Phrasal verbs 1. Complete with one of these phrasal verbs: be through, go on, fill in, take off, stay out, speak up. 1. Could you ………. this application form, please? 2. I´ll never talk to you again. We ………. ! 3. If you don´t ………., we can´t hear you. 4. I´m tired because I ………. too late last night. 5. The plane ………. late because of the bad weather.
2. Complete with one of these phrasal verbs: go off, put off, see off, take off, turn off. 1. Let´s go to the airport to ………. them ………. 2. The plane doesn´t ………. till 5 o´clock. 3. He was sleeping soundly when the alarm clock ………. 4. The meeting has been ………. till next month. 5. Don´t forget to ………. all the lights when you leave.
3. Complete with: carry on, get on, hold on, put on, try on. 1. Hi! Is Mr. Knight in? ………., I´ll call him. 2. Excuse me, could I ………. this dress, please? 3. How are you ………. at college? 4. Are you still ………. with your tennis lessons? 5. It was a bit chilly, so she ………. her jacket.
4. Complete with: give up, hang up, look up, wake up, wash up. 1. The kind of housework I hate most is ………. 2. If he rings back, just ………. 3. I didn´t know that word, so I ………. it ………. in a dictionary. 4. Don´t ……….. You can do it if you try hard. 5. When I ………. in the middle of the night, I had some temperature.
5. Match the phrasal verbs with their corresponding synonyms. 1. put off 2. call off 3. look up 4. go off 5. carry on 6. turn off
a. cancel b. switch off c. postpone d. continue e. explode f. check
Answers Exercise 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
fill in are through speak up stayed out takes off / took off
Exercise 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
see them off take off went off put off turn off
Exercise 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
hold on try on getting on carrying on put on
Exercise 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
washing up hang up looked it up give up woke up
Exercise 5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
put off – postpone call off – cancel look up – check go off – explode carry on – continue turn off – switch off
PHRASAL
VERBS
EXERCISE 1 : MATCH NUMBERS AND LETTERS ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANING. 1. GET AROUND
A. Connect with
2. GET BACK AT
B. Depress
3. GET BY
C. Get ready to do something
4. GET DOWN
D. Humiliate
5. GET DOWN TO
E. Manage
6. GET ON (WITH)
F. Move
7. GET OVER
G. Postpone, delay
8. PUT SOMEBODY THROUGH TO
H. Progress, have a good relationship
9. PUT FORWARD
I. Propose
10. PUT SOMEBODY DOWN
J. Provide accommodation
11. PUT SOMEBODY UP
temporarily
12. PUT SOMETHING OFF
K. Recover from
13. PUT UP WITH
L. Revenge M. Tolerate, bear
EXERCISES 2: FILL THE GAPS WITH THE NECESSARY PHRASAL VERB
1. At the meeting, Mr. Brown _____________ some very interesting ideas about finance. 2. He ____________ his wife leaving him by not paying her any pension. 3. How are you ______________ at your new job? 4. If you can’t find a hotel, don’t worry, I’ll _____ you _____ for the weekend. 5. It took her a long time to _______________ such a terrible accident. 6. It’s very difficult to ____________ with only a salary nowadays. 7. Please, can you _____ me ______ the personnel manager? 8. We can’t _____________ such a horrible behaviour for any longer. 9. We find it very difficult to ________________ with so much traffic these days. 10. Wet cold weather ______ me _____ . It’s so grey and dull! 11. When are you going to ___________ tidying up your bedroom? It’s in such a mess! 12. When it started to rain heavily, they had to ___________ the tennis match. 13. You shouldn’t _____ your younger brother ______ . He can’t defend himself.
EXERCISE 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
GET GET GET GET GET
MOVE 1-F REVENGE 2-L MANAGE 3-E DEPRESS 4-B GET READY 5-C TO DO SOMETHING 6-H 6. GET ON WITH PROGRESS RECOVER 7-K 7. GET OVER 8. PUT SB. THROUGH CONNECT 8-A 9. PUT FORWARD PROPOSE 9-I 10. PUT SB. DOWN HUMILIATE 10-D 11. PUT SB. UP PROVIDE 11-J ACCOMMODATION POSTPONE 12. PUT STH, OFF 12-G 13. PUT UP WITH TOLERATE 13-M AROUND BACK AT BY DOWN DOWN TO
EXERCISE 2 1. PUT FORWARD 2. GOT BACK AT 3. GETTING ON 4. PUT (YOU) UP 5. GET OVER 6. GET BY 7. PUT (ME) THROUGH TO 8. PUT UP WITH 9. GET AROUND 10. GETS (ME) DOWN 11. GET DOWN TO 12. PUT OFF 13. PUT (YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER) DOWN
get out of bed rise to your feet
cause to be
have a friendly
understood
relationship
succeed in
finishing a task
have a holiday escape
recover from
an ilness
manage to
overcome a
survive in spite
problem
of difficulties
become known (news, dismount or
information)
descend start doing or continue doing an activity
go inside a car,
room, home
leave a bus, train, plane or a place
Complete the sentences with across, along, away, by, down (to), in, off, on, out, over, through or up. 1. My daughter is an early bird. She gets ___ _ _ _ at 7 every day of the week. 2. How can Tom get _ _ _ _ _ _ on his poor salary? 3. Pat usually fails to get her jokes _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. Jim got _ _ _ _ _ _ his exams without much effort. 5. You’d better get _ _ _ _ _ _ the back seat. I’ve got my son’s safety seat in the front. 6. I’ve never got _ _ _ _ _ _ with my brother-inlaw. 7. If this secret gets _ _ _ _ _ _ , you’ll be in trouble. 8. We’ve climbed the fence easily, but now we can’t get _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 9. You should get _ _ _ _ _ _ with your homework right now.
get serious
about topic
arrive at a
place
10. Kate hasn’t got _ _ _ _ _ _ her separation with Mark. 11. The burglar got _ _ _ _ _ _ before we came back home . 12. When Moly got _ _ _ _ _ _ the plane, she saw all her family waiting for her. 13. Let’s get _ _ _ _ _ _ business. 14. Linda’s been unemployed for six months. She’s getting _ _ _ _ _ _ thanks to her parents’ help. 15. After the concert the audience got ____ _ _ and applauded for ten minutes. 16. Do Steve and Jess get _ _ _ _ _ _? 17. Can you tell me where I should get ___ _ _ _? 18. We hope to get _ _ _ _ _ _ for a few day at Easter. 19. How did Liz get _ _ _ _ _ _ in here? She hasn’t got the key, has she? 20. It took me two weeks to get _ _ _ _ _ _ the terrible flu.
get out of bed rise to your feet
cause to be
have a friendly
understood
relationship
succeed in
finishing a task
have a holiday escape
recover from
an ilness
manage to
overcome a
survive in spite
problem
of difficulties
become known (news, dismount or
information)
descend start doing or continue doing an activity
go inside a car,
room, home
leave a bus, train, plane or a place
Complete the sentences with across, along, away, by, down (to), in, off, on, out, over, through or up. 1. My daughter is an early bird. She gets ___ _ _ _ at 7 every day of the week. 2. How can Tom get _ _ _ _ _ _ on his poor salary? 3. Pat usually fails to get her jokes _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. Jim got _ _ _ _ _ _ his exams without much effort. 5. You’d better get _ _ _ _ _ _ the back seat. I’ve got my son’s safety seat in the front. 6. I’ve never got _ _ _ _ _ _ with my brother-inlaw. 7. If this secret gets _ _ _ _ _ _ , you’ll be in trouble. 8. We’ve climbed the fence easily, but now we can’t get _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 9. You should get _ _ _ _ _ _ with your homework right now.
get serious
about topic
arrive at a
place
10. Kate hasn’t got _ _ _ _ _ _ her separation with Mark. 11. The burglar got _ _ _ _ _ _ before we came back home . 12. When Moly got _ _ _ _ _ _ the plane, she saw all her family waiting for her. 13. Let’s get _ _ _ _ _ _ business. 14. Linda’s been unemployed for six months. She’s getting _ _ _ _ _ _ thanks to her parents’ help. 15. After the concert the audience got ____ _ _ and applauded for ten minutes. 16. Do Steve and Jess get _ _ _ _ _ _? 17. Can you tell me where I should get ___ _ _ _? 18. We hope to get _ _ _ _ _ _ for a few day at Easter. 19. How did Liz get _ _ _ _ _ _ in here? She hasn’t got the key, has she? 20. It took me two weeks to get _ _ _ _ _ _ the terrible flu.
1. up 2. by 3. across 4. through 5. in 6. along 7. out 8. down 9. on 10. over 11. away 12. off 13. down to 14. by 15. up 16. along 17. off 18. away 19. in 20. over
PHRASAL VERBS WITH TWO MEANINGS tuck in – drop in - hang up - give away - tear off – look into –- turn round cut out - turn in - break off Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb. 1. Teens like ---------------------their favorite film star’s photos and putting them in albums. 2. After having bought stamps. I ---------------the letters ------the mailbox. 3. Sometimes we have to make up an excuse in order to ---------------the phone. Some people don’t realize how long-winded they are. 4. Stop eating cake; you have already------------------4 pieces. 5. Don’t -----------------------the subject, go directly to the point. 6. Don’t ---------------------the books, your brother can use them next year. 7. ----------------------my eyes and tell me the truth. 8. After years of discussions and fights, the Hamilton ------------------------. 9. When I open a chocolate bar I always -----------------the paper. 10. It is not nice to----------------------a classmate when he did something wrong
a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
Little children like being ---------------bed A real friend can --------------------any time and ask for help. The couples are------------------------dancing a valse. Don’t --------------the bread---------, cut it. ___________ that wet T-shirt or else you’ll catch a cold. I have worked enough. I think I -----------------. Thisactor is ------------------for the role in the soap opera as a strange scientist. h. Have you already made your tax declaration? – No, I’m going to-------------------------the problem after dinner. i. Please take your coat of and ------------it------in the closet. j. I wanted to see a film with suspense, but it was impossible. My daughter----------------the end----------.
Key: 1 cut out 2 drop in 3 hang up 4 tuck in 5 turn round 6 give away 7 look into 8 break off 9 tear off 10 turn in
a tucked in b drop in c turning around d break off e tear off f turn in g cut out h look into i hang up j gave away
A – CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: THAT WAS A DIFFICULT TEST TO ______________, WASN’T IT? a) Get by
c) get on
b) get through
THE THIEF ____________ FROM THE POLICE. a) Got by
b) got out
c) got away
HE ___________ HIS OPERATION VERY QUICKLY. a) Got over
b) got through
c) got on
SALLY _______________ON £500 A MONTH. a) Gets on with
b) gets off
c) gets by
I REALLY ______________ WELL _________JANET. a) Get on with
b) get on along
c) get together
I _____________OF CLASS AT 3:30. a) Got off
b) get out
c) get away
COME ON, _______________! LET’S GO! a) Get through
b) get in
c) get by
JERRY ______________ AT 29TH STREET. a) Got off
b) got on
c) got back
I ____________ AT TEN THIS MORNING. a) Got up
b) got in
c) got away
I ____________MY BOOKS __________ FROM TOM. a) Got over
b) got along
c) got back
B – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE BOX:
GET AWAY – GET BY – GET IN – GET OFF – GET OUT – GET ON WITH – GET OVER – GET THROUGH – GET BACK – GET UP
HOW DO YOU ________________________YOUR COUSINS? YOU WILL ___________________________YOUR EX BOYFRIEND.
HURRY, _____________________________THE CAR, THE FIRE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAS JUST TURNED TO GREEN. IT’S DIFFICULT TO ___________________WITH ONLY10 DOLLARS A DAY. SATND UP! WE HAVE TO ______________ AT THE NEXT BUS STOP. MY MOTHER HELPED ME ______________THE EXAMINATION. THE CRIMINAL ROBBED THE BANK BUT HE WON’T _________________EASILY. SHE USUALLY _____________________OF BED AT SEVEN. WHAT TIME DO YOU ________________AT WEEKENDS? IF YOU LEND HIM MONEY, YOU WILL NEVER _________________IT ____________.
KEY: A –
B ‐
GET THROUGH
GET ON
GOT AWAY
GET OVER
GOT OVER
GET IN
GETS BY
GET BY
GET ON WITH
GET OFF
GOT OUT GET IN
GET THROUGH GET AWAY
GOT OFF
GETS OUT OF
GOT UP
GET UP
GOT BACK
GET BACK