Еxplanations

Чelrbs with two Thеsе phrasalvеrbs takе an objесt (thе word for this is ,transitir.е't.
Тhis obiесt
piаrt.s:transitive сan сomе aftеr thе prеposition or bеtwееn thе vеrb and thе pгеpositiоn rso thе
arпdsеparabIе vеrbs arе,sеparablе,).
We brought up this сhild. We brought hеr up.

In gеnеral, as in thе еxamplеs abovе, objесt phrasеstеnd to bе put aftег thе

prеposition whilе pronouns (suсh aS уoщ it, him, her,uS, them) arе alи'ar.sput
bеtwееn thе vеrb and thе prеposition.

briпg up (look aftеr a сhild until adult)

Tom,sаunt brought him up аfter his pаreпts diеd.

cаll off (сanсеl)

The sсhool саlled off the mаtch bесаuseof bаd weаther,

сIeаrup (makе сlеan and tidy)

Сould you hеlp mе сIeаr up the room аfter thepаrty?

сut off (bе disсonnесtеd during a phonе-сall)

I,d just got throughto Delhi wheп I wаs cut off.
This is usually usеd in thе passivе.

filI in (сomplеtе by writing)

Сould you ftlI this forrп in with аIl уour detаils,pleаse?

give up (stоp doing somеthing)

Pаul hаd to give up уmпаstiсs beсаuseof iпjury.

kпoсkout (makе unсonsсious)

Bryson knocked his opponeпt out iп the seсoпdrouпd.

Iеtdowп (disappoint, fail to kееp a promisе)

Аnn sаid she would help,but she let me down.

look up (find information in a rеfеrenсеbook)

I looked this word up in а diсtionаrу апd in аn enсуclopediа'

piсk up (сollесt in a сar)

The tахi wiIIpick you up аt 6.З0.

put off (postponе)

The wеаtherwаs bаd, so theуput off the mаtсh for а weеk.

put up (providе aссommodation in somеonе,shousе)

A frieпd in Prаguеput me up for а сoupleof пights.

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tаke up (start a hobby or aсtiviф

Sаm hаs iust tаken up pаrасhutiпg.

try oп (put on сlothеs to seе if thеy aте suitablе)

I tried the coаt oп, but it was too big апd thе wrong сolour.

turn oп/off (bеgin or stop opеrating еlесtriсal еquipmеnt)

Don,t forgetto tutn off thе light beforeуou go to bеd.

wаsh up (сlean plates, knivеs and forks еtс.)

Аfrer thepаrф, Mаrtin'wаshed up аIl theglаsses.

Verbs with two Thеsе phrasal vеrbs do not havе an objесt.

parts: intransitivе
brеаkdown (stop working, еspесially сars)
Thе саr broke dowп when we wеreoп the motor.wау'

drop out (stop beforе you finish)

Two of the runnersilropped out hаlf-wау throughthe rасе'

get oп (makе progrеss)

Ninа likes her new сollege,апd is gettiпg on ууeII.

get аwау (esсapе)

Оne of the burglаrswаs саught,but thе othergot аwсtу.

rrow up (сhangе from a сhild to an adult)

I grew up iп а smаIl town iп Peru.

set off/out (begin a journеy)

We set off eаф to аvoid the traffiс.

tаke off (whеn a planе lеavеs thе gтound)

Оur plапe took off more fuаn thrеehours lаte.

turn uР (агтivе, often unехpесtеdly)

We inуitеd twentуpеople,but oпIy five turned up.

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Complete eaсh sеntanсеwith onе suitab]еword.

a) Jеss askеdif shе сould hеlp mе ltЪ'r!э,''.....up thе diгty dishеs.

b) I nееd a diсtionary, so I сan .. up this word.
с) If I Wеrеyou I,d .....................
off еarly bесausеЕdinburgh is a long way.
d) our mееting tomorrow has bееn .. off, I,m afraid.
е) I,m not surе about thе sizе of this сoat, so сan I .......... it on?
f) Robеrt had to .. in a foгm, giving all his pеrsonal dеtails.
g) You,ll nеvеr guеsswho ........... up at our sсhool party last wееk!
h) Six pеoplеappliеdfor thе job, but onе of thеm .....................
out.

Rewriteeaсh sentеnсеso that it has a similarmeaning and сontainsthe word in

bold.

a) Don,t lеavе the lights on whеn you lеavе thе sсhool.

turn
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b) Jaсk aтrivеd half-way through thе lеsson.
turn

с) You сan stay with us foг a wееk.

put

d) Мarta is doing wеll in hеr Еnglish сlass.

gеt

е) Lidia spеnt hеr сhildhood in Uтuguay.

grеW

fl How do you start thе сomputеr?

turn

s) Сarol сhесkеd thе datеs in an еnсvсlоnеdia.

look

h) Surfing is a grеat sport. Whеn did you staгt doing it?

takе

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Comp|eteеaсh sentеnсe(a_h)with an ending (l-8).

a) It,s\,еryсold and wеt at thе momеnt So Wеlvеput ....3....

b) Маr}z'spalеnts wеrе quitе striсt and brought hеr ...........
с) \buг room is vеry untidy! Сould you сlеar
d) I tvas talking to Hеlеn whеn suddеnly wе WеIесut
е) Zoе triеd to pеrsuadеhеr mothеr to givе
fl Тim startеdpainting his room this morning and hе,s gеtting
gt If vou likе, wе сould сomе and piсk
ht \ branсh of a trее fеll and knoсkеd

1 it up plеasе,and put еvеrything away.

? Pеtеr out for a fеw momеnts.
З off our gardеn party until nеxt wееk'
-1 up smoking, but shе didn,t havе muсh suссеss.
5 on vеry wеll so far.
6 off and I сouldn,t gеt hеr numbеr aftеr that.
] r'ou up in our сar at about 7.00.
8 up to bе vеry politе and obеdiеnt.

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