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Phrasal Verbs - VI - Worksheet 2
Phrasal Verbs - VI - Worksheet 2
Exercise 1. Read the following sentences to identify and underline the phrasal verbs:
a. We must carry out his orders.
b. I was taken aback when I won the lottery.
c. The crowd broke through the barriers to meet the film star.
d. The team was banking on their captain for the victory.
e. You will have to back me up on this.
f. The recent studies bear out that playing sports increase our life expectancy.
g. Mathew: “Why don’t you sit down and tell me your problem?”
h. If you don't know this word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
Exercise 2. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings in the next column.
3. go against remove
8. set up tolerate
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the most appropriate phrase from the box.
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AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Exercise 1: Read the following sentences to identify and underline the phrasal verbs.
a. We must carry out his orders.
b. I was taken aback when I won the lottery.
c. The crowd broke through the barriers to meet the film star.
d. The team was banking on their captain for the victory.
e. You will have to back me up on this.
f. The recent studies bear out that playing sports increase our life expectancy.
g. Matthew: Why don’t you sit down and tell me your problem?
h. If you don't know this word, you can look it up in a dictionary.
Exercise 2: Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings in the next column.
PHRASAL VERBS ANSWERS MEANING
3. Go against 7. Remove
8. Set Up 4. Tolerate
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the most appropriate phrase from the box.
i. We should not get carried away with the dazzling T.V. commercials.
ii The teacher motivated the student to keep up the good work.
iii She stuck to her opinion throughout the discussion.
iv I ran into to my first grade friend last weekend.
v My mother doesn’t likes ordering clothes online, she says that she needs to try on everything before buying it
vi Neela has gone to her hometown as her grandfather has passed away.
Don’t worry! We’ll work out something to fix the problem.
Going out of the way to help someone is a gesture that touches one’s heart and earns you respect.
Exercise 4. A. got over – get better/feel better B. acting up – act in a different way from what is expected
C. . picking up – increase/improve D. fall out – have an argument