VERBS

1 Fill in the blanks with the correct Phrasal Verbs.

broken down help me back up buy out

try out turn off take up filled in

run out of meet up built up look up

turn up closed down meet up Call on

put off look after given up went through

1. Did you ____________ your files last week? 2. Keith Sole quickly ____________ his shareholding to 10% of the company. 3. If we don't stop the losses, the company will have to be ____________. 4. After you've ____________ the form, can you leave it with Fiona, my secretary?

5. We've ____________ trying to get business from small companies. 6. Marvin Steel is in the process of ___________ many of the smaller shareholders. 7. Could you ask Paul to ____________ with arranging the company BBQ at the weekend? 8. If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should ____________ in a dictionary. 9. My plane gets in at 10.30. Could you ____________ at around 11? 10. The meeting has been ____________ until 17 April. 11. Have you had an opportunity to ____________ our evaluation software yet? 12. Don't forget to ____________ the air-conditioners when you leave the office this evening. 13. I'm afraid to say that the photocopier's ____________ yet again! 14. I think I'll ____________ Roger before I go home this evening. 15. During the recession, the company ___________ some difficult times. 16. Mary has decided to ____________ an offer from another company. 17. Whatever you do, don't ____________ to the meeting late. 18. Who will ____________ my children if I have to work full-time? 19. I ____________ John last night. 20. Please call Jane if you ____________ any stationery items.

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VERBS
2 Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. 2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting. 3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie. 6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. 3 Either answer (is, are) acceptable. 1. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction. 2. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen. 3. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? 4. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject. 5. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days. 6. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer? 7. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's. 8. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left! 9. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully. 10. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private. 11. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially. 12. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

www.k12reader.com. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2013, from http://www.k12reader.com/adverbs/Adverb19_Comparative_Superlative_Practice Zuriah Azmi. (2007). Discover Grammer. Pulau Pinang: One-Stop Magazine Agency.