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Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs — Exercise 1

Decide whether the following phrasal verbs are separable

or inseparable. Choose the correct sentences.

1. turn off
a) Emma turned off the radio.
b) Emma turned the radio off.
2. make up
a) They made up an excuse.
b) They made an excuse up.
3. get on
a) Mathew got on the train.
b) Mathew got the train on.

4. hand in
a) Please hand in your keys before you leave.
b) Please hand your keys in before you leave.
5. take after
a) He takes after his father.
b) He takes his father after.
6. grow up
a) We grew up in New York.
b) We grew in New York up.
7. break into
a) Thieves broke into our office.
b) Thieves broke our office into.

8. come back
a) I will come back later.
b) I will come later back.
9. tear down
a) They need to tear down the building.
b) They need to tear the building down.

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10. look up
a) She looked up the meaning of the word in a dictionary.
b) She looked the meaning of the word up in a dictionary.
11. ask out
a) Kevin asked out Lily.
b) Kevin asked Lily out.
12. give up
a) Rachel gave up jogging.
b) Rachel gave jogging up.

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