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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Exercise 1:
1. story 6. laughing
2. meeting 7. my homework
3. problem 8. plan
4. six o’clock 9. standard
5. what Peter had said 10. at 11.30
Exercise 2:
1. I don’t think this record will ever catch on.
2. A police car has just drawn up outside.
3. Karen got off with a warning.
4. What are you getting at?
5. Graham broke off to deal with a customer.
6. I have to leave early because something has come up/ cropped up.
7. John doesn’t feel up to going out.
8. You can count on Susan for help.
9. How are you getting on in your new job?
10. Because it was late, I ended up walking home.
Exercise 3:
1. carried 5. get 9. bring
2. down 6. comes 10. follow
3. come 7. asking
4. add 8. dropping
Exercise 4:
1. We’ve come up against a rather nasty problem.
2. I didn’t expect to be doing so much work.
3. Let’s get this job over with as soon as possible.
4. Brenda has fallen out with her next-door neighbor.
5. I broke down when I heard the bad news.
6. Jean bought the others round to her point of view.
7. I’ll get round to the ironing in the end.
8. Our holiday fell through.
9. Sally came up with the best solution.
10. Soon it will be lunch time.
Exercise 5:
1. B 3. A 5. C 7. D 9. D
2. D 4. A 6. B 8. A 10. B
Exercise 6:
1. Ted’s illness was brought on by overwork.
2. Carol has trouble getting her ideas across.
3. We are having the bedroom done up.
4. How exactly did this situation come about?
5. Jack’s prediction was borne out by what happened.
6. This could be a vital clue so you should follow it up.
7. Let’s get down to business.
8. It was a simple trick, but the teacher fell for it.
9. Margaret came in for most of the blame.
10. Our lawyers are drawing up the agreement at the moment.
PHRASAL VERBS 2
Exercise 1:
1. it 6. put it in the fridge
2. the matter 7. the second paragraph
3. this kind of thing 8. to Tom’s report
4. we’ll need them later 9. confessed
5. the pressure 10. behind my back
Exercise 2:
1. Gerry has put in for the job of financial director.
2. Our teacher held Sophia up as an example of a good student.
3. I don’t really go in for sports.
4. Anne paid Terry back for being rude to her.
5. We can put you up for a week.
6. Sally was let off with a warning because it was her first offence.
7. Sue pointed clothes out the flaw in the plan.
8. The plain clothes policeman was given away by his boots.
9. Jill’s success can be put down to hard work.
10. Brenda never puts herself out for anyone.
Exercise 3:
1. playing 3. laid 5. put 7. made 9. make
2. grow 4. picking 6. gave 8. go 10. look
Exercise 4:
1.
PHRASAL VERBS 3