PHRASAL VERBS

KEY TO EXERCISES

HEADWAY

Connections between literal and metaphorical meanings

Exercise 12

a. sorted it out f. covered up

sort it out cover up
b. fell back g. pinned him down
fell back pinned him down
c. catch up with h. see through
catch up with see through
d. stand up for i. wiped out
stood up for wipe out
e. picked up
Pick it up

Multi-word verbs
Exercise 12 Matching
Cut down on
Come up for, up to, down on, up with; in for, up against, away with, through with, along
with.
Do away with
Face up to
Make up for, up to,
Speak up for, along with
Go up to, in for, up against, away with, through with, in with,along with,
Fall down on, behind with, in with.
Fit up against, in with
Keep up with, in with
Own up tp

Gap filling
a. behind with
b. up for
c. up for
d. in for/up against
e. down on
f. away with
g. up with
h. through with
i. up against
j. up to
k. in well with
l. up with
m. up to
n. along with
Multi-word verbs
Exercise 11 Matching
A-3 C–8 E – 10 G–4 I–1 K–7
B–6 D–2 F-9 H - 11 J-5

Exercise 12 Separable or inseparable?

a. The management laid off one hundred workers/laid them off.

b. She came into the necklace/came into it when her aunt died.
c. I’ve always looked on John/looked on him with great respect.
d. Before you make a decision, sound out Mary/sound her out about it.
e. How did you come by such a valuable picture/come by it so cheaply?
f. How could you fall for that lie/fall for it?
g. You must invite everybody. You can’t leave out Tom/leave one out.

Type 2

The following multi-word verbs are type 2.

Lay off – sound out – leave out

Multi-word verbs
Some multi-word verbs and their Latin-based synonyms

A – 15 F–2 K–1
B – 4 (or 14) G–3 L – 13
C- 6 H–7 M–9
D–8 I – 12 N – 10
E - 11 J-5 O – 14

Multi-word verbs , and nouns formed from them

Exercise 11

a. sold out; sell-out h. rip-off; rip off

b. set up; set-up
c. clearing out; clear-out
d. checked up; check-up
e. slip-up; slipped up
f. get together; get-together
g. broke out; outbreak
i. putting me down; put down
j. crack-down; crack down
k. prints out; print-out
l. look-out; look out
m. give away; give-away
n. write off; write-off

Focus on advanced English

Unit 5 Exercise 2
2.1 Phrasal verbs with ‘up’
2 brush up 3 zip it up 4 do up 5 livened up 6 round up 7 brighten up 8 gang up 9 chained
up 10 speed up

2.2 Can you split it up?

2 it out/away 3 after him 4 it up 5 it back 6 it up 7 to it 8 it over/about 9 it in/out 10 it up
11 them up 12 her round
2.3 In other words
2 looked on to 3 dropped off 4 build up 5 taken aback 6 pulled up 7 stubbed out 8 go
through with 9 pull out 10 started up 11 pulled over 12 jumped out of 13 shot off 14
pulled...off

Unit 9 Exercise 2
2.1 Phrasal verbs
2cut up 3 dip into 4 holding...up 5 carrying out 6 sprung up 7 make up 8 cut down
2.2 Different meaning
2 cut down 3 made up 4 make up 5 held up 6 dip into 7 hold up 8 sprang up

Unit 10 Exercise 3
3.1 Phrasal verbs
2 put...down to 4 brought out 4 cut off 5 put out 6 get over 7 broke out 8 cut off
3.2 Different meaning
2 got over 3 put...down to 4 cut...off 5 got over 6 broke out 7 put out 8 brings...out

Unit 11 Exercise 3 Phrasal verbs

2 tick...off 3 put down 4 face up to 5 worked out 6 steer away from 7 eked out 8
fight...out 9 fall back on 10 picking out

CAE RESULT

P 36 Phrasal verbs with up and down

Exercise 1
a put up b set up c bring down d broke up e turn down
Exercise 2
a all
b
b His intention is to use the inheritance to set it up.
c Protesters are theatening to bring them/it down.
d Police broke it up by firing tear gas into the crowd.
e It was the thought of commuting every day that made me turn it down.
Exercise 3
a broke down
b put your brother/him down
c turn up
d set down

p 84 Phrasal verbs with off and in

Exercise 1
1 a set b setting 2 a gave b give 3 a put b put 4 a take b taken

Exercise 2
a 1b b 4b c 3a d 4a e 1a f 3b g 2b h 2a

Exercise 3
a snow/bad weather
b gases/fumes
c (s)he cut my hair really short
d to buy them a present
p 113 Phrasal verbs with out and over
Exercise 1
Suggested answers
a The last album;...was the best they have ever made.
b the fact;...have been complete luck as I didn’t study much.
c no object;...see what was wrong.
d these figures;... they don’t seem to add up.
e the lights;... everyone fell asleep.

Exercise 2
a gave b set c check d hold e get f worked

Exercise 3
Give out f, i
Check out c, j
Hold out b, d
Get out g,h
Work out e, a

Exercise 4
Suggested answers
A ...my mobile phone and rang the police immediately
...of the building as quickly as I could.
B ...by 12 noon.
...their excellent rooftop restaurant.
C ...for eight hours in order to see their favourite stars.
...autograph books for their favourite stars to sign.

P 137 Three-part phrasal verbs

Exercise 1
a 4 out b 6 out c 1 up d 5 up e 3 on f 7 up g 2 away

Exercise 2
a more slowly, up
b out, rude/strange
c on, pack his bags and leave
d up, take advantage of you
e out, cope/bring up the children
f spoilt/ selfish, in

Exercise 3
a fell out with – argued with
b came up with - invented
c keep up with – keep pace with
d run out of – don’t have any more
e stick up for – defende yourself
f going on at - nagging