PHRASAL VERBS QUIZ WEEK 1

1. cause sth to happen - bring ____

2. raise or care for a child until they are an adult - bring ____

3. mention sb/sth in conversation - bring ____

4. change the date or time of sth so that it happens earlier than planned - bring ____

5. be mentioned or discussed in conversation - come ____

6. appear suddenly and require your attention - come ____

7. think of an idea, plan, answer, solution, etc. - come ____

8. get an illness (colds, coughs, flu, etc.) - come ____

9. search for sth in a book, dictionary, online, etc. - look ____

10. admire or greatly respect sb - look ____

11. think you are better than others - look ____

12. investigate or examine sth to find out the truth about it - look ____

13. support sb by saying what they say is true or genuine - back ____

14. prepare a second copy of a file, program, etc. - back ____

15. decide that you are no longer going to take part in sth that you had agreed to - back ____

16. admit that you are wrong or you have lost in an argument - back ____

17. be happy with what you have even if it is not your first choice or what you really want - settle ____

18. start living a quiet life somewhere for a long time - settle ____

19. start to feel comfortable in a new home, job, etc. - settle ____

20. pay the money you owe to sb (there’s even an app with this name!) - settle ____

How was that one guys? Those phrasal verbs are tricky, aren’t they? Anyway, hopefully you’ve done
them in pencil so you can study them later and then do them again. Either way, I’ll repeat this quiz at
the end of this little booklet.

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PHRASAL VERBS WEEK 1

bring about (sth)

What brought about that reaction?
bring up (sb)
I was brought up by my grandparents.
bring up (sth)
Don’t bring up the divorce, he doesn’t like to talk about it.
bring forward (sth)
The meeting has been brought forward from June 5th to June 2nd.

When one thing is brough about by another it is caused by that. We often use it to talk about change,
reactions, consequences, etc. To bring sb up is to care for a child until they reach adulthood while to
bring sth up means to mention something in conversation, often sensitive subjects. Bring forward is the
opposite of put off or postpone a meeting, event, etc., you make it happen earlier than planned.

come up
Your name came up in a conversation last night.
come up
Something urgent came up and she had to leave.
come up with (sth)
We have to come up with a solution to this problem.
come down with (sth)
You’re sneezing a lot, you must be coming down with a cold.

So, somebody brings up sth or even sb in conversation and that sth or sb comes up in conversation,
which is basically to be mentioned or discussed. When something comes up that requires your attention,
it means that it appears suddenly and you have to deal with it. Meanwhile, to come up with sth means to
think of an idea, plan, answer or solution. Finally, when you come down with an illness, you get sick - not
a serious illness though, usually colds, coughs, flu, etc.

look up (sth)
If I don’t know a word, I look up its meaning in a dictionary.
look up to (sb)
I really look up to nurses and doctors - they do such good work.
look down on (sb)
Monarchies and posh people tend to look down on the rest of us.
look into (sth)
Police are looking into the crime which took place last night.

OK, so when you look for sth, you search in any place for it, however, when you search for data or infor-
mation, especially in a reference like a dictionary, online or a book, you look up sth. Meanwhile, look up
to sb means that you admire or greatly respect somebody. Conversely, looking down on people means
thinking you are better than them. Finally, to look into sth means to investigate or examine something
closely in order to find out the truth about it.

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PHRASAL VERBS WEEK 1

back up (sb)
I’ll back you up if he says you’re lying. I know you’re telling the truth.
back up (sth)
Make sure to back up any work you do in case you delete it by mistake.
back out (of sth)
You cannot back out now, we’ve booked the flights and accommodation.
back down
She never backs down in an argument, she has to have the last word.

When you back sb up you support them in a given situation, especially when they are faced with opposi-
tion to what they are saying. Imagine you’re in a meeting at work and you make a complaint to the boss,
then a colleague backs you up, they support you and the point you’re making. Does that make sense?
Meanwhile, to back sth up means to prepare a second copy o a file, program, etc. This is typically done
by your mobile phone and you’ve probably heard of the noun ‘backup’ and then to make a backup.
When you back out of sth, you decide that you are no longer going to take part in something that has
been planned or agree. For instance, imagine you agree to go with your friends on a trip but then, the
day before you decide not to go therefore you back out. Finally, back down is to admit that you are
wrong or that you have lost in an argument. We often use this with ‘refuse’ or just negative verbs - she
refused to back down, I won’t back down, he never backs down, etc.

settle for (sth)

I’m not going to settle for a boring life, I want to make the most of it.
settle down
He got married, had kids and settld down, as far as I know.
settle in
How’s the new job going? Have you settled in yet?
settle up (with sb)
I’ll pay for everyone and you guys can settle up with me later, OK?

When you choose to settle for sth it means that you accept that you have to be happy with what you
have even if it is not your first choice or what you really want. Imagine you wanted an X-Box but they
were all sold out before Christmas so you had to settle for a Playstation (not your first choice but OK).
Settling down means you start to live a quiet life somewhere for a long time. In the past, people used to
settle down quite early in life whereas now people are settling down much later. This is often confused
with settle in, which actually means to start to feel comfortable in a new home, job, etc. When you start
a new job, it takes time to settle in, doesn’t it? If you mention the object, say settle into - I haven’t settle
into my new flat yet. Got it? Finally, when you settle up with sb, you pay what you owe them. We often
use this in groups, when friends travel together or eat out, one person pays and the others settle up.

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PHRASAL VERBS QUIZ 2 WEEK 1

1. start living a quiet life somewhere for a long time - settle ____

2. raise or care for a child until they are an adult - bring ____

3. admit that you are wrong or you have lost in an argument - back ____

4. investigate or examine sth to find out the truth about it - look ____

5. decide that you are no longer going to take part in sth that you had agreed to - back ____

6. search for sth in a book, dictionary, online, etc. - look ____

7. pay the money you owe to sb (there’s even an app with this name!) - settle ____

8. prepare a second copy of a file, program, etc. - back ____

9. appear suddenly and require your attention - come ____

10. start to feel comfortable in a new home, job, etc. - settle ____

11. get an illness (colds, coughs, flu, etc.) - come ____

12. change the date or time of sth so that it happens earlier than planned - bring ____

13. support sb by saying what they say is true or genuine - back ____

14. think you are better than others - look ____

15. be mentioned or discussed in conversation - come ____

16. mention sb/sth in conversation - bring ____

17. be happy with what you have even if it is not your first choice or what you really want - settle ____

18. cause sth to happen - bring ____

19. admire or greatly respect sb - look ____

20. think of an idea, plan, answer, solution, etc. - come ____

You’ll notice that I mixed up or jumbled up the sentences from the first quiz. This keeps things interesting
and make you think a little more. In any case, answers to both are on the following page.

Keep up the good work!

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PHRASAL VERBS QUIZ 1 answers WEEK 1

1. bring about
2. bring up
3. bring up
4. bring forward
5. come up
6. come up
7. come up with
8. come down with.
9. look up
10. look up to
11. look down on
12. look into
13. back up
14. back up
15. back out
16. back down
17. settle for
18. settle down
19. settle in
20. settle up

PHRASAL VERBS QUIZ 2 answers

1. settle down
2. bring up
3. back down
4. look into
5. back out
6. look up
7. settle up
8. back up
9. come up
10. settle down
11. come down with
12. bring forward
13. back up
14. look down on
15. come up
16. bring up
17. settle for
18. bring about
19. look up to
20. come up with

Well done! Phrasal verbs are super tough (even for teachers trying to teach them), so you did very well.
Keep an eye on my Instagram for more quizzes this week and another pdf like this next weekend.

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