Phrasal Verbs with “Off”

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1- Match the phrasal verb with the correct meaning:

1. Tell off
2. Show off
3. Call off
4. Log off
5. Let off
6. Send off
7. Cut off
8. Break off

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a) Show something to gain attention

b) Cut the connection
c) Express good wishes/luck to someone that is leaving
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d) To end
e) To speak angrily to someone
f) Cancel
g) Don’t be punished or grounded
h) Separate someone or something from the group

2- Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb

1. She’s just bought a new Ferrari and of course, she’s ________it_____ to

her partners.
2. Marco’s friends are really stupid. They want to __________ Jose from
the event because he is not popular enough.
3. Let’s _________ the meeting and reschedule it for another day, how
does that sound?
4. I got an affectionate _________ from my colleagues when I left the
company.
5. Let me finish this report, __________ from the campus, and then we
can go out and have dinner.

3- Complete these questions with the correct phrasal verb.

1. Tell me a time when you quit a job and your colleagues ______ you
_____ or maybe, one of your friends quit the job and you organized a
party to _____ them _____.
2. Do you often ______ dates ____ because you are just too tired?
3. What needs to happen for you to _________ someone because they
deserve it?
4. Do you like to ________ a new thing you’ve just bought?

4- Discuss the questions with your teacher

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Answers:

1:

1-e ; 2-a ; 3-f ; 4-b ; 5-g ; 6-c ; 7-h ; 8-d

2:

1- showing it off

2- cut off

3- call off

4- send off

5- log off

3:

a) sent you off / send them off

b) call dates off

c) tell off

d) show off