PHRASAL VERBS IN CONTEXT 1

I. Match each of the following phrasal verbs with its meaning or synonym.

1. Find by chance.
a. Run out- We need to get some more sugar before we run out.
2. Wait.
3. Tolerate. b. Cut down- We need to cut down the amount of sweets we are eating.
4. Think of a c. Cut down (on)- My doctor said I should cut down on caffeine.
solution/idea.
d. Come across- I came across this photo of my grandma while I was in the attic
5. Review.
6. Arrive/ increase e. Come up with- Have you come up with a solution for our problem?
the volume.
f. Add up- after considering your story still it doesn’t add up.
7. To be found to be.
8. To give or g. Put through- I’ll put you through to Mr. Smith’s office.
distribute. h. Go over-could we go over the last phrasal verb again?
9. Connect on the
phone. i. Make up- She made up a ridiculous story about having missed the bus.
10. . Reduce. j. Turn up- We turned up an hour late for the party.
11. Make sense.
k. Hand out- People were handing out leaflets on every corner.
12. Invent a story.
13. Become. l. Put off- I have to put off meeting you till next week.
14. Give H.W. test
m. Put up with- I don’t know how much longer I can put up with your mother.
papers etc. to a
teacher. n. Set off- We set off early in the morning and will arrive before sunset.
15. Stop functioning or o. Turn out- He turned out to be a quite good boy after all.
operating
p. Turn into- It turned into quite a bad day I must say.
16. Leave (on a
journey). q. Go off- The power went off in the middle of the storm and I had to look for
17. Finish. some candles in the dark.
18. Return money to r. Hand in/turn in – She didn’t hand in her assignments today.
someone.
19. Postpone.
s. Keep up with- He is driving very fast; I can’t keep up with him.
20. Stay at the same t. Pay back- Tony owes me 20 pounds and he’ll pay me back on Sunday.
position or level.
u. Hold on- Could you please hold on for a moment? I’ll see if Tom is in.
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II. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from exercise “I”.

1. From far away the girl seemed to be pretty but from up close she ___________ to be not as
pretty.

2. Could you ____________ a moment while I see if Peter is in his office?

3. Computers have batteries to save work if electricity _____________ in a blackout.

4. She promised to ______________her cigarette smoking to five a day.

5. I'm afraid your story is not believable. It just doesn't _____________.

6. Cinderella’s pumpkin __________ a fancy coach that carried her to the Prince’s ball.

7. Mary _________ thirty minutes late for the party.

8. He spent the entire night thinking and in the end he ____________ a brilliant idea.
9. This is the most intensive language course I have ever taken. I have to study four hours per
night just to keep ____________ the pace of the class.
10. I was ___________an old sweater when__________ I this photograph of my high school
class.
11. We'd better stop soon. Otherwise, we'll __________of gas.
12. Don't put your homework off until tomorrow. Just do it now and get it over.
13. When the alarm went __________, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.
14. The environmental activists were standing by the side of the road handing
__________leaflets to protest the construction of the new beach hotel.
15. She handed ___________ her term paper after the deadline.
16. We need to ____________ with a fast solution to get us out of this predicament.
17. You need to ____________ those lines again before you come out on stage.