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Verb + adverb (with an object)

Put on She put on the hat/ she put the hat on.

Bring up My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

Calm down Calm him down, otherwise he won’t be able to sleep.

Cross out In this exercise, you have to cross out the wrong words.

Fill in Fill in the blanks in the following sentences.

Find out They never found out how he escaped.

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Verb + adverb (with an object)

Give in You have to give your application form in before next Friday.

Give out They were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.

Look up We can look her phone number up on the Internet.

Pick up I saw her fall and ran to pick her up.

Point out I had to point out in the map the city they asked me.

Pull off Pull off the plaster quickly and it won’t hurt.

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Verb + adverb (with an object)

Put away Children have to learn to put their toys away whenthey finish playing.

Putthrought

Don’t put any calls through for the next hour.

Take off Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

Try on Would you like to try the dress on?

Turn off Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.

Work out Don’t worry. Things will work themselves out.

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Verb + adverb (with an object)

Break off They broke off after being together for 15 years.

Carry on If you carry on like that, you won’t pass the examination.

Draw out The magician drew a rabbit out of his hat.

Get off The stripper got her clothes off while she was dancing.

Give up The best decision he took was giving up smoking.

Knock down This building is going to be knocked down in order to build a new square.

Lay off The boss laid him off because he was always late for work.

Let out The judge decided to let the suspect out because there weren’t enough evidences.

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Verb + adverb (with an object)

Make up They made up the whole story. Nothing was true.

Pay in If you don’t pay in the money into your account, you will spend it quickly.

Rub out If you write the answers in pencil, you can rub the wrongones out easily.

Set up Due to the difficult of finding a job, many people set up their own businesses.

Shut down That old cinema shut down last year.

Knock down This building is going to be knocked down in order to build a new square.

Sort out Sort out all your books. Your bookcase is a complete mess.

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Verb + adverb (without an object)

Break down Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

Check in In that hotel, you can check in until nine o’clock in the evening, not later.

Get off She got off the train at the wrong station.

Set up Due to the difficult of finding a job, many people set up their own businesses.

Get up I got up early today to study for my exam.

Go on Everything is going on normally.

Go out On my birthday, we went out for dinner to a new restaurant.

Hang about Hang about, you told me she’d agreed to it.

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Verb + adverb (without an object)

Look out Look out! That car's going to hit you!

Set off We set off for London at nine o’clock.

Show up He showed up late at the party, as usual.

Stay up I’d rather not stay up too late. Tomorrow I’m taking anexamination.

Take off The plane took off on time and she missed the flight.

Turn out It turns out to be harder tan we thought.

Turn up We waited for the bus, but it didn’t turn up.

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Verb + adverb (without an object)

Call in We call in on James on the way home.

Come about How did this come about?

Cut down I’m cutting down on cofee and cigarretes.

Drop in Do drop in any time. You’ll be welcome.

Hang on Hang on a minute! I can’t find my mobile.

Stay in It was raining so much, so we decided to stay in.

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Verb + adverb + preposition

Look forward to We’re looking forward to your news.

Do away with If some countries in Africa could plant more cereal, theycould do away with hunger.

Face up to She faced up to the situation bravely.

Run out of We run out of petrol when the rain was harder.

Look up to He looked up to his father so he also became a carpenter.

Get away with He broke the law and got away with it.

Put up with I can’t put up with him. He’s so stupid.

Phrasal verbs: GET (I)

get something across/overI tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she wouldn't listen.

get along/onI was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my sister got along/on.

get aroundMy grandfather can get around fine in his new wheelchair.

get awayWe worked so hard this year that we had to get away for a week.

get away with somethingJason always gets away with cheating in his maths tests.

get back We got back from our vacation last week.

get something backLiz finally got her Science notes back from my room-mate.

get back at someoneMy sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She stole my favourite hat.

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Phrasal verbs: Get (II)

get back into something I finally got back into my novel and finished it.

get on somethingWe're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the bus.

get over something I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.

get over somethingThe company will have to close if it can't get over the new regulations.

get round to somethingI don't know when I am going to get round to writing the thank you cards.

get together Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.

get up I got up early today to study for my exam.

get up You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.

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Phrasal verbs: PUT

put something down You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.

put someone downThe students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short.

put something offWe are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane.

put something out The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.

put something togetherI have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.

put up with someone/something

I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.

put something on Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.

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Phrasal verbs: RUN

run into someone/something I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.

run over someone/something I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.

run over/through somethingLet's run over/through these lines one more time before the show.

run awayThe child ran away from home and has been missing for three days.

run outWe ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.

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Phrasal verbs: COME

come across somethingI came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.

come apartThe top and bottom come apart if you pull hard enough.

come down with somethingMy nephew came down with chickenpox this weekend.

come forwardThe woman came forward with her husband's finger prints.

come from somewhere The art of Origami comes from Asia.

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Phrasal verbs:LOOKlook after someone/something I have to look after my sick grandmother.

look down on someoneEver since we stole that chocolate bar your dad has looked down on me.

look for someone/something I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.

look forward to something I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.

look into somethingWe are going to look into the price of snowboards today.

look out Look out! That car's going to hit you!

look out for someone/somethingDon't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking trail.

look something over Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?

look something upWe can look her phone number up on the Internet.

look up to someone My little sister has always looked up to me. 15

Phrasal verbs: BREAK (I)

break down Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

break down The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.

break something down Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts.

break in Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.

break into something The firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.

break something in I need to break these shoes in before we run next week.

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Phrasal verbs: BREAK (II)

break in The TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.

break up My boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.

break up The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.

break out The prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.

break out in something I broke out in a rash after our c

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Phrasal verbs: GIVE

give someone away My father gave me away at my wedding.

give something awayMy little sister gave the surprise partyaway by accident.

give something awayThe library was giving away old books on Friday.

give something backI have to give these skates back to Franz before his hockey game.

give inMy boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet, but he finally gave in.

give something outThey were giving out free perfume samples at the department store.

give something up I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.

give upMy maths homework was too difficult so I gave up. 18

Phrasal verbs: BRING

bring someone down This sad music is bringing me down.

bring someone up My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

bring something up My mother walks out of the room when my father brings up sports.

bring something up He drank so much that he brought his dinner up in the toilet.

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Phrasal verbs: TURN

turn something downPlease turn the TV down while the guests are here.

turn something downI turned the job down because I don't want to move.

turn something offYour mother wants you to turn the TV off and come for dinner.

turn something onIt's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.

turn something upCan you turn the music up? This is my favourite song.

turn upOur cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood.

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Phrasal verbs: TAKE

take after someone I take after my mother. We are both impatient.

take something apart He took the car brakes apart and found the problem.

take something back I have to take our new TV back because it doesn't work.

take off My plane takes off in five minutes.

take something off Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!

take something out Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?

take someone out My grandparents took us out for dinner and a movie.

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