7. Breakfast was a greasy fried egg and a thin slice of toast.

Phrases with of: Match:

A gust Of wind
A box Of matches
A crowd Of spectators
A slice Of bread
A bunch Of grapes
A bar Of soap
A pack Of cards
A block Of flats.

A cup Of coffee
A gang Of thieves
A flash Of lightning
A packet Of cigarettes
A member Of staff
A set Of instructions
A bunch Of flowers
A chain Of shops

A pot Of yoghurt
A tube Of toothpaste
A flock Of birds
A bar Of chocolate
A herd Of cows
An item Of news
A row Of houses
A bouquet Of flowers

A lump Of sugar
A party Of visitors
A loaf Of bread
A spell Of bad weather
A sigh Of relief
A jar Of marmalade
A clap Of thunder
A pinch Of salt

8. The hotel was managed by a stout and terrifying lady. Nobody ever dared complain to her.
Join the two ideas using “so” and “such”.

Paraphrase the following ideas:

1. The dog couldn’t get through such a small opening.

SO
The opening WAS SO SMALL that the dog couldn’t get through.

2. We walked out because it was so noisy.

MUCH
There was SO MUCH NOISE that we walked out.

3. The bread was too hard for us to eat.

SUCH
It WAS SUCH HARD BREAD that we couldn’t eat it.

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4. We came home early because of the awful accommodation.
HAD
We HAD SUCH AWFUL ACCOMMODATION that we came home early.

5. They made it clear that they would not allow people to behave in such a way.
BEHAVIOUR
They made it clear that SUCH BEHAVIOUR WILL NOT BE tolerated.

6. He has such bad writing that I can’t read his letters.

BADLY
If he DIDN´T WRITE SO BADLY, I could read his letters.

7. If he had driven faster, he wouldn’t have annoyed everyone.

SLOWLY
He WAS DRIVING SO SLOWLY that he annoyed everyone.

8. They didn’t give us enough time to finish the job.

LITTLE
We were GIVEN SO LITTLE TIME that we couldn’t finish the job.

9. Her terrible singing drove everyone away.

SINGER
She WAS SUCH A TERRIBLE SINGER that everyone walked out.

10. The children were too energetic for me to control.

MUCH
The children had SO MUCH ENERGY that I couldn’t control them.

11. It was the most beautiful view I had ever seen.

NEVER
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A beautiful view before.

12. The weather was unexpectedly clod.

EXPECTED
We had not EXPECTED SUCH COLD weather.

9. At first, the sky was overcast as usual, but after a while it began to brighten up.

Phrasals with “up”.

Complete each group of sentences with the correct form of the verbs given and the particle “up”. Use
each verb only once.

BEAT BLOW BRUSH CALL CLEAR GO SPEAK TURN

1. They needed the explosives to BLOW UP the railway bridge.

2. The thieves BEAT him UP and stole all his money. (THE FORM BEATED IS CONSIDERED NON STANDARD)
3. That’s the third time train fares have GONE UP. This year!
4. There you are at last! I was wondering when you’d TURN UP.
5. You’ll have to SPEAK UP because he’s a bit deaf.
6. I went on a course to BRUSH UP on my German.
7. You’ve got my phone number so CALL me UP next time you are in the neighbourhood.
8. Don’t forget to CLEAR UP all this mess before you go to bed.

BACK CATCH COME DRESS GET MIX STAY SUM

1. Now that I’m on holiday, I lie in bed and GET UP when I feel like it.
2. It’s a formal dinner so you’ll have to DRESS UP for it.
3. I’ll only complain if the others agree to BACK me UP.
4. Their parents said they could STAY UP and watch the late-night film.
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 5. I was standing at the bus stop when a man CAME UP and asked me the way to the station.
6. He joined the course late and had difficulty CATCHING UP
7. So to SUM UP then, we need money urgently.
8. The two boys looked so similar that I kept MIXING them UP.

ADD BUILD BUNDLE EAT GROW LIGHT OWN SHOOT

1. He’ll only get an ice cream if he EATS UP all his vegetables.

2. If the culprit hadn’t OWNED UP everybody would still think that it was you who set fire to the building.
3. Their eyes LIGHTED / LIT UP when she mentioned chocolate biscuits.
4. It’s so expensive now! Prices have really SHOT UP!
5. It’s taken years for her to BUILD UP the business to what it is today.
6. Not many children want to GROW UP to be teachers.
7. After I’ve ADDED UP all the figures, I’ll see if my total is the same as yours.
8. I’ve BUNDLED UP the magazines and tied them with string so that you can carry them more easily.

BRIGHTEN BRING CHEER DRAW HANG LOOK PILE TURN

1. If there’s a word you don’t understand LOOK it UP in your dictionary.

2. It will be dull at first but the weather should BRIGHTEN UP in the afternoon.
3. Despite all our efforts to CHEER him UP, he still looks as miserable as ever.
4. The work really PILED UP while I was away for those two days.
5. A large car DREW UP and a tall, well-dressed man stepped out.
6. Unfortunately, the caller HUNG UP before I could ask him for his number.
7. After my parents died, I was BROUGHT UP by my aunts.
8. Could you TURN the radio UP a bit? I want to listen to the weather forecast.

10. The clouds cleared and suddenly the sun came out.

Phrasals with “out”.

Complete each of the groups of sentences with the correct form of the verbs given and the particle “out”.
Use each verb only once.

BREAK BRING DIE FALL PULL RULE RUN WALK

1. I was driving down the road when a car suddenly PULLED OUT in front of me.
2. The acting was so terrible that half the audience WALKED OUT.
3. The tradition had DIED OUT but it was revived to attract tourists to the town.
4. In this hot weather a fire could BREAK OUT almost anywhere.
5. They’ve BROUGHT OUT a new range of cosmetics for teenagers.
6. It must be serious to make such close friends FALL OUT
7. We had to hurry because time was RUNNING OUT
8. We can’t RULE OUT the possibility of more rain, I’m afraid.

BURST CARRY CHECK CROSS DROP SIT WASH WORK

1. It’s difficult to WORK OUT exactly how much money to take with us.
2. You must CARRY OUT the instructions exactly as printed.
3. Remember to use your ruler to CROSS OUT any mistakes.
4. This new miracle powder will WASH OUT even the most stubborn stains, leaving your clothes fresh and clean.
5. We BURST OUT laughing when we saw how ridiculous he looked.
6. I think I’ll SIT this dance OUT and rest my feet.
7. Hotel guests have to CHECK OUT by 11 o’clock in the morning.
8. Some competitors were forced to DROP OUT because conditions were so bad.

BACK BREAK BURN EAT LEAVE POINT SORT STAND

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 1. He had agreed to open the show but then he BACKED OUT at the last moment saying he wanted more money.
2. She POINTED OUT that he was the only person who hadn’t come.
3. The prisoners BROKE OUT while the guards were asleep.
4. We rarely EAT OUT as the restaurants are so expensive.
5. We had to SORT everything OUT into different sizes.
6. They waited until the fire had BURNED itself OUT before examining what was left of the house.
7. With those clothes she’ll certainly STAND OUT in a crowd!
8. I’ll check through the list in case I’ve LEFT anything OUT.

FIND HAND GET LOOK PASS RUN SHOOT WEAR

1. He should GET OUT more and not sit at home feeling miserable.
2. When our supply of coal RAN OUT we had to burn wood instead.
3. She PASSED OUT because the room was so stuffy.
4. They followed him from work to FIND OUT where he lived.
5. You’ll WEAR yourself OUT doing all this extra work!
6. Suddenly, the front door opened and a small boy SHOT OUT and ran down the street.
7. The examiner will now HAND OUT the question papers.
8. LOOK OUT! There’s a car coming!

11. They began to cheer up and started to talk to the friendly landlord.

Phrasals with “up”.

Complete each of the partnerships below with one of the following phrasal verbs. Use each verb only
once.
If you are not sure of the meaning of a word partnership, check it in your dictionary.

SET UP MAKE UP GIVE UP PICK UP HOLD UP DO UP PUT UP TAKE UP

1. SET UP a business/an enquiry/road blocks

2. PICK UP a passenger/some Italian/support
3. DO UP a button/a present/an old house
4. MAKE UP a story/an excuse/your mind
5. TAKE UP a hobby/a skirt/a collection
6. GIVE UP smoking/a job/ your seat
7. HOLD UP the traffic/a bank/someone as an example
8. PUT OUT a friend for the night/a fight/prices