off' into the blank perfectly explains that the referee canceled the match because of the rain.


• Incorrect Options:
  
  
  
  • called on means to ask someone to speak or do something.
  
  
  • called up means to telephone someone or summon someone for military duty.
  
  
  • called in means to ask someone to come help with a situation or report to a workplace.