A. MATCH THE PHRASAL VERBS ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR MEANING ON THE RIGHT.

PHRASAL VERBS MEANING Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrasal verb
1. look into a. inherit 1. I’m looking for a nanny to ……………………my new-
2. take after b. study/investigate born baby.
3. fill in c. postpone 2. My doctor advised me to ………………….smoking.
4. turn down d. escape/flea 3. The prisoner managed to ……………………despite
5. come into e. find by chance being handcuffed.
6. give up f. complete 4. The police normally …………………….complaints
7. look after g. reject before they arrest suspects.
8. put off h. resemble 5. All Mr Browns’ kids ………………….their mum. They
9. come across i. quit/stop are tall and skinny as she.
10. run away j. take care of 6. The company will probably ………………….you
application as you don’t have much work experience.

B. CHANGE THE WORDS BETWEEN BRACKETS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS
FROM THE LIST.
put up with – take up – run out – put out – pick up – get over – go over – put on – take off – break down
1. My printer has (finished) ………………….of ink. I can’t print these documents.
2. My lawyer insisted that we should (revise)…………………..the contract carefully before I sign it.
3. I’m going to leave this neighbourhood. I can’t (tolerate) ………………….noise here any longer.
4. The firemen managed to (extinguish)……………..…….the huge fire in about two hours.
5. You should (wear) ……………your jacket ………before you leave. It’s cold outside.
6. My car and scooter are old but reliable. They never (stop working) …………………
7. Helen still cries whenever someone mentions her dead husband’s name. She can’t (surmount)
………………….. the shock of his sudden death.
8. Jose’s doctor advised him to (start) ………………….jogging in order to lose weight.
9. The next plane to Madrid will (leave the ground) ……………………in half an hour.
10. Will you (collect) ………………….that book and put it back on the shelf please?

C. FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE APPROPRIATE PARTICLE FROM THE LIST.
on - out - down - forward - up - off - after - into - away - across - over -in
1. How did you manage to find __________? I thought it was a secret.
2. I always look __________ to meeting my closest friends.
3. Many teens nowadays shun __________politics.
4. Visitors should keep __________the grass while visiting a zoo.
5. I always feel happy whenever I bump ____________a friend I’ve not seen for a long time.
6. If the president of USA dies or resigns, the vice-president takes __________till elections are held.
7. We had a problem at the hotel because the travel agency booked ___________a room under a wrong
name.
8. Will you turn the TV __________? I can’t hear what your dad says on the phone well.
9. Speak _________please! I can’t hear you well.
10. Don’t believe Jimmy. He always makes __________excuses for arriving late.

D. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE APPROPRIATE PARTICLE TO MATCH THE MEANING ON
THE RIGHT.
down on care for
for long for
look up scorn/ disdain
forward to into Investigate/explore
after Search in a dictionary
into Seek/search for

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