Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Rip Off |Wear Out |Pull Out |

Turn Out | Catch On

Exercise 1
Vocabulary
rip off
Phrasal Verb

rɪp ɔːf
to steal someone's ideas, designs, etc. and present them as one's own
This song was ripped off from an old hit.

wear out
Phrasal Verb

wɛr aʊt
to make someone very tired
All this studying is wearing me out.

pull out
Phrasal Verb
pʊl aʊt
to withdraw; to stop being involved in an activity, event, agreement, etc.
The investor has to pull out of the business.

turn out
Phrasal Verb

tərn aʊt
to develop or end in a particular way; to prove to be the case
The task turned out to be beyond his abilities.

catch on
Phrasal Verb

kæʧ ɑn
to become popular
This song is so good, and it’s catching on.

Exercise 2
Dialogue Practice
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Nina and Nicole talk about a fashion show that

Nicole has visited.

So how did the fashion show turn out?

Nina
 Completely disappointing. There was nothing new. All the clothes were ripped
off from other designers. I saw nothing original.

Nicol
e
Really? That's a surprise. I think I heard some critics say the collection is a
breath of fresh air and that it might catch on.

Nina
Well, that's not what I heard. There are rumors that the designer is pulling out
of fashion week after this show.

Nicol
e
I feel bad for the designer. I am sure all the pressure is wearing him out.

Nina
Yeah, but he should've tried harder. If you want to succeed in that kind of
business, you have to put a lot of effort into it.

Nicol
e
Exercise 3
Article
Read the passage aloud with your teacher.

A Hard Day for Frank

Frank has his very own clothing store and he is a big fish in the
fashion industry. All designers want their clothes to be sold at
Frank’s. Frank chooses only those designs that he thinks are
original and will catch on quickly. When he saw Andy’s summer
collection, he was utterly disappointed. It turned out that most of
Andy’s designs were ripped off from other designers. Eventually,
Frank decided to pull out his collection and check out other
designers. However, all of them were equally disappointing. By
the end of the day, after all the fashion shows he had attended,
Frank was completely worn out.

Exercise 4
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the dialogue.

Zach and Nathan are working on their model

building design for an upcoming competition.

Can we take a break? I am seriously (1).

Zach
Yes, me too. Let’s take a break. How do you think our design is going to (2)?

Nath
an
I think it's going to be great. I really hope it (3). It will be something new and
original. At least, we are not (4) someone else's idea, like a lot of people do in
this line of work.
Zach
Speaking of that, did you hear about Andrew? He was accused of plagiarism,
so his design will be (5) of the competition.

Nath
an
 Oh wow, that's too bad. I hope not many people will find out about that. I mean,
it must have been embarrassing getting caught like that.

Zach

1.Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 1

2. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 2

3. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 3

4. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 4

5. Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank 5

Answer Pool (Questions 1-5)

• pulled out




• worn out




• catches on




• turn out




• ripping off



Exercise 5
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.

1. Everybody started using that word now. It’s really ________ .

2. I was completely ________  after the training yesterday.

3. How did the presentation __________  ? Was the board of

directors satisfied?

4. I am sorry, but we need a new slogan. I don't see this one

_________  at all.

5. That story is not original! It was__________ from Cinderella.

6. Mr. Harris called to let us know that he is _________ of the

deal.

7. Children get____________ from playing if their parents don’t

make them take naps.

8. Did Zoe come back from her surprise party? How did
it _________ ?

9. Plagiarism is when you__________  someone else’s work.

10. At the last moment, the president decided to__________  of
the agreement.

Exercise 6
Sentence Building
Create sentences using the following phrasal verbs.

• rip off
• wear out
• pull out
• turn out
• catch on