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Phrasal verbs

Use a main verb from the first box and a preposition from the second box to
create the answers below.
Any pronoun, etc that has to be put between the main verb and the
preposition is put in brackets:
e.g - Go and ____________ (him)! It's nearly 9am!!
Answer: Go and wake him up! It's nearly 9am!!
Go
Sit

Give
Point

Look
Count

Push
Build

Over

Up

Around

About

Away

On

After

Under

Out

In

1. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd

2. We all felt so tired after the first hour of walking but our guide told us we
had to
if we wanted to make the inn by nightfall.

3. While the office computer system was being fixed, there was nothing to do
so we just
.

4. If you don't know what that word means Jenkins,

(it) in the

dictionary!
5. I can't understand what you are talking about with this design. Can we
it again?

6. I am

Julie to arrive with the stereo. Otherwise, we won't have

any music for the party!

Phrasal verbs

7. Stop slouching in the chair like that.

!!

8. Many athletes use steroids to

9. I would like to

. (themselves).

that there is a piece missing in this model. Hadn't

you seen it?


10. I don't like these types of rough games. I think I'll

(this

one) if you don't mind.


Use a main verb from the first box and a preposition from the second box to
create the answers below.
Any pronoun, etc that has to be put between the main verb and the
preposition is put in brackets:
e.g - Go and _________ (him)! It's nearly 9am!!
Answer: Go and wake him up! It's nearly 9am!!
Burn

Catch

Cut

Fall

Head

Tell

Live

Pick

See

Walk

On

Out

Of

For

About

Over

In

Up

1. We need to

early tomorrow if we want to catch the first bus into

town.
2. And when we get into town, we can

(straight) the first bank

we see.

Phrasal verbs

3. She didn't manage to

anyone from the line-up as she had

forgotten completely what the mugger looked like.


4. I will never

to the expectations of my father. I can do nothing

right in his eyes!


5. Candles usually

after about four hours.

6. When you get to the bank, don't stop,

for another hundred metres

and you will see the chemist's on your left.


7. If you want to lose weight Brian, you need to

most meat and all

that chocolate you eat in the evening.


8. The sniper

the enemy troops one by one till they were all dead.

9. In this snow and ice, it's so easy to

10. She wasn't interested in his money. She

his sense of humour.

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