Vocabulary Worksheet
Phrasal verbs with bring and get
bring
bring something forward = move a meeting or a plan to
an earlier time
bring something out = produce a new product
bring something on yourself = cause something to
happen to yourself
bring something up = introduce a subject into a
conversation
bring something down = cause the defeat of someone
or something
1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 Can we bring
2 The company has just brought
3 As soon as Paul brought
4 The boxer brought
5 Carl was sunburnt. He had brought
a his opponent down after ten minutes in the ring.
b it on himself by not wearing sun cream.
c a new music magazine out.
d the meeting forward? I'm not in the office next
week.
e the problem up, they started to argue.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs with bring.
1 Nintendo ……………… a new computer game
……………… next month.
2 ‘Greg failed all his exams last year.’
‘He ……………… it ……………… . He should
have worked harder.’
3 Jane wanted to split up with Rob, but she
didn’t know how to ……………… the
subject ……………… .
4 They decided to ……………… the date of the
wedding ……………… by two weeks.
5 The scandal might ……………… the
government ……………… .
get
get on with someone = have a good relationship with
someone
get someone down = make someone feel unhappy
get away with something = escape punishment for
something
get round to (doing) something = finally do something
after finishing other things
get by on something = manage to survive with
something
3 Match the questions with the answers.
1 Why wasn't Maria at Rachel's party?
2 Did you hear about the boy who stole a computer
game?
3 Have you started your homework?
4 Why do you need more pocket money?
5 Do you want to watch Pirates of the Carribean
tonight?
a No, I haven't got round to it yet.
b She doesn't get on with her.
c I'd rather do something else. War movies really
get me down.
d I can't get by on £5 a week.
e No, I didn't. How did he get away with it?
4 Choose the correct phrasal verbs.
1 Kevin gets on with / gets by with Jack
really well.
2 Revising for exams really gets on with me / gets
me down!
3 When they were young my grandparents managed
to get by on / get round to very little.
4 After watching TV for hours, Jackie eventually
got away with / got round to tidying her
bedroom.
5 Although Karen cheated in the exam, she got by
on / got way with it.