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Phrasal verbs 7 – with 'stand'
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The Flatmates – Quiz – Phrasal verbs 7 – with 'stand'

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For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. Call me if can't meet me. Don't just … without a word.

a. stand over me
b. stand me
c. stand me up
d. stand up me

2. Are you honestly telling me you don't know what USA …?

a. stands around
b. stands up
c. stands for it
d. stands for

3. As soon as the police came to her house, she knew she was gong to have to …
a. stand over herself
b. stand down
c. stand out
d. stand it down

4. The concert was quite boring but there was one piece which really …
a. stood out
b. out stood
c. stood it out
d. stood out it

5. I don't know what they do all day. They're always just … looking for trouble.
a. standing me up
b. standing
c. standing up to me
d. standing around

6. Don't … like that! I know how to do this now.

a. stand over
b. stand over me
c. stand me over
d. stand me

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Answers

1. Call me if can't meet me. Don't just … without a word.

a. stand over me – Wrong – 'to stand over someone' means to watch them very
closely.
You need another phrasal verb with 'stand' here.
b. stand me – Wrong – You need a particle (by, up, for) here.
c. stand me up – Correct –'stand someone up' means not to meet them as
arranged.
d. stand up me– Wrong – 'stand up' is a separable phrasal verb, so the object goes
between the verb and particle.

2. Are you honestly telling me you don't know what USA …?

a. stands around – Wrong – 'to stand around' means to wait or stand aimlessly, doing
nothing. You need another phrasal verb with 'stand' here.
b. stands for it – Wrong – to not 'stand for it' means to not allow something to happen.
To make the correct phrasal verb, you need to take one of these words away.
c. stands over – Wrong – to 'stand over someone' means to watch them very
closely. You need another phrasal verb with 'stand' here.
d. stands for – Correct – And I'm sure you know that USA stands for the United
States of America.

3. As soon as the police came to her house, she knew she was gong to have to …
a. stand over herself – Wrong – to 'stand over someone' means to watch them very
closely. You need another phrasal verb with 'stand' here.
b. stand down – Correct – to 'stand down' means to leave an important job or
role.
c. stand out – Wrong - to 'stand out' means to be noticeable in some way –
either because you are unusual or because you are better than everyone else in
your group.
d. stand it down – Wrong – to 'stand down' is an intransitive phrasal verbs, so it
doesn't take an object.

4. The concert was quite boring but there was one piece which really …
a. stood out – Correct – to 'stand out' here means to be much better than the
other pieces played in the concert.
b. out stood – Wrong – the words are in the wrong order.
c. stood it out – Wrong – there is one extra word here.
d. stood out it – Wrong – there is one extra word here.

5. I don't know what they do all day. They're always just … looking for trouble.
a. standing me up – Wrong – to 'stand someone up' means not to meet them as
arranged. You need a different phrasal verb here.
b. standing – Wrong – You need a particle (by, up, for) here.
c. standing up to me – Wrong – to 'stand up to someone' means to confront someone.
You need a different phrasal verb here.
d. standing around – Correct – This means they don't have any real purpose
and spend their time aimlessly.
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6. Don't … like that! I know how to do this now.

a. stand over – Wrong – You need an object (me, her, him) here.
b. stand over me – Correct – to' stand over someone' means to watch them
very
closely.
c. stand me over – Wrong – Some of the words are in the wrong order here.
d. stand me – Wrong – You need a particle (by, up, for) here.

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