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Phrasal Verbs with BRING

Weve brought out a new lesson all about phrasal verbs

with to bring that will bring about a distinct
improvement in your phrasal verb knowledge. Bring it
on!

1. Match the phrasal verb to its synonym.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

To bring up
To bring about
To bring on
To bring out
To bring down

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

To reduce
To publish
To cause
To raise (children)
To induce

2.

Choose the most appropriate phrasal verb with

bring in the sentences below.

a. Sometimes doctors use drugs to bring on/bring out

the birth of a child.
b. Some people think that the only way to bring
about/bring up children is in a traditional family
household, but I think a child can flourish in any
stable and loving environment.
c. His appointment as head coach brought
about/brought out an immediate improvement in the
teams performance.

d. If we bring down/bring forward the meeting to

nine oclock, everybody will be able to attend.
e. In Prime Ministers question time, the shadow
chancellor brought up/brought in the topic of the
increasing levels of unemployment in the north of
the country.
f. If we dont bring round/bring down the level of
drink-related violence in inner-city Southampton,
people will stop going out there.

3.

Fill in the gaps with the most appropriate phrasal

verb with bring in the correct form.

a. Our next game of the season is absolutely crucial.

If we lose it, we can kiss goodbye to our hopes of
winning the title, but I think were ready.
___________ it ____!
b. My brother is quite a prolific author. In just one
year he has _______________ four books.

c.

d.
e.

From one moment to the next his mood would

change dramatically and it was seemingly
impossible to identify what _______________
these unpredictable mood swings.
Social media enable companies to
_______________ a significant increase in the
public awareness of their products without having
to invest serious money.
Kids today are _______________ on a diet of
constant stimulation as a consequence of

4.

Rewrite the following sentences with phrasal verbs

with bring.

a. I was raised in much the same way that my

parents were.
b. I really hope that another Harry Potter book will
be released.
c. You painted a great picture of our partys aims in
your speech, but you forgot to mention our
unwavering commitment to womens rights.