Now choose the correct phrasal verb to complete each sentence:

1. I'm going to _call of__

the wedding. I don't want to marry him.

Take off

Call off

2. Many people don't have a choice but to __live off_

always judge a person because they don't have a job.

the state. You can't

Put off

Live off

3. He's never going to pay me back, I think I need to _write off__

he owes me.

the money

Write off

Lay off

4. My catering work has really _take off__

getting jobs every week.

! People love my cakes and I'm

Put off

Taken off

5. This week we have _laid off__

the office is horrible.

ten members of staff, the atmosphere in

Laid off

Called off

6. Can we __put off_

our meeting until next Tuesday? I'm really busy.

Take off

Put off

Mixed Exercise 1
Complete the sentences.
1.

I often use Wikipedia to

information.
look

2.

up

If you want to

a bus in London, you will have to

get

on

queue.

3.

Can I

the TV? I want to watch the weather forecast.

turn

4.

on

It is very hard to

smoking.
give

up

5.

It is so dark in here, you can really

your sunglasses
take

of

now.
6.

Shall I

and offer my seat to the old lady?

stand

7.

up

With a few buckets of water, we

the fire.
put

8.

Who will

your cat when you're on holiday?

look

9.

after

Would you like to

your new dress today?

put

10.

out

on

At the next stop we have to

the bus and walk along

get

the street to the cinema

of