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Test Your Phrasal Verbs is part of the highly successful Test Your... seriesd e v i s e d by P e te r W a t c y n - J o n e s . It is idea l for use in the c lassroom or forself -study. Special features include: pract ice in the m o s t c o m m o n v e r b s a n d p a r t i c l e s a w i d e v a r i e t y of t e s t - t y p e s i n c l u d i n g g a p - f i l l i n g , c r o s s w o r d s ,

mult iple-choice, pattern dri l ls and several picture exercises an Int roduct ion wit h not es on how to use the tests a c o m p l e t e A n s w e r Key.

Test Your Phrasal Verbs is divided into five parts. There is detailedpractice in how to f o r m and use phrasal verbs, understanding the d o u b l em e a n i n g s of phrasal verbs and how to use them in exactly the rightcontext. Test Your Phrasal Verbs contains 50 tests.

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First published by Penguin Books 19 90This edition published 2000

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C O N T E N T SIntroductionTo the studentTests 1 -10

T e s t s 1 1 - 2 0

T e s t s 2 1 - 3 0

T e s t s 3 1 - 4 0

T e s t s 4 1 - 5 0

1 Phrasal verbs with CO ME 12 Definitions 23 Phrasal verbs with AW A Y 34 Three-part phrasal verbs 45 Definitions 56 Phrasal verbs with two meanings 67 Sentence completion 88 Headlines 99 Nouns from phrasal verbs 1010 Crossword puzzle 1211 Phrasal verbs with TAK E 14

12 Definitions 1513 Phrasal verbs with DO WN 1614 Three-part phrasal verbs 1815 Definitions 1916 Phrasal verbs with two meanings 2017 Sentence completion 2218 Headlines 2319 Nouns from phrasal verbs 2420 Cartoon captions 2621 Phrasal verbs with GET 2822 Definitions 2923 Phrasal verbs with IN 3024 Three-part phrasal verbs 3125 Definitions 3226 Phrasal verbs with two meanings 3327 Sentence completion 3428 Headlines 3529 Adjectivals from phrasal verbs 3630 Crossword puzzle: "double definitions* 3831 Phrasal verbs with GO 4032 Definitions 4133 Phrasal verbs with OFF 4234 Three-part phrasal verbs 4435 Definitions 4636 Phrasal verbs with two meanings 4737 Sentence completion 4938 Headlines 5039 Nouns from phrasal verbs 5140 Word square 5241 Phrasal verbs with BE 5342 Definitions 5443 Phrasal verbs with OU T 5544 Three-part phrasal verbs 5645 Definitions 5846 Phrasal verbs with two meanings 5947 Sentence completion 6048 Headlines 6149 Adjectivals from phrasal verbs 6250 Proverbs 63Answers 65


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I N T R O D U C T I O NThe book is divided into five sections, each containing tests of a similar type,as follows.

The first test in each section [1,11,21,31,41] tests a range of phrasal verbsusing the common verbs come, take, get, go and be. The second [2,12,22,32,42]puts a variety of interesting phrasal verbs into situations and asks you to workout from the context what they mean. The third [3,13,23,33,43] tests a range ofphrasal verbs using the common particles away, down, in, off and out. Thefourth [4,14,24,34,44] tests phrasal verbs which have the pattern verb +adverb + preposition. The fifth [5,15,25 ,35,45] provides situations and asks youto supply or define the phrasal verbs in them. The sixth [6,16,26,36,46] dealswith fifty phrasal verbs which have more than one meaning and tests them incontexts such as matching pairs of sentences and cartoons. The seventh[7,17,27,37,47] is quite searching, for it asks you to complete sentences byselecting, from a choice of four phrasals, the one which b e s t fitsthe situation. In some cases, other alternatives would fit, but are not asgood. The eighth [8,18,28,38,48] is designed to provide a bit of amusement - and puzzlement - by asking you to find one-letter spellingmistakes in newspaper headlines. The ninth [9,19,29,39,49] deals withnouns and adjectivals formed from phrasal verbs, a very importantfeature of English. The tenth [10,20,30,40,50] provides some more lightrelief by offering you some crosswords and similar word games involvingphrasal verbs.

The tests are designed to produce lively and interactive group work whenused in class but have been constructed to allow the keen student to work onhis/her own (keys to all the tests are available at the end of the book).

In writing this book, I freely acknowledge my debt to Peter Watcyn-Jones,who first created the Test Yourself series and set a high standard. If thisbook in the Test Yourself series is only half as witty and wise as his, Ishall be well pleased.

Jake Allsop Cambridge Spring 1989

T O T H E S T U D E N TThis book will help you to learn a lot of new English words. But in order forthe new words to become "fixed" in your mind, you need to test yourself againand again. Here is one method you can use to help you learn the words:1. Read through the instructions carefully for the test you are going to try.Then try the test, writing your answers in p e n c i l .2. When you have finish ed, check your answers and correct any mistakes youhave made. Read through the test again, paying special attention to thewords you didn't know or got wrong.3. Try the test again five minutes later. You can do this either by covering up

the words (for example, in the picture tests) or by asking a friend to testyou. Repeat this until you can remember all the words.4. R u b o u t y o u r a n s w e r s .5. Try the test again the following day. (You should remember most of thewords.)6. Finally, plan to try the test at least twice again within the following month.After this most of the words will be "fixed" in your mind.


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"I Phrasal verbs wi th COMEComplete these sentences by adding the correct particle from the l ist below.Use each word once only.

a b o u t back from off roundacross be fore in on toa l o n g forward i n t o o u t u p

1 F c o m e s G in the a lphab et .2 P lease com e I M a k e y o u r s e l f a t h o m e .3 A bo om er an g is a hu nt ing we apo n. I t i s supposed to com e to the

p erson w ho throws i t.4 Ju st l oo k a t these o ld p hotog rap hs . I cam e th em w he n I w as

c lea r ing out an o ld cup board .5 W h y d on ' t yo u com e to our house f o r d inner on Saturd ay ?6 " W h a t m a g a z i n e i s t h a t ? "

" I t ' s a l i terary ma ga zin e ca l led the Bookworm""H ow o f t en d oes i t c om e T" M o n t h l y . "

7 T he serge an t ask ed for vo lu nte ers , bu t only three^ cam e8 " W h e r e d o y o u c o m e T

" T h a i l a n d . "9 Pollution f wa r , the gree nh ous e e f fec t , the ozone layer : I don ' t k no w w ha t the

w o r l d i s c o m i n g10 "C om e , Ph i l ip . E ve ry on e e lse has fin ished except yo u ! w11 W e 're a l l go ing out for a p izza . W ou ld yo u l ike to com e ?12 I he ar that Jo hn ha s com e a lo t o f m one y. Ap pa ren t ly , a r ich aun t

o f h i s ha s d ied and le ft h i m ha l f a m i l l ion pou nds.13 E ve ry t im e the sub j ec t o f ho l id ays com es , Ru th and he r husb and

h a v e a n a r g u m e n t .14 Pau l is w ork ing on a p lan to con vert h is farm hous e into a bed -and-bre akfas t

p la ce . H e recko ns he ' l l m ak e a f o r tune i f i t c om es15 Th ere has been another b ig c rash on the M 25 m otorw ay . H ow d id i t c om e?


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2 Definit ionsChoos e the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underlinedphrasal verb.

1 I need twenty pounds to tide me over until the end of the month.a cover m y expenses b pay off m y debts c spend d borrow

2 It was getting late so I decided to turn in.a give up b go to bed c switch off the light d go home

3 They had a quarrel one evening, but they patched things up next morning.a hid their feelings from each other b repaired the broken furniturec m ade things worse by continuing the quarreld settled their differences

4 She had such a bad cold that I was not surprised she dozed off in the middleof the afternoon.a forgot to take her medicine b fell asleep c felt very illd went home early

5 Don't buy the first thing you see: shop around a bit.a go to several different shops to compare pricesb try to find the cheapest onec look at everything they have got in the shopd wait un til you know exactly w hat you wan t

6 Anne wanted to go to the ball, and poor old Andy had to cough up fiftypounds for the tickets.a reluctantly pay b easily save up c confidently ask ford unw illingly borrow

7 Bill had to dip into his savings account to pay for his holiday.a increase b close c take money from d put money into

8 The whole group were going on a picnic, and they said that I could tagalong if I wanted.a pay for the drinks b w alk behind them c go with themd carry the picnic basket

9 My father ticked me off because I used his electric razor.a reprimanded m e b was proud of me c laughed at m ed congratulated me


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3 Phrasal verbs wi th AWAYComplete these sentences by adding the correct verb from the l ist below.(In some cases, you will need to change the tense or form of the verb.) Useeach verb once only.

b r e a k g ive p a s s slip t h r o wdr ive k e e p ru n s t ay t owf a d e l o o k send t ake t u c k

1 Seve ra l ch i ldren ha d t o away f rom schoo l beca use o f t he bu ss t r ike .

2 W e dec ided t o aw ay f rom t he m ain par t y and f orm a ne w part y o fou r ow n ca l led t he Lu nat i c Part y .

3 I d idn ' t w an t t o d i s t urb an yon e , so I ju s t aw ay qu ie t ly w i t ho uts a y i n g g o o d b y e .

4 D id you eve r p lay that s i l l y ga m e o f kn ock ing on som eone ' s door and t hena w a y ?

5 I f yo u pa rk illegally in Lon don , the pol i ce wi l l e i ther c lam p you r car o ri t a w a y .

6 "Old so ld iers ne ver d ie ; the y s im ply aw ay " ( song ) .7 T he y say t hat t he Old M an or Ho use is ha un t ed by ghos t s , bu t 1 th ink tha t i t

i s on ly a s tory des ign ed to chi ldren aw ay .8 " I 'd l ike a p izza m arin ara , p lea se . "

" T o e a t h e r e o r t o a w a y ? "9 " W h e r e a r e m y j e a n s ? "" Th ey we re t orn so I t he m aw ay . "

10 A f ew year s ago , every one want ed a Rub ik ' s Cu be . N ow yo u cou ldn ' tt h e m a w a y .

11 T h e car tha t h i t a chi ld on a level cross ing aw ay with ou ts t opp ing .

12 I f yo u don ' t l ike ha v in g in ject ions , i t i s a good idea to aw ay w he nt h e doc t or s t i cks t he need le in t o you r arm .

13 Sh e m ay loo k as i f she ha dn ' t go t tw o pen nies to ru b toge the r , bu t I be t she ' sgot qu i t e a b i t o f m on ey awa y som ewh ere .

14 A n o ld t ra m p kn ock ed on the doo r o f the farm hou se and aske d for som ethin gt o eat , bu t t h e f arm er ' s w i f e h i m aw ay em pt y - hande d .

15 " Gran df at her aw ay recent ly . H e wa s n inet y - t hree years o ld . "


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Three-part phrasal verbsMatch each phrasal verb in column A with a word or phrase in column B togive a common phrase. Then find a verb in column C which defines eachphrasal verb.

C o l u m n A1 come in for2 go in for3 sit in on4 stand in for5 fall in with6 give in to7 tune in to8 listen in on9 cash in on

10 drop in on

C o l u m n Ba another's lessonb temptationc an opportunityd a lo t of criticisme friendsf a sport or hobbyg other people's conversationh somebody else's plansi an absen t colleaguej a programm e on the radio

C o l u m n Ci find

i i substitute fori i i observei v exploitv yield to

v i visitv i i receive

v i i i show support fori x pursuex eavesdrop


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5 Definit ionsUse these verbs and particles to make up phrasal verbs w hich replace thedefinitions unde rlined in the sentence s.

V E R B S : b r e a k c a r ry c le a rdraw f i l l g ive makeput s t ep t urn

P A R T I C L E S : a w a y d o w nforward in of f outup up up up

1 I ha te peo ple w ho reveal the end o f a film that yo u ha ven ' t seen.2 W ith the introdu ct ion o f com puter ised system s, we ha ve bee n ab le to

incre ase product i on by 25 per cen t .3 A n ord ina ry so ld ier i s expe cted to obe y a super ior o f fi cer 's orde rs with out

q u e s t i o n .4 H arry says he in t ends t o end h i s eng age m ent to N aom i because she a lwa ys

op en s he r bo i led egg s a t t he w ro ng en d .5 I 'm g la d tha t w e ha ve be en able to reso lve our l i tt le misun der stan ding .6 Be fore w e do an yth ing e lse , w e ou gh t to prepa re a p lan o f act ion .7 I f yo u ha ven ' t go t a gen uine excuse for be in g la t e , you ' l l s im ply ha ve t o

i n v e n t o n e .8 O ur soc i e t y has beco m e so burea ucrat i c t hat yo u eve n ha ve t o com plet e a

f orm be f ore you are a l lowed t o d i e .9 A s no bod y seem s t o kn ow w ha t t o do nex t , m ay I m ak e a proposa l ?

10 A n n is ve ry upset : the Co al Bo ard inten ds to re ject he r app l i cat ion to be com ea m in er on the grou nds that she i s too ta l l .


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6 Phrasal verbs with twomean ingsEach sentence in the first group uses the same phrasal verb as a sentence inthe second gro up. Find the pairs of sentences by putting the following verbsinto the sentences.

catch on dry up fall off fall through looku p m ak eu p put offrun across see through take back

1 There's a hole in the floor. M ind you don't it.2 W hen ever there is a period without rain, all the lakes

3 They said that the blue cheese was very tasty, but the smell me

4 Th ey quarrel every morning, but they always kiss andafterwards.

5 I've had some bad luck lately, but things are beginning to, I'm glad to say.

6 Once you have started something, you ought to it tothe end.

7 Ho ld the handlebars with both hands or you m ight8 Th is coat I bought is too small for m e. Do you think I should it

to the shop?9 H ave you seen Roger lately? Y es, I happened to him

in Oxford last week.10 Janet's children are very intelligent. W he n you explain something to the m,

they seem to very quickly.

a If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can always itin the dictionary.

b Is that a true story, or did you jus t it ?c Sword swallowing is very popular in Alba nia, they tell me. Do you think it

would ever in this country?d Actors hate it when they forget their words and simp ly

e It is dangerous to let children busy roads.


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h I sa id tha t Ju l i e wa s a lazy good - for -noth ing , bu t I wa s wr on g : Iever y th in g I sa id abo ut her .

i W e used to get a l o t o f peop le at ou r m eet in gs , but at ten dan ce ha s s tar ted tolate ly .

j T h e m e e t i n g t h a t w a s d u e t o t ak e p l a c e t o d ay h as be e nu n t i l n e x t w e e k .


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7 Sentence complet ionChoo se the phrasal verb which best completes the sentence.

1 I wa s so tired that I jus t in the armch air.a flaked out b broke up c dropped out d fell over

2 Th e subject of sex equality seems to in everydiscussion lesson in m y school.a burst out b zero in c crop up d harp on

3 I don't know w hether Peter would be interested in joining our C onservationSociety. I'll him about it.a chat up b sound out c tell off d spur on

4 Th e new office block well with its surroundings.a blends in b stands out c shaped up d sets off

5 "Isn't it terrible weather for spring ?" sum me r!a Slope off b Snap up c Splash out d Roll on

6 Our teacher tends to certain subjects which she findsdifficult to talk about.a boil down b string along c skate over d track down

7 It's a good idea to people before taking them intoyo ur confidence.a tumb le to b root out c bank on d size up

8 Som e people can jus t a cold, but m y colds seem tolinge r for weeks.a shrug off b cough up c pull through d stamp out

9 Th e m an in the market w as selling leather coats very cheaply: they weresuch barga ins that they were soona cleared off b done for c bought out d snapped up

1 0 I couldn't remem ber w here I had left m y car, when it suddenlyme that I didn't have a car any longer!

a dawned on b ran into c went through d tumbled to


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S HeadlinesThe phrasal verbs in these headlines each contain a one-letter spell ingmistake, for instance: " M A N P R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " , which should be" M A N D R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " . To help you f ind the mistakes, here is a checklist of the wrong andright letters (given in alphab etical order).

T h e w r o n g le t te rs : B C C G I L P R R UT h e r ig h t le tte rs : D I L N N S T T W Y

1 P L U M B I N G C O M P A N Y IN F I N A N C I A L D I F F IC U L T I E S . " W E W I L LH A V E T O L A G O F F M O R E W O R K E R S U N L E S S B U S I N E S S IM P R O V E S , "S A Y S B O S S

2 S C O T S T E R R I E R R E F U S E S T O L E A V E G R A V E S I D E : H E I S " P IP I N GF O R H I S M A S T E R , " S A Y S V I C A R

3 B I G A M O U S W O M A N B O R N B E T W E E N T W O H U S B A N D S : "I J U S TC O U L D N ' T C H O O S E B E T W E E N T H E M , " S H E T E L L S J U D G E

4 C H A N C E L L O R H U N T S A T B I G T A X C U T S IN H I S N E X T B U D G E T5 O U T B R E A K O F M Y S T E R Y I L L N E S S A I D S T O H O S P I T A L ' S P R O B L E M S :" J U S T N O T E N O U G H N U R S E S T O C O P E W I T H T H E S I T U A T I O N "

6 A N G R Y M O T H E R S D E M A N D M A X I M U M S E N T E N C E F O R C H IL DK I D N A P P E R : "H E O U G H T T O B E C O C K E D U P IN P R I S O N F O R T H ER E S T O F H I S L I F E , " T H E Y S A Y

7 B R I T I SH A T H L E T E I N T E N D S T O C R Y F O R N E W W O R L D R E C O R D A TC O M I N G C O M M O N W E A L T H G A M E S

8 L E A D I N G O F F I C IA L R U M S U P T O W N P L A N IN O N E W O R D :" D I S G U S T I N G "

9 H O U S E W I V E S T I R E D O F B E I N G T I E D T O T H E K I T C H E N S I N K :T H E R E M U S T B E M O R E T O L IF E T H A N L A S H I N G U P , T H E Y S A Y

1 0 E I G H T Y - Y E A R - O L D J U D G E C R I TI C IS E D F O R R O D D I N G O F F D U R I N GT R I A L . "IF H E C A N ' T S T A Y A W A K E , H E S H O U L D R E T I R E , " L A W Y E RC O M M E N T S


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9 Nouns f rom phrasal verbsNouns can be formed from phrasal verbs. Make the noun which completesthe phrase under each picture, using these part icles and verbs.

V E R B S : b r e a k b r e ak c h e c khang ho ld lay ta i l taket u r n w r i t e

P A R T I C L E S : a w a y b a c k b yd own o f f ou t out overt h r o u g h u p

She's having a nervous A non-stick frying pan!The scientificwe've all been waiting for!


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If the traffic gets too b ad ,pull into a andhave a rest. 6 It takes m inutes to fill yourbasket and hours to get throughthe supermarket

If you don 't feel like cookinggo and get something from aChinese .

Th e Liverpool versusMachester Unite d match alwaysgets a recor d.


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10 Crossword puzzleLook a t the clues and fill in the crossw ord below . We have put in a fewletters to give you a start.

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A C R O S S1 G o u p on e s ide o f the m ou nta in and the o the r s ide

(4 ,4 )4 I f yo u w an t som ethin g from the m ai l -order cata logu e , yo u w i l l ha ve to

for it (4,3)7 W h en a typh oid epide m ic brea ks out , w e say there has bee n an

of typ hoid (8 )8 V er b used in the express ion " aw ay w i th " (m ean ing "get r id o f " )

(2 )10 A phr asal ve rb from the ga m e of cr icke t . I f som ebod y f inds you v ery

attra ct ive , w e say that yo u ha ve . .. .. ed the m (The ver bdescr ibe s the way t he ba l l i s sent to the batsm an. ) (4 ,4 )

13 Op pos i te o f " u p " (4 )14 Op posite of "of f" (2)15 Y o u use this to t ie up par cels (6)


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D O W N1 , c l o th ing i s c l o th ing w hic h yo u no l ong er w an t (4 , -3 )2 I f yo u br ea k the la w , yo u m ay finally up in ja i l (3)3 A m etho d o f pr in t ing (6 )5 I f yo u w an t t o r em em ber exac t l y wh a t s omeon e s a id , don ' t r e l y on you rmemory : i t ( 4 ,4 )6 W h en yo u on th in i ce , you are in dan ger o f go ing thro ug h and

i n to deep water (5 )9 To " up " i s to ad m it that yo u did som ethin g w rong . (3 )

10 Re stau ran ts in W el l ing ton usu al ly f il l up ver y quic kly on Satu rday , so i t i sa goo d idea to ph one up and a tab le (4 )

11 T he oppo site of 16d n. (I t i s a lso th e f i rst par t o f lac,) (3 )12 I f yo u see the tra in abo ut to l eav e the s tat ion , you w i l l ha ve to to

catc h i t . (Th e sam e ver b i s used in the express ion " to som ebod ydow n " , m ean i n g t o c ri t ic i se th em or g i ve th em a bad n am e . ) ( 3 )

16 A par t i c le used in m an y phrasa l ver bs , such as " turn " , m ea nin gto go to bed , and "g ive " , m ea nin g to surrende r (2 )


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11 Phrasal ve rbs w ith TA KEComplete these sentences by adding the correct particle from the l ist below.

a f ter d o w n in ou t tob a c k for off o v e r u pb a c k in on to u p

1 Th e W or ld w id e Ch em ica ls Com p an y was recent ly taken by i t sb i g g e s t r iv a l .

2 Fm not ve ry f it , so Fve dec ided to tak e an act ive ho bb y such ass q u a s h o r j o g g i n g .

3 I thou gh t you r w i f e and m ine wou ld no t ha ve m uch in com m on , but theysee m to hav e taken each o ther very we l l .

4 "W hy ha ve yo u taken a l l the p i c tures in the s i t t ing - room?""Bec aus e Fm go in g t o d ecorate i t . "

5 Is th e Bookworm a very good m aga zine ? Beca use , i f i t i s , I m ig ht tak ea subscr ipt ion .

6 T h e ne w pizza restau rant is a grea t success . I t 's rea l ly tak en7 "G ive m e a k i ss ! "

"W ha t d o you take m e ? Fm a marr ied g i r l ! "8 O n e da y I pain ted l i t t le red spots al l ov er m y face , and told m y fath er I ha d

cau gh t me as les . For a m om en t he wa s com p le te ly take n , then hereal is ed i t w as a j o k e .

9 "Th is rad io I boug ht on ly p i cks up Rad io Ulan B ator . ""W h y d on ' t yo u take i t t o the shop wh ere you bou ght i t , then ? "

10 "D ad , i s i t a l l r igh t i f I leav e schoo l and get m arr ie d?"" I can ' t advise you on that . Y ou 'd bet ter take i t w ith yo urm o t h e r . "

11 "D oes Jo hn take h is m othe r or h is fathe r?""W el l , he looks just l ike h is father , bu t he has h is m othe r 's nat ure . "

12 Ja n et is secreta ry of four dif ferent c lubs and ch air m an of tw o oth er societ ies.I th in k she has take n too m uc h

13 Th is skir t is ve ry loose . I thi nk I 'l l ha ve to tak e it at the wa ist .14 Fm sorry I said al l thos e terr ible thi ng s abo ut yo u. I tak e th em a ll

15 W ha t 's w ron g with Ka te? She used to be such a quiet g ir l , but she 's take ngo in g out every n ight .


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i 2 Definit ionsChoos e the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underlinedphrasal verb.

1 A s i t w a s gett ing late , I dec ided to press on .a f ind a pla ce to s leep b ph on e for help c f inish the iron ingd kee p go i n g

2 H e ha d no bu sine ss the re, so I to ld hi m to c lear off.a do the dishe s b lea ve at on cec retu rn eve ryth ing to i ts prop er p lace d f ind som eth ing use fu l to do

3 I 'm sorry to butt in , but I cou ldn ' t he lp over hear ing wh at you sa id .a interrup t yo u b contra dic t yo u c speak so rud e ly to yo ud s top yo u

4 I d idn ' t w an t to do i t , but the o ther bo ys egge d m e on .a th r ew eggs a t m e b ca l led m e n am es c en cou rage d m ed l i f ted m e of f th e gro un d

5 Th e po l i cem an shot o f f be fore an yon e cou ld s top h im .a le ft in a hu rryb l e t every on e kn o w th e t ru th abou t w h at wa s h app en i n gc f i red his gu n d c losed al l the door s

6 H ave yo u m an a ged to t rack dow n th at book I a s ked you abou t?a sel l b f ind c rea d th ro ug h d get ba ck

7 I kn ow Sara h sa id s h e wo u l d l en d yo u s om e m on ey , bu t I wo u l dn ' t ba n k on iti f I w ere you .a bo rro w from he r b spend the m one y a l l a t oncec save the m on ey d depen d on her to do i t

8 W h e n e ve r h e m akes a m i s take , m y bos s a l way s t rot s ou t th e s am e o lde x c u s e s .a sh yly of fers b ho tly den ies c carefu l ly avo idsd g l ib ly produ ces

9 W e tarte d up the hou se in ord er to be able to sel l i t qu ick ly.a of fered at a low price b adv ertised wid elyc decor ated chea ply and quick ly d re furnished exp ens iv e ly


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13 Phrasal verbs wi th DOWNComplete these sentences by adding the correct verb from the l ist below. ( Insome cases, you wil l need to change the tense or form of the verb.) Useeach verb once only.

b r e a k k e e p p u t s h u t t rackb u r n le t sett le s tep turncu t l ie s h ou t t a k e w e a r

1 Som e peop le th ink that the Qu een should dow n and a l low Pr inceCh a r l es t o b ec om e K i n g .

2 I asked Ju l ia t o m arry m e, but she m e dow n.3 A s soon as a l eak o f rad ioac t ive was te wa s d is covered , the gov ernm ent

ordere d the p lant t o be dow n.4 " dow n or they ' l l see yo u!"5 I t has beco m e m uch eas ier t o dow n t rees in the Am azo n

ra in fores ts s ince the in t roduct ion o f the cha insaw .6 Sh e spent severa l m onth s t ry in g to f ind the fam ous ar t i s t Re nos De m et i io s .Sh e finally h im do w n, tho ug h: he wa s l iv i ng in a sm all hotel on

the i s land o f Shevta l ia .7 A fter seve ral ho urs of que st ion ing , the suspect finally dow n and

confessed to be ing the l eader o f the Mal ignant Dwar f s Party .8 I foun d the nov el War and Peace so ex cit in g that , once I had p icked i t up , I

s im ply could n ' t i t dow n aga in unt i l I had f inished i t .9 "A ny th in g yo u say wi l l be dow n and m ay be used in ev iden ce

against you* 1 ( po l i ce warn ing) .10 Th e s teps we re dow n by the m i l l i ons o f f eet that had t rodden on

t h e m .11 "Do n ' t forget to be there at e ig ht prec isely ."

"Do n ' t wo rry , you can depend on m e: I won ' t you dow n. "12 I f yo u 'r e not feel ing w el l , go and do wn for a wh i le .


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13 Isn ' t i t t im e yo u stopped be ing an etern al teen age r? Isn ' t i t t im e yo u go t yo urha ir cut , got a j o b , g o t m a r r i ed a n d d ow n ?

14 W he n he was asked w hy he had set f ire t o the b ishop ' s pa lace , the Ear l o fOxford rep l ied : " I on ly i t dow n because I kn ew that the b ishopw as ins ide a t the t im e. "

15 A t pub l i c m eet in gs , there are two k inds o f heck lers : those w ho wan t to askdi f f icult quest io ns and to he ar wh at the speaker has to say, and those wh o tryt o p r ev en t h i m f r om s p ea k i n g b y h i m d ow n .


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Three-part phrasal verbsMatch each phrasal verb in column A with a word or phrase in column B togive a comm on phrase. The n find a verb in column C which defines eachphrasal verb.

C o l u m n A1 com e down wi th2 cut dow n on3 look dow n on4 get do wn to5 be dow n to6 be up on7 check up on8 end up in9 s tand up for

10 come up against

C o l u m n Ba p eop l e w h o a r e b en ea t h y o ub your specia l is t subjectc a dif f icultyd ex p en s ese your be l ie f sf pr isong your las t pennyh s o m e o n e ' s m o v e m e n t si inf luenzaj h a r d work

C o l u m n Ci inves t igate

i i app ly yo urs el f toi i i despiseiv de fendv kn ow a l o t abou t

v i m e e tv i i ca t ch

v i i i hav e no th in g e l se l e fti x r ed u c ex finally g o to


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15 Definit ionsUse these verbs and part icles to make up phrasal verbs which replace thedefinitions underlined in the sentences.

V E R B S : b r u s h c o m e d o e x p l a ingo let p ick sett le stand str ip

P A R T I C L E S : a w a y d o w n f orinto o f f on out round upw i t h o u t

1 P lease be quie t and pay at tent i on , everybody !2 Fd l ike to impro ve my French .3 Ge t und ressed and wa it for the doctor .4 D o you th ink ther e is eno ug h food to feed everybod y?5 I don 't think the peop le will to lerate an oth er increase in taxes .6 A tal l per son is alw ay s eas y to f ind in a crow d,7 I f w e cann ot ge t any bread , we ' l l jus t hav e to ma nag e .8 A l l m y bro ther ' s knives and fo rks ha ve go t "Hote l Exce l s i o r , Ca i ro " s tamped

on th em . I don 't kno w how h e is go in g to convin ce people tha t ther e is not hin gwr on g wi th th i s s i tuat ion .

9 Plea se don 't say anyt hin g to th e chi ldre n abo ut the party : I w an t i t to be asurpr i se .

10 I be l ie ve tha t Dia na has recen tly inher i ted a lot o f mo ne y.


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16 Phrasal verbs with twomean ingsChoose a phrasal verb from the list below to complete the captions. Eachphrasa l verb is used twice but with different mean ings. (You m ay need tochange the tense or form of the verb.)

b l o w u p g o o f f p u ll u p p u t b a c k t a k e o f f


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17 Sentence complet ionChoos e the phrasal verb which best completes the sentence.

1 W ho le v i l lages hav e bee n by the f loods .a wiped out b mo pped up c ca l led o f f d r u n do w n

2 Stua rt i s a s t range m an: I cann ot h ima m ak e out b str ing alon g c root out d sp ur on

3 It is a serious opera tion for a w om an as o ld as m y gra nd m oth er. She 's ver yfra i l . I hop e shea gets aw ay b c om es round c pu l l s throu gh d s tands up

4 I t ' s non e o f your bus ine ss : p lease don ' t th ings thatdon ' t concern you .a bu m p into b m eddle wi th c to t up d com e across

5 I 'm sorry , bu t I don 't thi nk you and I ha ve m et befor e . A re you sure you 're notm e wit h som ebody e lse?

a p air ing off b p utt i ng toge ther c f i t t ing in d m ixi ng up6 I 'm fee l ing rather swea ty . Do you m ind i f I jus t a b i t

be fo re w e go out to d inn er?a tart m yse l f up b tou ch m yse l f up c l iven up d freshen up

7 I t ' s rea l ly hard wo rk t ry ing to f ind the r ight M r Sm ith in the Lon donte lep hon e d irectory : you m ay ha ve to abou t th ir typ ag e s o f Sm i t h s .a wa de throu gh b r ip out c t ram p across d peer at

8 Ru th wanted to go to Cyp rus or Rho des , her husb and Peter wa nted to go toScot lan d or Ire land . In the end they Cy prus .a hit on b jum pe d at c p lum ped for d plun ged into

9 Th e factory is now fu l ly autom ated , wh ich me ans that w e ha ve been able top ro d u c t i o n .a run on b step up c tu rn ov er d doub le up

10 I wa tch ed a very o ld professor g ivin g a lecture the othe r day . H efor ages before gett in g to the poin t .

a ram bled on b s tumbled forward c we nt aheadd circled roun d


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18 Headl inesThe phrasal verbs in these headlines each contain a one-letter spellingmistake, for instance: " M A N P R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " , which should be" M A N D R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " . To help you f ind the mistakes, here is a checklist of the wrong andright letters (given in alphab etical order).

T h e w r o n g le tte rs : A E F L L R S T T XT h e r i g h t le tte rs : B G L M O P S T U W

1 V I C A R " R E G R E T S S I C K I N G U P H I T C H H I K E R " O N L O N E L Y R O A D2 F I R E B R I G A D E O N A L E R T A S V A N D A L S T H R E A T E N T O T U R N D O W N

F A R M B U I L D I N G S3 L O C A L R E S I D E N T S P R O T E S T A S H I P P IE S L O V E I N . H I P P I E S S A Y ,

" W E H A V E N O W H E R E E LS E T O G O "4 S C I E N T I S T S T R Y I N G T O F O R K O U T M Y S T E R I E S O F H E D G E H O G S '

S E X L I V E S5 L A T E S T T E E N A G E C R A Z E - S I L E N T D I S C O S - "S P R I N T I N G U P

E V E R Y W H E R E "6 R A C E R I O T S : M A Y O R A P P E A R S T O C O M M U N I T Y L E A D E R S T O C A L M

D O W N7 P O L I C E P R A I S E Y O U N G S T E R W H O J E T T E D D O W N T H I E V E S ' C A R

N U M B E R : " C O L L E C T I N G C A R N U M B E R S IS J U S T A H O B B Y , " S A Y SM O D E S T H E R O

8 C R I S IS A S P R I M E M I N I S T E R R E S I G N S : Q U E E N L E N D S F O R L E A D E RO F T H E O P P O S I T I O N9 W O M A N IN T E A R S A S SH E IS F O R C E D T O G I V E U P Z O O J O B . " SH E

S I M P L Y W A S N ' T C A T O U T F O R T H I S K I N D O F W O R K , " S A Y S Z O OB O S S

10 M A N A N D W I F E S E X O F F O N R O U N D - T H E - W O R L D Y A C H T I N G T R I P


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19 Nouns f rom phrasal verbsNouns can be formed from phrasal verbs - for instance:" pullover". Choosethe correct d efinition of the following nou ns.

1 A d r a w b a c k isa a d isadva ntage in a p lanb a re fund to som eone wh o has paid too m uc h taxc the act o f rev ers ing a car rou nd a corn erd a sketch o f som eone done on the ba ck o f an enve lop e

2 G r o w n - u p s a rea cloth es w hich used to be lon g to you r o lder bro the r or s isterb m atu re t rees w hich should be cut dow n be fore they fa l l dow nc ad ult peop le , such as par entsd lum ps wh ich grow on the back s o f peop le ' s necks

3 Th e w o rd " s t o p o v e r " i s u s e d t o d e s cr ibea som eone wh o s tays too long at a partyb a p lace you stay at to bre ak a long j ourn eyc the h ighest note yo u can p lay on a mu sica l ins trum entd a com m on s toma ch prob lem that peop le get w hen they go on ho l iday

4 A t ip -o f f i sa som eth ing tha t has fal len off the ba ck of a lorryb in forma t ion about a cr im e g iven to the po l i cec a wo rd to desc ribe the pro ble m s of a very short m and the act o f rais ing yo ur ha t to a lady

5 Th e w o rd " l e f t o v e rs " c o u ld d e s cr ibea a r m m o v e m e n t s i n s w i m m i n gb the rem ains o f a m ealc soc ia l i s ts wi th extrem ist op in ionsd g ir l s that nobody wa nts to dance wit h

6 A s e t b a c k isa som eth ing which hap pen s , such as a de lay , to spo il yo ur p lansb a hou se w hich is a long w ay from the m ain roadc in che ss , retu rnin g a piece to the squar e i t cam e fromd a pain caused by stan ding for a long t im e in one posit ion

7 A d r o p o u t isa a person who aba ndo ns educ ation or career to lead a di f ferent l i feb a lum p of bread or othe r food w hich you find on the f loor after a messy

eater has finished a mealc a piece of l i t ter , such as an em pty cigarette pack et or a sweet wra pper ,

t h ro w n f rom a m o v in g card the ugly fo ld of f lesh tha t han gs over a fat m an 's belt


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8 I f yo u are on s t a n d by , i t me ans that yo ua are w ai t in g in a long qu eue to go to the to i le tb are w atc hin g o ther peop le do in g someth ing, such as f ight ing or p layin g

fo o tba l l , w i tho ut j o i n i ng i n y o urse l fc ha ve bee n abandon ed by yo ur lover , and are hop ing to f ind anoth erd hav en ' t rese rved a p lace on an aeroplan e f light b ut are wai t in g in case

the re i s a spare seat

9 I f a m an descr ibes a wo m an as a " k n o c k o u t " , he mea ns that she i sa ve ry u gly , the sort that chi ldren throw stone s atb unfai th ful , the sort that goe s out wi th lo ts o f d i fferent m enc quic k-te m per ed, the sort that i s l ike ly to h i t you i f yo u ann oy herd ve ry attra ct ive , the sort that every m an wou ld l ike to tak e ou t

10 A toss -up isa the w ay a be d l o o ks i n the mo rn i ng wh e n yo u have s l e pt ve ry bad l yb a way o f wi sh i ng so me o ne a happ y b i r thday by thro w i ng the m up i n to the

a irc a cho i ce be tw e e n tw o e qua l l y a t t rac t ive a l te rnat ive sd the ma rk le f t on the ce i l ing w he n som eone has tr ied to turn ove r an

o m e l e t te i n a pan


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20 Cartoon captionsFind the r ight caption for each cartoon.

a " I wis h he 'd shut up ! "b "Is th is a priv ate f ight , or can an yon e jo i n in? "c "D o you th in k i t wi l l c lear up later?"d " H a n g o n , p l e as e !"e "Y ou shou ld hav e seen the one that go t away ! "f "H ow n ice o f you to drop in ! "g "H e has s lowed down a lo t s ince h is oper at ion . "h "St ick ' em up ! "

" S t i ck wh at u p wh e re ? "i "Y ou can see she takes a f ter her father . "j " I g ive up . W her e have you put m y b ir thday p resen t?"


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21 Phrasal verbs with GETComplete these sentences by adding the correct particle from the l ist below.

acro s s back d o wn o n t h r o u g ha r o u n d b e h i n d in o v e r t oa w a y b y in t o ro u n d t o

1 "W ha t hap pened to the te lev is io n se t?"" I go t with the pay m ent s , so they cam e and took i t aw ay . "

2 "W he re d id you get las t n igh t? On e m inu te you w ere dan c ing ,t h e n e x t m in u t e y o u h ad d i s ap p e are d co m p le t e ly !"

3 G ran dm a brok e he r leg , and i t wa s a long t ime be fore she w as ab le to ge tag a in o n h e r o wn .

4 " H a v e y o u g o t e n o u g h m o n e y t o l i v e o n ? "" I jus t m an ag e to ge t "

5 M art in w as brok en -he arted wh en h is wi fe le f t h im . In fact , I don ' t th ink hew i l l eve r ge t i t com plete ly .

6 Do n ' t l e av e y o u r w in d o ws o p e n wh e n y o u are away f ro m h o m e , o r a bu rg larm i g h t g et

7 No ma tter how hard I s tudy , I don ' t seem to m ak e an y progress . I t 's rea l lybe g in n in g t o g e t m e

8 D on ' t lend m one y to a f r iend becau se you m ay nev er ge t i t9 Th is is a lov ely p izza, bu t I don ' t th in k I 'l l get i t a l l .

10 I f I can f in ish thes e acc oun ts , I 'm ho pin g to get by four o ' c locktoday.

11 H e ha s good ideas , bu t he ' s not good at ge t t ing them12 " W h ich wa y t o t h e f o o tba l l s t ad iu m ?"

"Tu rn le f t w he n you get the next in tersect ion . "13 "Th ere 's not m uc h space for storin g thi ng s in he re . I t cou ld be qu ite a

p r o b l e m . ""D on ' t wo rry , we ' l l ge t i t som eho w. "

14 I d idn ' t kn ow wh at I wa s get t ing wh en I j o ine d the Eco logy Party !15 "H ow w as you r in terv ie w? H ow d id you get ? "

"I th in k I got the j o b . "


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22 Definit ionsChoose the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underlinedphrasal verb.

1 I t i s sno w ing hea v i ly at the mo m en t , bu t i t i s expected to ease o f f la ter ,a g e t wo r s e b turn to ra in c i m p r o v e d m o v e a w a y

2 Y ou mu st t ry not to dwel l on you r bro the r ' s death .a t h in k to o m u ch abo u t b f o rget c benef it f romd r e m e m b e r

3 Jo h n m an a g e d t o s c rap e t h ro u g h h i s f in a l e x am in at i o n s .a arrive late for b jus t pass c s tay awak e d u r in g d jus t fa il

4 M ai l i s p i l in g up at a l l the m ain sort ing o ff ices becau se o f the postm en ' ss t r i k e .a not be in g posted b gett in g lost c a c c u m u l a t i n gd be in g put in to large bo xes

5 T h e w ar in L e ba n o n se e m s t o be d rag g in g o n .a co m in g t o an e n d b in v o lv in g m o re an d m o re p e o p lec g e t t in g wo rs e d cont inu ing inde f in i te ly

6 I w as so la te th is m orn ing that I har d ly had t im e to gu lp dow n a cup o f tea .a spi l l b l eave un f in ished c m a k e m y s e l f d d r in k qu i ck ly

7 W h y is i t tha t Ch ris topher a lway s wr igg les out o f do ing the wa sh in g -up ?a get s pai d for b av o id s c co m p la in s abo u td n e v e r s e e m s to m in d

8 I f Sa l ly go t up ear l ier , she wo u ldn ' t need to bo l t her break fast dow n .a hide her breakfast f rom the o thers b eat her break fast very q u ick lyc g o w i t h o u t b re ak f as t d m ak e h e r o w n bre ak f as t

9 T he teac her to ld her s tudents to s top m ess ing abou t , espec ia l ly no w thatt h e i r e x am in at i o n s w e re o n ly t wo we e k s aw ay .a br ing ing f ood in to the c lassroom b com ing late a ll the t im ec be ing absent f rom c lass d was t in g t im e

10 I kn ew tha t nob ody wou ld he lp m e , so I dec ided to sold ier on .a l e t som eon e e lse do the wo rk b co n t in u e by m y s e l fc aban d o n t h e j o b d j o in t h e a rm y


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23 Phrasal verbs with INComplete these sentences by adding the correct verb from the l ist below. (Insome cases, you will need to change the tense or form o f the verb.) Useeach verb once only.

br ea k ca l l d raw g o s h o wb r i n g d e a l g e t h an d s t aybu y d ig g iv e k e e p t rad e

1 H e twis ted my arm to m ak e m e te l l wh at I kn ew , bu t I re fused toin .

2 "H elp your se l f ! in ! Th ere ' s enou gh food and dr in k fore v e r y b o d y ! "

3 I f yo u f ee l l ike cry in g , cry . Exp ress you r f ee l ings : don ' t th em in .4 I 've decided to in m y o ld car for a ne w one .5 W e in e n o u g h f o o d t o l a s t u s t h ro u g h t h e w in t e r .6 I t 's qu i te co ld no w tha t the sun ' s in . D o you rea l ly w an t to go f or as w im in t h e r iv e r n o w?7 " I t 's M r Sm ith to see yo u , s i r . "

" h im in ! "8 T h e da ys are rea l ly in no w : i t ' s alread y da rk by f ive o ' c lock at

th i s t im e o f year .9 "Y ou the f ood in and I 'l l bu y the w in e , and we ' l l ha ve b i t o f a

p a r t y . "10 "H as Fred bee n roun d to see y ou late ly?"

"W el l , as a m atter o f fact , he sa id tha t he wou ld in today on h isw a y h o m e fr o m w o r k . "

11 " H av e y o u d o n e y o u r e s s ay ? ""O f cour se ! I i t in las t w eek . "

12 No w ad a y s , m o s t m u l t in a t i o n a l s in m o re t h an o n e ran g e o fp ro d u c t s .

13 H ow on earth d id the robbe rs m an ag e to in w itho ut any ones e e i n g t h e m ?14 " A r e y o u going out tonight?"

"N o , I 've go t to in and wa sh m y hair . "15 I see th ey 'v e ju st in a ne w law m ak in g it i l lega l for shop s to se l l

c iga ret tes to ch i ldre n un der s ix teen .


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Three-part phrasal verbsMatch each phrasal verb in column A with a word or phrase in column B togive a common phrase. Then find a verb in column C which defines eachphrasal verb.

C o l u m n A C o l u m n B1 com e up to a t h e Jo n e s e s2 face up to b y o u r c r im e s3 loo k up to c e x p e c t a t i o n s4 o w n u p t o d you r g ir l / boy f r iend5 stand up to e n o i s y n e ig h b o u rs6 co m e u p wi t h f your respons ib i l i t ies7 p u t u p wi t h g a good idea8 ca t ch u p wi t h h the car in front9 k e e p u p wi t h i a bu l ly

1 0 sp l i t up w ith J someone you respect

C o l u m n Ci admit toii re achiii acce p tiv l e av eV e m u l a t evi fulfilvii p ro d u ce

v i i i defyix to lerateX a d m i r e


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25 Definit ionsUsing the verbs and particles given, make up phrasal verbs which completethe sentences.

V E R B S : co m e d ro p fa l l ru nshow sp l i t th ink throw t ipt o u c h

P A R T I C L E S : a w a y d o w n o ffo f f on out over round up up

1 To ma ke some one look f oo l i sh or to emb arrass h i m in f ront o f o the r peop le i s

2 To cr i t i c i se ever yth in g that som eone does or to te l l o ther peop le that he i s no

3 W h en two lovers ha ve a qu arr e l , w e say that they4 I f tw o love rs decide to sepa rate , w e say tha t the y5 T o con sider an idea or a sug gest io n befor e decid ing to accep t i t is to

it6 I f yo u hap pen to m ent ion a sub ject br ie f ly , w e say that you

it .7 W h e n y o u k n o w t h at s o m e t h in g bad i s g o in g t o h ap p e n , an d y o u w arn

som eon e abou t i t , w e say that you h i m8 W he n yo u regain consc iousness a fter an operat ion or a f ter fa in t ing , w e say

t h a t y o u9 W h en the nu m ber o f peop le at tend ing meet ing s or c lasses s tarts to ge t less ,

w e say that at tendance h as s tarted to10 W h en you d iscard som eth in g becau se you no long er need i t , youi t

t o h im

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26 Phrasal verb s w i th tw omean ingsEach sentence in the first group uses the same ph rasal verb as a sentence inthe second group. Find the pairs of sentences by putting the fol lowing verbsinto the sentences. (You ma y have to change the form or tense of the verb.)

bre ak o f f cu t out drop in g iv e away h a n g u plook in to tear o f f turn in t u rn ro u n d tuck in

1 W h e n e v e r t h e re wa s an ar t i c l e in t h e n e w s p ap e r abo u t M an ch e s t e r Un i t e d ,Bi l l a lw ays used to i t and paste i t in h is s crapboo k .

2 I don ' t nee d al l these o ld c loth es . I th in k I 'l l jus t th emto ou r fr iends.

3 P lea se and see us any t im e yo u are in Brad ford .4 I t ' s ge tt i ng l ate : I th in k I 'l l5 M y ch i ldr en are too lazy to open a m i lk carton wi th scissors. Th ey jus t

the top6 W h en lovers each o ther ' s eyes and say , " I love yo u , "

do they rea l ly mean i t ?7 Th e tw o superpow ers cou ld not agre e on an agenda, so they dec ided to

n e g o t ia t i o n s .8 Ev ery n igh t , fa ther goes upsta irs to te l l the ch i ldren a s tory ,

t h e m an d t h e n k i s s e s t h e m g o o d n ig h t .9 T h e co m p an y was l o s in g m o n e y la s t y e ar , bu t t h i s y e ar we h av e m an ag e d t o

it10 (On the te lephon e) "P lease don ' t unt i l I ha ve had a

ch a n ce t o te l l y o u h o w s o rry I am . "

a T h e food looked so del ic io us tha t w e al l started towi t h o u t be in g as k e d ,

b Th e po l i c em an h is c lo thes and d ived in to the r iver tos av e t h e ch i ld .

c D on ' t lau gh or you ' l l the gam ed I f yo u are over we ight , it i s a good idea to reduce the am oun t o f suga r yo u eat ;

in fact , i t is better to i t com plete ly .e Ch i ldre n ! Do n ' t thro w you r coats on the chair the m

p ro p e r ly in th e w ard ro be ,f W h en S usan d iscovered that he r boy f r iend wa s a drug -pu sher , she dec ided to

h i m to the po l i ce .g So m e mo ne y is miss in g f rom th e sa fe . Th e superv isor has been asked tot h e m at t e r .h W h at a love ly dress ! P leas e . so that I can see the bac k .i Op e n t h e bo x an d y o u r m o n e yj Pleas e some p ieces o f choco late and g ive the m to the

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27 Sentence complet ionChoose the phrasal verb which best completes the sentence.

1 Ch ar l i e had such a bad stom ach ache that he wa swi t h pa i n .a b en t dow n b folded ov er c doubled up d sna pped of f

2 Sar ah desp erately wa nte d to be an actress, so w he n the y offered he r a part inth e pla y, she i t .a bu rst into b seized on c ran after d ju m pe d at

3 M rs M ilton has forty-three cats . I don 't kn ow ho w shethem al l .

a loo ks for b s tands by c kee ps to d co pes w ith4 Th e last i t em on an agenda i s "An y Other Bus iness" , wh ich g ives people a

ch an ce to i tems that we re no t dealt w ith in the m ainpa rt o f the m eet ing .a set forth b call ou t c br in g up d hi nt at

5 I f yo u ne ver put oi l in yo ur engin e, one day it wi l la se i ze up b go of f c f lake out d sh ut do w n

6 W h en the dent ist has f inished dri l l ing the bad parts from you r tooth , he wi l lof fer you a glass of pecu l iar pin k l iquid and tel l you to you rm o u t ha b rush of f b w ash up c r inse out d scr ub do w n

7 W h en the cha irm an ran of f w ith his secretary , the Boa rd tr ied tothe mat ter .

a sw itch of f b hus h up c calm dow n d tuck aw ay8 Un for tuna te ly , som ebody spoke to a reporter , and the wh ole th ing

a poure d forth b spi l led ove r c leaked ou t d splashed dow nW he n I got into troub le, a l l m y fr iends deserted m e. M y wife wa s the on lyper son wh o m e .a stu ck by b stood for c held to d lean t onWhy don't you try praising your students occasional ly instead of

them al l the t ime?a cry ing to b sho ut ing at c rush ing into d fa l l ing ove r

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28 HeadlinesThe phrasal verbs in these headlines each contain a one-letter spell ingmistake, for instance: " M A N P R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " which should be " M A N D R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " . To help you f ind the mistakes, here is a checklist of the wrong andright letters (given in alphab etical order).

T he w ro n g le tte rs : E F H N N N P T U UT he r ig h t le t te rs : A C C H K O R R S T

1 M I N I S T E R P R O M I S E S T O R O O F O U T C O R R U P T I O N IN T H E H O U S E O FC O M M O N S

2 S H O C K M E D I C A L R E P O R T : S T U D E N T S C R A N K I N G U P U N D E RE X A M I N A T I O N P R E S S U R E

3 M I S S IN G Y A C H T P O P E U P U N E X P E C T E D L Y IN H A W A I I4 F A T H E R F O R C E D T O S P E L L O U T T H O U S A N D S T O P A Y F O R S O N 'S

M O T O R I N G O F F E N C E S5 C H I L D B L U N T S O U T T R U T H A B O U T P A R E N T S ' W I L D P A R T I E S6 H E A V Y W E I G H T B O X I N G C H A M P I O N R E F U S E S T O D E F E N D T I TL E

A G A I N S T Y O U N G C H A L L E N G E R : T H I C K E N S O U T A T L A S T M O M E N T7 T E A C H E R S S H IR T R O U N D E M B A R R A S S I N G IS S U E S8 P O L I C E M O U N T C A M P A I G N T O S T U M P O U T T R E E V A N D A L I S M9 L E A D E R O F R A C I S T M O V E M E N T T U N E S D O W N S T A T E M E N T A F T E R

M A S S P R O T E S T S10 Y O U N G P R I Z E W I N N E R S A Y S S H E W A S S P U R N E D O N B Y H E R O L D E R

S I S T E R ' S E X A M P L E


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29 Adjectivals from phrasalverbsAdjectivals can be made from phrasal verbs, for instance:" an overcastsky", "stick-on soles". Choose the adjectival which completes the phrasebeneath each picture, using the following words.

V E R B S : c a s t d r iv e g e tkn ock lean lock p ickpop rol l s l ip

1 Th i s is a t r u c k .

3 Th ese shoes ha ve no l a ce s :t h e y are s h o e s .

P A R T I C L E S : a w a y d o w n ino f f on on to up upu p

2 Th i s is c lo th ing .

4 Th i s is n o t an aeroso l deodorant :it is a deodorant .


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10 Yo u can stay in your car:


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30 Crossword puzzle: "doubledefini t ions"The answer to each clue is a two-part phrasal verb (or a noun or adjectivederived from a phrasal verb). Each clue consists of two parts. The f irst partgives a dictionary definition; the seco nd gives a typical sente nce in which thephrasal verb might be used.

Th e fo l l ow ing twe nty verbs and part i c les are used :

V E R B S : a i m b o o k b u r n P A R T I C L E S : a b o u t a t b a c kca rr y cast fa l l l ie look set bac k by in of f on out outs i t s tand swi t ch swi t ch touch out out over over up upt u r n w a l k w or k u p u p

1

2

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5 J-U 8 9m m0m ^ 1112

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A C R O S S3 Be care ful ; tak e care (4 ,3 )

" ! The re 's a car beh ind yo u!"5 Po int tow ard s (3 ,2 )

"H o l d the gun to yo ur sho u l de r and the ta rge t . "8 Th e dus t w hich com es from a nuc lear explos ion (7 )

"T he trou ble wi th nucle ar i s that i t i s radioact iv e and high lyd a n g e r o u s . "

10 So lve ; dedu ce (4 ,3 )"Do n 't ask m e w hat the answ er i s . Try to . i t foryo urse l f . "

11 Pay attent ion ; tak e not i ce (3 ,2 )"Th e n I to l d h i m wha t I really tho ught o f h i m . That made h i m

al l r ight ! "12 Lan d (o f an aerop lane) (5 ,4 )

"The pi lo t had radioed ahead that he was having engine trouble , so f i ree ng i ne s we re a l re ady wa i t i ng o n the runwa y f o r the p l ane to

16 A kind o f ra i lw ay at an am use me nt park (10)"I l ov e th e w ay a ra i lw ay twists and turns . "

17 Th e to ta l am o un t o f mo ne y take n by a co mp any dur i ng the ye ar (8 )"Di d yo u kn o w that the L i t t l e I nkl i ng Co mp any m o re than do ub l e d i t s

l as t ye ar ? "18 Be c o m e e xt i ngu i she d (4 ,3 )

"W e let the f ire i tsel f "

D O W N1 So m e th i ng yo u no l o nge r ne e d , e spe c i a l ly c l o th i ng (4 ,3 )

"O xfam i s a l way s g l ad to re ce i ve c l o th i ng . "2 W and e r (4 ,5 )

"T he be st wa y to see a tow n is to park yo ur car and justfor an hour or tw o . "

4 M ak e a reserv at ion (4 ,2)"I f yo u wa nt a t i cket for Hamlet you re a l ly ought ton o w . "

6 Lipst i ck , face pow der , eye shad ow , e tc . (6)"D o yo u thin k that m en as wel l as wo m en should use ?"


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7 I m p ro v e s o m e t h in g by adding or removing sm all details (5,2)" I haven ' t go t t ime to repaint the garage door. I think I ' l l just it

here and there . "9 Stay in bed a b i t longer in the mor n in g (3,2)

"Je nn y has to ge t up at s ix every w eek day m orn ing to ge t the fam i ly ' sb re ak f as t , s o s h e l ik e s t o o n S u n d ay m o rn in g s . "

11 Change f rom one th ing to another (6,4)"W e ha ve decided to from oi l to gas- f ired centra lh e a t i n g . "

13 Dis cern ; jus t be a b le to see (4,3)"W e cou ld on ly jus t the farm hou se in the ear ly -m o r n i n g m i s t . "

14 Re ad y and w ait ing to ge t a p lace ; go in to act ion , e tc . (7 )"O n F r ida ys , a l l the f lights out o f Co logn e are fu l ly book ed , and dozens o fpeop le are on "

15 C o n t i n u e (5,2)"Af t er the po l i ce had arres ted the ma n wh o tr ied to gra b her , the P r incessw as ab le to with her tour o f inspect ion . "

16 Org an is e , e s t ab l i sh (3,2)' T h e g o v e rn m e n t h as a s p e c ia l c o m m it t e e t o l o o kin t o t h e p ro b le m o f d ru g s m u g g l in g . "


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31 Phrasal verbs with GOComplete these sentences by adding the correct particle from the l ist below.

a w a y for o n o v e r t h r o u g hb y i n t o o u t r o u n d w i t hd o w n o ff o u t r o u n d w i t h o u t

1 " I hear some one p unched Joh n in the f ace . "" Y e s , that ' s r ight . Th e swe l l ing has gon e , bu t he 's go in g to ha ve al o v e l y b l a c k e y e . "

2 I don ' t thi nk that red b lous e real ly goes you r ora ng e skir t , dear .3 W h at a lot o f peop le ! Do you think there wi l l be enough food to go

?

4 Th e let ter wa s return ed to the sender . On the enve lope som eone had writ tenthe w or d s "G on e N o l onger a t th i s ad d ress ".

5 I can ' t go a l l the detai ls r igh t now , bu t I thou ght yo u ou ght tokn ow th at you r j ob ap p l i ca t i on has been turned d ow n .

6 W ha t a fasc ina t ing story . Do go !7 Th ere 's an awful inf luenza v irus go in g I hop e you don ' t catch

i t .8 Th is i s a very c omp lex comp uter p rogra m. Yo u migh t need t o go

the ins t ruc t ions aga in be f ore you ge t the han g o f it .9 Tr y not to upset Louis e , or she 's l ike ly to get very angr y and go

y o u .10 " I thou ght you l iked country and w estern mus i c . "

"W el l , I used to , bu t I 've real ly gone i t late ly . "11 "G ood heavens ! You ' r e w ea r ing trousers w i th turnup s . I thou ght they w en t

years ago . ""T he y d id : this is a very , very o ld su it . "

12 M ark w a s sure that he had p i cked up h i s key , but w h en he w en thi s pock ets , he couldn ' t find i t anyw her e .

13 Did yo u kn ow tha t a cam el can go wate r for thir ty days?14 "Stan ding on the corne r , wa tchin g a l l the g ir ls go " ( song ) .15 On e by on e , the street l ights we nt , leav in g us in total dark ness .


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32 Definit ions 1Choose the al ternative which best matches the meaning of the underl inedphrasal verb.

1 It w as so ho t in the theatre that I a lm ost dropp ed off .a decided to leave b fe l l f rom the ba lcon y c fa inted d fella s l e e p

2 W he n the Russ ian arm y occupied Be la non , m any people re fused to knu ckleu n d e r .a s u b m i t to th e m b bow down be fore them c pay the ir taxesd s h a ke h a n ds w i th th e m

3 Som e conference speak ers ha ve ver y l i t t le to say , but they are st i l l ab le tospin out the ir m ater ia l .a change the sub ject when necessary b re me mb e r th e i r wo rdsc m a k e i t s e e m impo rta n t d m ak e i t las t a long t im e

4 A s i t wa s gett in g la te , the cha irm an wou nd up the mee t ing ,a po s tpo n e d b e n de d c ca n ce l l e d d t i m e d

5 Th e boss som etime s le ts her typis ts kno ck of f a t four o ' c lock.a han d in the ir work b stop for a tea bre ak c finish workd me e t to m a ke s u gg e s t i o n s o r co mpla in ts a b o u t th e i r w o rk

6 A s i t wa s m y b irthday , I dec ided to lash out on a d inn er for a l l m y fr iends .a go out for b spend a lo t o f m one y on c pre pa re a n d co o kd not to provide

7 M y dad is a lwa ys har kin g bac k to the t ime when he wa s in the arm y.a i s a lwa ys co m pla in in g a b o u t b l oves to ta lk abou tc can remember very l i t t le aboutd l ikes l i s ten ing to h is fr iends ta lkin g about

8 "W ha t d id he say to yo u? ""He to ld me to clear off ."a go a wa y b tidy the place up c finish m y w or kd push the boat into the wa ter

9 I kn ew ex act ly wha t he wa nted m e to do : he didn 't need to spel l i t out for m e.a te l l m e how to wri te i t dow n b help m e to do it c expla in i t anyfu r th e r d plan my l i fe for me

10 Jan et i s very upset . I 'd l ike you to try and smooth th ing s over i f yo u can .4-z - i i K ^>o1m Ytor Hn wn c te l l hfvr not . t.n h


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33 Phrasal verbs with OFFComp lete these sentences by adding the correct ve rb from the list below. (Insome cases, you will need to change the tense or form or the verb.) Useeach verb once only.

b r e a k fight ho l d ring s leepcal l g e t l e a v e see s l ipcu t g o p u t send t ip

1 "W he re d i d yo u ge t tha t fabu l o us dre ss ? ""I saw i t in a ma i l -orde r cata logu e : I had to o f f for i t . "

2 I 've rea l ly o f f Bi l l . I tho ug h he wa s such a kind m an , but I 'vefoun d out that he i s rea l ly ver y se l f - centred.

3 Th e footbal l m atc h had to be o f f beca use o f ra in .4 I w as on the Tu be to Vict or ia , but the tra in was so crowd ed that I dec ided to

o f f a t Gre en Pa rk and w alk the rest o f the w ay.5 Th e Cu s to m s kn e w a l l abo ut the drug smuggl e rs be cause the y had be e n

of f in advan ce by a m em ber o f the gang .6 Let 's ho pe the ra in wi l l o f f l ong eno ugh for the m to f in ish thec r i c k e t m a t c h .7 Bi l l is qu ite a nice m an , but a lot o f peo ple are of f by his ha bit o f

che wi n g who l e c l o ve s o f gar l i c .8 I 've bee n try ing to o f f a co ld a l l we ek by tak ing lo ts o f v i tam in C,

bu t I 've caugh t co l d anyw ay .9 W i l l yo u com e to the s tat ion to me o ff , o r mu st I go ther e a lone?

10 Th is i s go ing to be a long m eet in g, so I sugge st that we o f f no w forl unc h and re sum e a t two th i r ty .11 "W he r e i s e ve r ybo d y?"

"T he y'r e al l sti l l in be d, o f f the effects of last nig ht 's par ty."12 "A s yo u can see , ladies and gen t lem en, the outer cas ing o f f eas i ly

to a l low access to the inter ior w ork ing pa rts . "13 W ho le v i l lag es ha ve been o f f by the hea vy f looding fo l low ing ten

day s o f no n -s to p ra i n .14 W he n I go to bed , I l ike to read for about ten minu tes . I a lw ays turn d ow nthe co rner o f the page wh en I s top so that , next n ight , I can pick u p exac t ly

w he re I o ff .15 I hea rd the ph one go , but w hoe ver i t wa s ha d o f f by the t ime I

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34 Three-part phrasal verbsSupply the missing particles which follow the verbs in the followingcaptions:

b a c k o n back to be h i nd wi th do w n o n o f f wi t hon at o ut aga i ns t out of out on up for


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35 Definit ionsUsing the verbs and particles given, m ake up phrasal verbs which completethe sentences.

V E R B S : b l o w c a ll c a r r y c u tf i t set shake s l ip wear work

P A R T I C L E S : d o w n f o r i n o ffo f f on out out up up

1 To m ak e a mis tak e i s t o2 To leav e on a jou rn ey is to3 To destro y a br idge usin g exp los ive is to i t4 W he n p eop le d em and someth in g , f o r exam p le , a chan ge in the law , w e say

tha t they a chan ge .5 A f ter a long t ime and lot o f use , thin gs like m ach ines and c lothes are no

long er any good . W e say that in t ime th ings6 I f you dec ide to redu ce the nu m be r o f c igaret tes that you sm oke or the

am ou nt o f food you eat , w e say tha t you h ave dec ided to

7 To so lve a pro blem , such as a m ath em at ica l prob lem , is to i t

8 To cont inu e d o ing som eth ing i s t o d o ing i t .9 I f yo u reco ver easi ly and quick ly f rom a co ld , w e say tha t yo u we re able to

it10 I f ne w p eop le j o in an es tab l i shed g rou p and they qu i ck ly becom e ac cep ted , w e

say that they very w e l l .


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36 Phrasal verb s w ith tw omean i ngsChoo se a phrasal verb from the list below to complete the captions. Eachphrasal verb is used twice but with different meanings. (You may need tochange the tense or form o f the verb.)

com e o f f fa l lo ut go out stand for switch o f f


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37 Sentence complet ionChoo se the phrasal verb that best completes the sentence.

1 Th at ' s the third t im e you 've asked me where I got the m on ey to bu y m y car .I 'm not sure wh at you 're , bu t I d idn ' t s teal them on ey , i f that ' s w h at you m ean .a c o m i n g to b w o r k i n g o n c m a k i n g u p d get t ing a t

2 Th e crow d wa s so an gry that i t took their leaders ages to get the m to

a p eter out b sober up c s i m m e r d o w n d w hit t l e aw ay3 " I s i t ra in ing ? "

"R ain in g? I t ' s abso lu te ly !"a p o u r i n g d o w n b s t r e a m i n g a w a y c sp ur t ing outd flooding in

4 D o you rem em ber the t ime that M alco lm p anicked w h en you t o ld h im that hehad w ood w o rm in h i s c oncre te p at io ? H e w as comp le te ly taken in f or a w hi le .Po or M alco lm ! H e ' l l never be ab le t o i ta l i ve d ow n b scratch out c rip of f d w i s h a w a y

5 Th e inter roga t ion seem ed to for ag es , bu t in fact i ton ly las t ed tw enty minutes .a f r i t ter away b d r a g o n c s p i n o f f d p lay out

6 I t 's very late and I ha ve a bu sy day tom orro w. I f you don ' t m ind , I thin k I ' lln o w .

a turn in b b l a c k o u t c l a y o f f d s leep on7 "Th at wa s a ver y d ir ty t r ick yo u p lay ed on you r co l leag ues . "

" I kn ow . I f ee l bad ly en oug h a bou t i t as it is . Y ou don ' t need toi t "a turn on b c lamp d ow n c st ick up d rub in

8 S im on nev er take s any thin g ser iously . He just l ikesa sp lash ing out b act ing up c f oo l ing aroun dd p lay ing a long

9 Th e busin ess had bee n al low ed to to such an extenttha t i t wa s so ld for only a quar ter o f i t s t rue m ark et va lue .a tail of f b f ad e aw ay c p lay out d r u n d o w n

10 Y ou m ay no t l ike w h at has hap p ened but you cannot s imp ly i t


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38 Headl inesThe phrasal verbs in these headlines each contain a one-letter spellingmistake, for instance: " M A N P R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " , which should be" M A N D R E S S E D U P A S W O M A N A R R E S T E D I NP A R K " . To help you find the mistakes, here is a checklist of the wrong andright letters (given in alphabetical order).

T he w ro n g le t te r s : B F F G L M P R U UT h e r ig ht le t te r s : A A B C C E F G G T

1 H O U S E W I F E R A M B L E S A W A Y A L L T H E H O U S E K E E P I N G M O N E Y A TT H E C A S I N O2 P O L I C E S U R R O U N D P R I S O N A S D A N G E R O U S C R I M I N A L S T R Y T O

F R E A K O U T3 D E M O C R A T S P A I N O N R E P U B L I C A N S IN L A T E S T O P I N I O N P O L L4 S E C U R I T Y L I G H T E N E D U P A T A I R P O R T S A S N E W T E R R O R I S T

C A M P A I G N B E G I N S5 C O N T R O V E R S Y O V E R S U N D A Y O P E N I N G O F I N D I A N SH O P S IN

L O N D O N : S H O P O W N E R S S A Y T H E Y I N T E N D T O C U R R Y O N A SU S U A L6 V I C A R D E N I E S R U M O U R S T H A T H E I S L E A V I N G H IS J O B : " M Y

P A R I S H I O N E R S K N O W T H E Y C A N M O U N T O N M E T O T A K E C A R E O FT H E M "

7 N E W Z E A L A N D N O C T U R N A L G R O U N D P A R R O T IN D A N G E R : " W EM U S T C O N S E R V E I T S H A B I T A T O R I T W I L L D I G O U T S O O N , " S A Y SL E A D I N G N A T U R A L I S T

8 S E A B R E E Z E S O V E R I N C O L D E S T W I N T E R IN L I V I N G M E M O R Y9 A N G R Y S C E N E S A S P O L I C E F L A S H W I T H S T R IK E R S

10 C A T , T W E N T Y - F I V E Y E A R S O L D , P U S S E S A W A Y A F T E R S H O R TI L L N E S S


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39 Nouns from phrasal verbsNouns can be made from phrasal verbs, for instance, "overspill". Completethe following nouns, all of which begin with "out-using words from thelist below. Use each word once only.

break burst cast come cryfi t lay let l o o k set

1 A man re je c te d by his o w n p e o p l e is an out2 An out of typhoid has been reported.3 We are st il l wai t in g to h e a r the out. . . . . of the go ve rnme nt i nqu i ry

i n to the rai l disaster.4 The re has b e e n a huge pub l i c out against the proposal to

d e m o l i s h the v i l l age church .5 " A n d n o w the weather forecast . Today, there wi l l be ra i n e ve rywhe re . The

o u t for the we e ke nd : mo re ra i n . "6 S u d d e n l y , Sue lost her t e m p e r and started screaming and swearing.

E v e r y o n e was sho cke d by her out7 Ev e ryo ne kn e w f ro m the out tha t the pl an wo u l d not w o r k .8 I de c i de d to treat my se l f to a n e w out , i n c l ud i ng ne w sho e s , to go

o n ho l i day .9 Apa rt f ro m the in i t ia l out on e q u i p m e n t , it cost us very l i t t le to

se t up o ur bus i ne ss .10 A sho p is a reta i l out for manufacture d go o ds .


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40 Word squareFind these words in the word square. We have done the first one to help you.Please note that the words may be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, and thatthey may be written backwards or forwards.

C O V E R UPH A N D O U TH A N G O V E RH I D E A W A YL E A N TOL I N K U PL O O K IN

M A K E UPM I X U PO U T L O O KP I C K U PP I N U PS E L L O U TS E T B A C K

S E T U PS H O W D O W NSIT INT E A R A W A YT R A D E OFFW A R M UP

S H O W D O W N A E S

E F F O E D A R T U Y

T S I T I N R E F T O

B N R N O P M I X U P

A L E A T O U L L E S

(C 0 V E R U P ) K R P EK O O L T U O K C O T

R K G M E N P D W I U

L I N K U P P I N U P

E N A T E A R A W A Y


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41 Phrasal verbs with BEComplete these sentences by adding the correct particle from the list below.Use each word once only.

a b o u taf tera r o u n d

a w a yb a c kfo r

f r oml i k ei n to o v e r

o noff t h r o u g h

u pw i t h

1 "H av en 't yo u f inished ye t?""D on ' t wo rry , I 'm near ly . .. .

2 "P l ease hurry up ! ""O K , I 'l l be you in jus t a second . "

3 " Is the boss in ?""N o, I'm afra id he ' s on l eav e a t the m om ent . "

4 "W hen wi l l he be ? ""N ot unt i l nex t W ednesday . "

5 "W hat a c omp l i ca ted i ns t rum ent pane l ! W h at ' s th i s r ed but ton ? "" I t 's the e jec tor seat . P lease don ' t press - "

6 "Sha l l w e wa tch some t e l ev i s i on? "" I f yo u l ike . W ha t ' s ? "

7 "W ha t ' s ? Yo u look as i f you had seen a ghos t ! "" W h o s a i d t h a t ? "

8 I t ' s get t ing late . I 'd bet ter be be fore m y father sends out a searchp a r t y .

9 "W hat ' s the boo k ? "" It ' s a no vel c a l l ed Moby Dick""W hat ' s i t ? "" W h a l e s . "

10 Th e traff ic wa s so bad that by the t im e we got to the thea tre , the concert w asa l m o s t

11 " I 'm a b i t bu sy at the mo m ent , but I'd l ove to hav e a chat wi th you. Wi l l yo ube for a wh i le ye t? ""O h, yes , I shan ' t l eave m uch before s ix o ' c l ock . "

12 Ro bert i s for ever chan ging his hob by . Last yea r i t was b i rd wa tchin g . N ow ,he ' s rea l ly stam p co l l ec t ing .

13 "That ' s the th i rd t i me th is we ek that Ruth has phoned me . I won der w hatshe ' s14 "W here are y ou

" B i r m i n g h a m . "1 5 " W h a t i s B i r m i n g h a m


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42 Definit ionsChoose the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underl inedphrase.

1 S im on hasn ' t got a jo b , and isn ' t t ry in g to get one : he jus t spong es on hisf r iends .a w o r k s w i t h t h e m b comp la ins t o them about h i s s i tuat ionc borrow s money f r om them d takes ad vantage o f the i r k ind ness

2 Th e Lond on- t o - S yd ney f li ght t ouched d ow n in Bom bay .a m ad e a s t op b c rashed c f lew low d was forced to land

3 Je rem y loves t ink er in g with o ld sports cars .a impress ing g ir ls by taking them out in b dr iv ing fast inc buy ing and se l l ing d t ry ing to repair

4 Th e doctor is busy r ight now, bu t she could proba bly fi t yo u in later .a e x a m i n e b try to cure c f ind tim e to see d look af ter

5 At f irst , the managing d irector ins isted that he was r ight and everyone e lsewas mistaken, but in the end he was forced to c l imb down.a ap o log i se b ad m it that he w as w rong c j o in in the d iscussiond res ign as m ana g ing d i rect or

6 "M ay I ask you a ques t ion? "" F i r e a w a y ! "a D on ' t w orry ! There ' s no d anger . b N o ! c G o ahead !d Please l eave me a lone !

7 In Lond on th i s mo rn ing , three me n w ea r ing ma sks he ld up a van car ry in ggo ld bu l l i on .a r o b b e d b lifted c d e layed d stole

8 Rio t ing in Be irut was sparked o f f by the arrest o f one o f the Dru zec o m m u n i t y l e a d e r s .a p revented b caused c d e layed d exploded

9 Tel l me , S ir W alte r , wh at ma de you hit upon the idea o f putt in g tobacco upy o u r n o s e ?a f inally reject b sudden ly think o f c openly cr i t ic ised careful ly develop

10 I wa s not a succes s as a door -to-door sale sm an . Th e f irst hou se I we nt to, alady opened the door and told me to buzz of f .a stop r ing ing the doorbel l b shut upc t ry to be more interest ing d go away and leave her a lone


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43 Phrasal verbs wi th OUTComplete these sentences by adding the correct ve rb from the list below. (Insome cases, you will need to change the tense or form of the verb.) Useeach verb once only.

d i g fal l p i ck slip t h r o wd r o p h e l p r u b stand wi ped r y pass show t a k e w o r k

1 D on a lw ays uses a penc i l whe n he is wr i t ing a report , so tha t , i f he dec ides torem ov e som eth i ng f r om i t , he can jus t i t ou t .

2 ' W h e r e ' s J o n a t h a n ? ""H e wo n ' t be l ong . He ' s jus t out to the tobaccon ist ' s to get som ec i g are t t es . "

3 Th e idea o f an ident i ty parade is qui te s imple . Y ou stand a nu m be r o f peop lein a l ine , inc lu din g the suspected person. Then a wi tness i s ask ed to

out the suspect f rom the o thers .4 The re ha s bee n no ra i n a t a l l th i s sum me r : ev en the v i l l ag e pond h as

out c ompl e te l y .5 To c e l ebra te m y ex am i nat i on success , m y parents m e out f o rd i n n e r .6 I t l ook s as i f D ian a and he r hus ban d ha ve out aga in : they ' re no t

spea k i ng t o each o ther .7 "D o yo u l ike m y ne w pin k sui t wi t h the large b lue spots on i t ? "

"W e l l , i t c e r ta i n l y ma k es y ou out f r om the c rowd . "8 M r K afk a could nev er ha ve found his wa y out o f the bu i ld in g by h im sel f , so i t

w as a good th in g that the boss ' s secretary o f fered to h i m out .9 Th e f ight ing outs ide M apu to has bee n the heav iest o f the w ar , and i t i sk n ow n that one arm y d i v i s i on has been comp l e te l y ou t .

10 " I hea r that y ou and V i v i enn e hav e sp l it up . W ha t hap pene d? ""W el l , w e tr ied to m ak e a go o f i t , bu t th ing s jus t d idn ' t out as w eh a d h o p e d . "

11 Ju st in e i s do in g vo lu nta ry wo rk in her spare t ime : she i s out atthe o l d peop l e ' s hom e i n W i nto n .

12 I need some i n f o rmat i on about Am er i ca n foo tba l l. P l ease c ou l d y ou l ook inth e f ile and out al l the new spa per artic les yo u can f ind?

13 Afte r the f irst yea r , very few studen ts out : mo st go on to com pletethe i r s tud i es .

14 "Do y o u rea l l y w an t a l l these o l d ma g az i nes o r can I the m out ? ""N o, don ' t do that . I m ight wa nt to l ook at the m again on e d ay . "


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44 Three-part phrasal verbsSupply the missing pa rticles which follow the verbs in the followingcaptions.

aw ay with dow n to forward to o f f for on abo utou t for out o f out o f out on u p o n

" W h a t i t real ly b oi l sth en , i s th at you d on ' t l ove m e


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"Stay wide awake, Perkins.The enemy can sneak

you and haveyou before you can say'Jack Robinson'!"

"Don't worry, he's just a puppy.He'll soon grow

it."


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45 Definit ionsUsing the verbs and particles given, make up phrasal verbs which completethe sentences. ( In some cases, you will need to change the tense or form ofthe verb.)

V E R B S : d r o p g e t g i v e h a n glook p lay pul l put show turn

P A R T I C L E S : a b o u t a w a y d o w nin o f f o f f out through up up

1 I jus t t o w ish you a M erry Chr is tm as .2 Jo hn i s no t very p unc tua l . H e usua l ly t en min utes

af ter the lesson has started .3 Af ter the acc iden t at the nu c lear pow er stat ion, the auth or it ies t r ied to

the dange r to the publ ic f rom rad io act ive w aste .4 Switze r land had intended to enter a team for the Interna t ional T idd ly win ks

Con tes t , bu t had t o a t the las t mo me nt w h en theyrea l i sed that nobod y in S w i t z er land kne w how to p lay the gam e .

5 Th e Pa r ish Cou nci l me et ing wh ich wa s scheduled for the 12th has bee nunt i l the 26th to g ive the chairman t ime to sharpen

his p enc i l ,6 Ro ber t Bre nt has his at tem pt to beat the hard-boi led

eg g eat in g record because he is a f raid o f get t in g salm onel la .7 Seve ral peop le the draf t report , bu t the re we re st i l l a

nu m be r o f spe l l ing mista kes in the f inal vers ion.8 Th e pol ice chased the thieve s for several mi les but they m an ag ed to

beca use their car wa s faster tha n the po l icem en'sb i c y c l e s .

9 D on ' t t ake any no t i c e o f Ru th . S he a lw a ys w h enev erw e hav e v i s it o r s .10 Th ere 's no thin g for you ngste rs to do in Ha dley except

on street corne rs , cha tt ing and sm okin g and hop ing forsom eth in g in teres t ing t o hap p en .


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46 Phrasal verbs with twomean ingsEach sentence in the first group uses the same phrasat verb as a sentence inthe second gro up. Find the pairs of sentences by putting the following verbsinto the sentences, (in some cases, you may need to change the tense o rform of the verb.)

bu m p into c lear up cover up cut dow n leak out l e t o f f l ook ove rpla y at set o f f s tand by

1 He shou l d hav e g one t o pr i son but the judg e h i mw i t h a c a u t io n .

2 I w ha t I sa id : I re fuse to tak e ba ck a w ord o f i t .3 Th ere i s a wonder fu l v i ew f r om our back w i ndow because we

the go l f course .4 I t ' s ra in ing qui te hea v i ly at the m om en t , but I hope i t wi l l

later in t ime for the ba rbe cue .5 Th ere used to be a l ove ly o ld oak tree in the garden , bu t i t bec am e so

dan g erou s that we dec i ded t o i t6 In M us l im countr ies wo m en tour ists are adv ised to we ar l ong dresses wi th

lon g s leev es in order to the i r bare arm s and legs .7 I hap pen ed to K ate the other day ; I had n ' t seen her

f o r ag es .8 W e dec ided to ear ly in order to avo id the m orn ing

traf f i c jams.9 W ha t do you th in k you ' re ? Stop that at once !

10 N o m atte r ho w hard you try to kee p a secret , i t a lw ayssooner or later .

a Th e br ig ht co lours o f the roses we re by the so f t ye l l owbr i c k o f the g arden w a l l .

b Th ere w as a ho le in the bot to m o f the f lask , and a l l the l iquid

c Al t ho ug h i t seemed jus t the house we w anted , we dec i ded t oi t very care ful ly be fore m ak ing up our mind s to bu y i t .d It i s ver y dan gero us to f i reworks wh en hold ing the mi n y ou r hand .

e Af ter a par ty , do yo u the mes s r ight aw ay , or do youl eav e i t unt i l the nex t m orn i ng ?


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g A la rge l a dy w i th a n e ve n la rge r s h o pp in g b a s ke t m eth e o th e r da y , a n d pra c t i ca ll y kn o ck e d m e o ve r .

h Y o u rea l ly o ugh t to s top sm oki ng , bu t if yo u can ' t , then yo u should at least tryto to no m ore than ten a day.

i A w om an was attacked in the s treet . Instead o f go in g to he lp her , o ther peopleju st and wa tche d.

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