QUICK REVISION 8 (phrasal verbs)

1) Thieves broke ____ our house while we were on holiday. But they didn't take very
much.
a) out b) off c) into
2) Mary and John broke ____ after ten years of marriage. Mary is living with her
mother now.
a) up b) out c) in
3) I was brought ____ in the countryside. It was a very happy childhood.
a) in b) back c) up
4) There had been an explosion in the kitchen. The police said a gas cannister had
blown ____.
a) up b) off c) on
5) She broke ____ in tears. Her dog had died that morning.
a) up b) into c) down
6) I'm going to have to brush ____ on my English. I've forgotten a lot.
a) in b) up c) off
7) (on the phone) "I'll call you ____ later when you're less busy."
a) off b) back c) down
8) We had to call ____ the party. Very few people wanted to come.
a) out b) down c) off
9) I know it's late but I haven't finished this report yet. I'm going to carry ____ working.
a) out b) on c) in
10) We checked ____ at 12 o'clock but they still didn't have our room ready.
a) out b) on c) in
11) I came ____ an old photo in the attic of us when we were kids. I hadn't seen it for
years.
A) down b) off c) across

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

1.Can you understand what this paper means? sense

Can you ________make sense____________________________ this paper?

2.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday. needn’t

You __________________________needn´t have met _______________ me at the airport

yesterday.

3.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that. not

You __________you shouldn´t have talk________________________________ to her like that.

4.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers. spite

I saw the film in ______spite of my strong dislike__________________________of thrillers.

5.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain. makes

The rain ______makes it impossible___________________________________to play tennis.

6.-I’ve never tasted such good food before. ever

It is the _____best food I haver ever________________________________________tasted.

7.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? let

Do your parents _________let you watching ________________________________TV late at

night?

8.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother. she

I asked my mother _________if she had written_________________________a note for Anna.

9.-He gave me the money first, and then he left. after

He left _____after she gave me __________________________________________the money.

10 .-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more. used

I _____________________ am used to getting _______________________________ up early.

11 He really likes correcting her English. Pleasure

He ____________________________is pleasure to____________________correcting her

English.

1 2 It’s not necessary to take a lot of luggage when going on holiday. much

You ____________ don’t have to take much _____________________________luggage

when going on holiday.

13 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet. may

He___________may hasn´t received _______________________. the doctor’s results yet.

34 All I want you to do is to look after my dog. care

All I want you to do is to _____________________________________my dog.

15 She was not certain about the trip. decide

She _______doesn´t decide____________________________________about the trip.

16 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape. prevent

He locked the gate ________to prevent that the

dog______________________________escaping.
17 They did not like to pay extra taxes. objected

They _______________________________________________extra taxes.

18 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.such

It was ________such nice day __________________________________that we went on a

picnic.

19 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.except

I __________________see all people

except_____________________________________Jane.

20 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news. drop

She decided to _____drop in with________________________________________her

friend and tell her the news.
ANSWERS

ANSWERS

1) break into/in (enter by force usually to steal - in Spanish, entrar con intención de robar)

2) break up (separate after having a relationship - in Spanish, separarse)

3) bring up (raise a child - in Spanish, criar, educar)

4) blow up (explode - in Spanish, explotar)

5) break down (start to cry, becoming emotional - in Spanish, perder el control, echarse a
llorar)

6) brush up (relearn something, practise - in Spanish, repasar)

7) call back (telephone again - in Spanish, volver a llamar)

8) call off (cancel - in Spanish, cancelar)

9) carry on (continue - in Spanish, continuar, seguir)

10) check in / check into (register at a hotel on arrival - in Spanish, registrarse)

11) come across (find by chance - in Spanish, encontrar por casualidad)

1. Can you ……make sense of…… this paper?

2 You ……needn’t have met… me at the airport yesterday.

3.- You …should not have talked… to her like that.

4.- I saw the film in …spite of my strong dislike… of thrillers.

5 The rain ……makes it impossible…. to play tennis.

6.- It is the …best food I’ve ever.. tasted.

7.- Do your parents …let you watch…. TV late at night?

8 I asked my mother …whether/if she had written…. a note for Anna.

9.- He left ……after he had given me/after giving me….. the money.

10.- I ……am used to getting…. up early.

11 He …takes pleasure in.. correcting her English.

12 You …don’t need much / needn’t take much / don’t have to take much… luggage when
going on holiday.

13 Perhaps he hasn’t received the doctor’s results yet.may

He ..may not have received.. the doctor’s results yet.

14 All I want you to do is to ……take care of….. my dog.

35 She was not certain about the trip.decide

She ……could not decide….. about the trip.

36 He locked the gate so that the dog wouldn’t escape.prevent

He locked the gate ……to prevent the dog (from).. escaping.

37 They did not like to pay extra taxes.objected

They ……objected to paying………. extra taxes.

38 The day was so nice that we went on a picnic.such

It was …such a nice day…. that we went on a picnic.

39 The only person I didn’t see was Jane.except

I ………saw everyone except….. Jane.

40 She decided to visit her friend and tell her the news.drop

She decided to …drop in on… her friend and tell her the news