Midterm Exam

Name:

Part I: Write a sentence with each phrasal verb.

1-{turn off} = I always turn off my laptop when I leave my house.

2-{rip off} =

3-{check out} =

4-{get rid of} =

5-{run out of} =

6-{count on} =

7-{check out} =

8-{eat out} =

Part II: Write the correct word for each set of phonetic symbols.

1- / hæt / = hat

2- / ʃeɪp / =

3- / kraɪz / =

4- / ɪtʃ / =
5- / boʊn / =

6- / rɛdi / =

7- / hɛ ri / =

8- / ɛr / =

9- / bʊks / =

10- / koʊtʃ / =

11- / timz / =

12- / su zɪn / =

13- / tʃæt / =

14- / dɪr / =

15- / wʊd / =

Part III: Write a sentence with each idiom.

-{sick as a dog} = Joe was sick as a dog last week, so he didn’t go to

work.

-{just in time} =
-{butterfies in ….. stomach} =

-{learn by heart} =

-{like a fish out of water} =

-{gets my goat} =

Part IV: For each sentence, write the phrasal verb or idiom that
matches the underlined part.

1-I always try to save some money each time I get paid. = I always try
to put aside some money each time I get paid.

2-The movie doesn’t start for thirty minutes. What do you want to do to
pass the time while we’re waiting? = The movie doesn’t start for thirty
minutes. What do you want to do to k__________e while we’re waiting?

3-I quit drinking alcohol suddenly, not gradually. = I quit drinking

alcohol c______________y.

4-You resemble your father. = You t________________r your father.

5-My best friend in college was very stubborn. = My best friend in

college was s_________________e.

6-OK, students. When you go home, please review Chapter Nine again.
= OK, students. When you go home, please g____________r Chapter Nine
again.

7-She calls me occasionally. = She calls me f_______________________e.

8-I recently began the habit of swimming. = I recently t______________p

swimming.

Part V: Underline the correct word for each set of phonetic symbols.

1- / it / a. eat    b. it

2- / tʃɪp /  a. ship    b. chip

3- / æks / a. ex-   b. axe

4- / eɪ di / a.  ID  b. eighty

5- / mɛt / a. mat    b. met

6- / ʃæk / a. shuck b. shack

7- / sup / a. soup  b. sup

8- / ritʃ / a. reach    b. rich

9- / kʊ ki / a. cookie    b. kooky

10- / roʊst /  a. roost b. roast

11- / sɔd / a. sawed  b.  sewed

12- / eɪs / a. S b. ace

13- / dum / a. dumb b. doom

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Bonus Questions

-In this class, why do we use phonetic symbols instead of the letters of
the alphabet?

-When you take notes during a lecture, what’s the most important
thing?