Phrasal verbs 1

1 Use the context to help you match each sentence beginning 1 - 10 with an appropriate
ending a j.
1 Come and stay with us anytime. We can put
2 Ive heard that the factory wants to take
3 Sting was an English teacher before going
4 We had to move because we couldnt put
5 Jo and I used to be friends but we dont get
6 Ill meet you at the station. Im really looking
7 I dont think thats true. Hes always making
8 I think the person I most admire and look
9 I cant concentrate very well now. Ill carry
10 I used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. Then I gave
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a on more employees. Im going to apply for a job there.
b up stories you should never believe what he says.
c on with each other now. We had a big argument.
d you up for a week if you like; our house is very big.
e forward to seeing you again after all this time.
f up with the noise from the neighbours any more.
g on with this work after Ive had a cup of coffee.
h on to become lead singer with The Police.
i up to is my grandfather. Hes a role model to me.
j up smoking completely and now I feel much better.
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2 Write the infinitive of the correct phrasal verb from exercise 1 next to these definitions.
1 to invent a story, poem, joke etc ______________________
2 to let someone stay in your house ______________________
3 to stop doing something that you do regularly ______________________
4 to tolerate unpleasant behaviour ______________________
5 to admire and respect someone ______________________
6 to start to employ someone ______________________
7 to have a friendly relationship with someone ______________________
8 to continue doing something ______________________
9 to do something after finishing doing something else ______________________
10 to feel excited about something that is going to happen ______________________

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 Phrasal verbs 2
1 Use the context to help you match each sentence beginning 1 - 10 with an appropriate
ending a j.
1 The party started at 8, but Eva didnt turn
2 The factory offered him a job but he turned
3 Ive just joined a theatre group: were putting
4 The church was flooded so they had to put
5 I look like my father, but my brother takes
6 Rob always has his camera with him; he took
7 I was tidying up in my bedroom when I came
8 Well, thats the problem: now we need to come
9 My grans going to feed the cat and Jos looking
10 The fire started in a classroom; police are looking
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a it down: he decided to apply for an office job instead.
b across my old school reports. I thought Id thrown them away.
c after my mum they both get angry very easily.
d up until much later. She never arrives on time.
e up photography last year and never stops taking photos.
f off the wedding until spring, when it had dried out.
g after the dog while were on holiday at the beach.
h on a production of Hamlet in June.
i up with a solution!
j into the possible causes and have interviewed a number of students.
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2 Write the infinitive of the correct phrasal verb from exercise 1 next to these definitions.
1 to change something to a later time or date; to postpone ______________________
2 to organize an event, show, performance etc ______________________
3 to find something by chance ______________________
4 to think of something (eg an answer, an idea, a solution) ______________________
5 to arrive, often unexpectedly or later than planned ______________________
6 to not accept a request or an offer; to reject ______________________
7 to investigate; to try to discover the facts about a crime ______________________
8 to take care of someone or something ______________________
9 to look or behave like an older relative ______________________
10 to start doing something new, like a hobby ______________________

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 Phrasal verbs 3
1 Use the context to help you match each sentence beginning 1 - 10 with an appropriate
ending a j.
1 Medical researchers have been carrying
2 A team of detectives is trying to find
3 For the French exchange trip Im sorting
4 I checked the fridge and I see weve run
5 The family shoe-making business was set
6 She lives in New York now but she grew
7 Who smashed the window? If no one owns
8 Im not sure which one to buy; I cant make
9 Im fairly certain that my parents felt I had let
10 Its not fair! Mark hit me and my mum told
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a out what exactly happened the night her husband disappeared.
b up to breaking it, I will cancel the class trip to the mountains.
c up by my great great grandfather in 1875.
d out experiments to determine the cause of the disease.
e up in the small town east of Chicago where she was born.
f out of butter. Could you go and buy some?
g them down when I failed my exams theyd paid for a good education for me.
h out the train tickets and deciding which student goes with which family.
i up my mind. Im terrible at making decisions.
j me off for shouting at him. She always favours him.
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2 Write the infinitive of the correct phrasal verb from exercise 1 next to these definitions.
1 to change from being a baby to an older child or adult ______________________
2 to start something such as a business or organization ______________________
3 to admit that you have done something bad; to confess ______________________
4 to make a decision ______________________
5 to disappoint someone by not doing sthg they expected ______________________
6 to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong ______________________
7 to discover a fact or piece of information ______________________
8 to make arrangements and decide how sthg will happen ______________________
9 to do a particular piece of work, research etc ______________________
10 to use all of something so that none is left ______________________

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 Phrasal verbs 3

We can put you up for a week if you like. let sbdy stay in your house
The factory wants to take on more employees. start to employ sbdy
Sting was a teacher.He went on to be a singer. do sthg after finishing sthg else
We couldnt put up with the noise. tolerate unpleasant behaviour
Jo and I get on with each other very well. have a friendly relationship with sbdy
Im really looking forward to seeing you. feel excited about sthg
Hes always making up stories. invent a story, poem, joke etc
The person I most look up to is my grandfather. admire and respect sbdy
Ill carry on working after Ive had a coffee. continue doing sthg
I gave up smoking completely. stop doing sthg that you do regularly
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Eva turned up much later. arrive, often unexpectedly or late
He turned down the offer of a job. not accept sthg; reject
Were putting on a production of Hamlet. organize an even or performance
They had to put off the wedding until spring. change to a later time; postpone
My brother takes after my mum. look or behave like an older relative
Rob took up photography last year. start doing something new, a hobby
I came across my old school reports. find something by chance
We need to come up with a solution. think of an answer, an idea, a solution
Jos looking after the dog. take care of sbdy or sthg
Police are looking into the causes of the fire. investigate
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Researchers are carrying out experiments. do a piece of work, research
Detectives are trying to find out what happened. discover facts or information
Im sorting out the train tickets. make arrangements
Weve run out of butter. use all of something
The business was set up by my grandfather. start a business or organization
She grew up in Chicago. change from a baby to a child/adult
No one owned up to breaking the window. admit to doing sthg; confess
I cant make up my mind. make a decision
I had let my parents down by failing my exams. disappoint sbdy
My mum told me off for shouting. criticize someone for doing sthg badly

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Phrasal verbs Transformations 24 marks
1 You should do exactly what the teacher tells you.
CARRY
You should _________________________________________ instructions exactly.

2 Paul started playing tennis when he was ten.

TOOK
Paul _________________________________________ the age of ten.

3 Sallys mother started the company that Sally now runs.

SET
The company that Sally now runs _________________________________ her mother.

4 Our teacher has postponed the geography trip until after Christmas.
OFF
The geography trip ________________________________ the teacher until after Christmas.

5 It doesnt matter when the train arrives well still miss the start of the play.
TURNS
Whatever time _________________________________________ well still miss the
start of the play.

6 My mum is deciding whether to buy a new tablet or not.

MADE
My mum _________________________________________ mind yet about whether to
buy a new tablet.

7 I cant wait to hear the bands new album.

FORWARD
Im really _________________________________________ the bands new album.

8 Fortunately, we had enough cake at the party.

RUN
Fortunately, we _________________________________________ cake at the party.

9 I am not going to tolerate your bad behaviour any more.

PUT
I refuse ______________________________________ your bad behaviour any more.

10 I dont want to continue to live by myself for much longer.

CARRY
I dont want to _____________________________________ my own for much longer.

11 My officers will investigate the complaints tomorrow, said the police inspector.
LOOK
The police inspector promised that her officers ________________________________
the complaints the next day.

12 I knew the song but could not think of the name of the singer.
COME
I knew the song but was not _____________________________ the name of the singer.
 Phrasal verbs revision test
In 1 7, complete each gap with the correct form of a verb. The resulting phrasal verbs
should have the same meaning as the definitions in brackets.

1 Sue (think of) came up with the idea for her new business when she was
working in a bank. She (stop doing) ______________ up her job there and (start)
______________ up her own company.

2 Ive had no luck with my job applications. Several companies have (reject)
______________ me down because of my age: they only want to (start to employ)
______________ on people with experience. Now Im (investigate) ______________
into the possibility of going abroad to find work.

3 All the time I was (go from childhood to adulthood) ______________ up I (admire
and respect) ______________ up to my dad - he was my role model. Then, when I was
21, he was imprisoned for theft. I felt so (disappoint) ______________ down by him.

4 Someone painted graffiti on all the school walls except one maybe they (use up)
______________ out of paint. No one has (confess) ______________ up to doing it
yet, but the teachers are determined to (discover) ______________ out who it was.

5 I dont know if I can (stand, tolerate) ______________ up with my dad for much
longer hes always (criticize angrily) ______________ me off for stupid, unimportant
things. I (have a friendly relationship with) ______________ on OK with my mum: its
my dad I cant stand!

6 Johns offered to (let me stay in his house) ______________ me up when I go to

London. Its ages since I last saw him; Im really (feel excited about) ______________
forward to meeting up with him again. I was going to stay with him last summer but he
had to (postpone) ______________ it off because he was in hospital.

7 Ive got to (decide how sthg will happen; organize) ______________ out my carnival
costume. I havent (decide) ______________ up my mind yet, but because its also
Valentines Day, Im thinking of (arrive) ____________ up at school dressed as a heart.
Phrasal verbs 1
 Phrasal verbs revision test
Exercise 1
1d 2a 3h 4f 5c 6e 7b 8i 9g 10 j

Exercise 2
1 make up 2 put up 3 give up 4 put up with 5 look up to
6 take on 7 get on with 8 carry on with 9 go on (to do)
10 look forward to
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Phrasal verbs 2
Exercise 1
1d 2a 3h 4f 5c 6e 7b 8i 9g 10 j

Exercise 2
1 put off 2 put on 3 come across 4 come up with
5 turn up 6 turn down 7 look into 8 look after
9 take after 10 take up
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Phrasal verbs 3
Exercise 1
1d 2a 3h 4f 5c 6e 7b 8i 9g 10 j

Exercise 2
1 grow up 2 set up 3 own up to 4 make up my/your etc mind
5 let down 6 tell off 7 find out 8 sort out
9 carry out 10 run out of
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Phrasal verbs Transformations
1 CARRY OUT THE TEACHERS
2 TOOK UP (PLAYING) TENNIS AT
3 WAS SET UP BY
4 HAS BEEN PUT OFF BY
5 THE TRAIN TURNS UP
6 HAS NOT/HASNT MADE UP HER
7 LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
8 DID NOT/DIDNT RUN OUT OF
9 TO PUT UP WITH
10 CARRY ON LIVING ON
11 WOULD LOOK INTO/AT
12 ABLE TO COME UP WITH
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Phrasal verbs Revision
1 came, gave, set 2 turned, take, looking 3 growing, looked, let
4 ran, owned, find 5 put, telling, get 6 put, looking, put
7 sort, made, turning