Phrasal Verbs

   

   EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence:

   

    1. I must go on a diet. I …………………a lot of weight while I was on holiday.

   A held up    B put on    C settled down     D weighed up

   

    2. I try to be friendly but it´s hard to …………… some of my colleagues.

   A come up with   B get by    C get on with    D speak out

   

    3. One of them was injured so the team had to ……… the competition.

   A back away from    B drop out of   Cget back at   D get behind with

   

    4. The plane should have ……….. at eleven but it was delayed.

   A set up   B taken off  C let on   D opened out

   

    5. It was such a bad foul that the referee ………………… ,

   A sent him off   B did him up   C cut him up   D used him up

   

    6. The champion had a crowd of supporters to ………………. .

   A bring her round   B do her down C give her up  D cheer her on 

   

    7. Maggie has been ……………. Her game and you can see a definite improvement.

   A working on   B sitting for  C checking in   D trying on

   

   EXERCISE 2. Complete each pair of sentences by using one verb and one noun or adjective from
   the list below.

   

   Pass by / passer-by

   Bring up / upbringing

   Break down / breakdown

   Work out / work-out

   Stand out / outstanding

   Drop out / dropout

   Put off / off-putting

   

   1. Because of all the stress Silvia ………… and had to go into hospital.

       Because of all the stress Silvia had a nervous …………….  and and went into  

       hospital.

   

   2. Those who …………….. of university were looked down on by the others.

        Any university ……………. Were looked down on by the other students.

   

   3. A nurse was ………………… the scene of the accident, and she gave first aid.

       One of the ………………… was a nurse, and she gave first aid.

   

   4. I keep fit by ……………… in the gym every day.

       To keep fit I have a ……………… in the gym every day.

   

   5. I fell down so many times on my skiing holiday that it …………. me ………. ever

        going on one again.

        After such an ………………… experience, I´ll never go on a skiing holiday again!

   

   6. Her parents ………………… her ………. to be able to cope with difficult situation.

       Her ……………………… had given her the skills to cope with difficult situations.

   

   7.       Dee´s one of the best. She …………………. as one of the greatest nuclear physicists.

   Dee´s fantastic – one of the ………………. nuclear physicist of this country.

   

   

   

   EXERCISE 3. Complete the sentences by using one of the following verbs.

                                take   go   is   keep   look  turn

   

    1. I´m sure this milk………………………..off. Here, you smell it.
    2. They like to ……………………………… up with the latest news.
    3. Why did that alarm……………………….. off?
    4. We usually………………………………… on extra staff in summer.
    5. They normally ……………………………... down any applicants who are under thirty.
    6. Remember to ……………………………… up any words you don´t know.
    7. Well done! ………………………………….. up the good work.
    8. Don´t stop. Please ………………………….on working.
    9.  He didn´t ……………………………………. up although he´d promised to come.
   10.  OK. Time …………………………………….. up. Can I have your answer, please?
   11.  With that red hair they ……………………… after their mother.
   12.  They are snobs. They………………………..down on students from my school.