Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list.

Use the
correct tense or structure:
carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut off, get
over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to, brought up against, face up to, get
round to, go out into, look forward to, look out over, went back on, put up with, take up
on, look up to, cut back on, come in for, make up for, go through with, look down on,
let in, get off, throw away, stay in, come back, cross out, pay back, get on, turn up, fall
over, take back, go off, lie down, go away, put off

Question 1: Now, don’t_____us _____. We’re counting on you to cook something really
special for the party this Saturday.
Question 2: Over eating and lack of exercise can_____ _____serious health problems in
later life.
Question 3: Giving up my job to go and live aboard_____ _____to be the biggest
mistake I’ve ever made.
Question 4: He_____ _____some stories about catching the wrong train to explain his
lateness.
Question 5: If you want to lose weight, you should_____ _____on amount of dairy
products you eat.
Question 6: Modem computers are capable of_____ _____the most complex operations
in micro-seconds.
Question 7: It’s not the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite
interesting to_____ _____now and then.
Question 8: The start of the concert was_____ _____by the late arrival of the group.
Question 9: The gas supply was_____ _____for about four hours as they had to repair
some leaking pipes.
Question 10: Toby’s_____ _____really well at his new job. He’s already been promoted
twice.
Question 11: Quick actions by the police prevented fighting from_____ _____ between
rival groups of fans after the football match.
Question 12: I hear FIAT have_____ _____a new model but I haven’t seen it yet.
Question 13: She_____ _____the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner.
Question 14: Herbie asked them to_____ _____their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke.
Question 15: It is said that Isaac Newton_____ _____the law of gravity after he’d been
hit on the head by an apple!
Question 16: The government’s economic policies have_____a lot of criticism.
Question 17: You’ll have to work very hard today to_____the time you wasted
yesterday.
Question 18: I should_____my problems and not try to avoid them.
Question 19: Do you think he’s really likely to_____his threat?
Question 20: It was so stuffy indoors that I had to_____the fresh air.
Question 21: I’m feeling nervous. I’m not_____giving my presentation.
Question 22: The government is to_____spending on the armed forces.
Question 23: He really_____his older brother.
Question 24: He_____his promise to tell nobody about this.
Question 25: I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t_____it.
Question 26: The house is on the top of the cliff and_____the English Channel.
Question 27: I left the job because I couldn’t_____my boss a moment longer.
Question 28: Actually, can I_____you_____your offer of a bed for the night?
Question 29: Small boys often_____little girls and refuse to play with them.
Question 30: I had big ideas until I was_____the reality of the situation.
Question 31: I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to_____me_____.
Question 32: Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to_____all evening.
Question 33: Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll_____you_____on Friday.
Question 34: The sidewalk is very icy. Be careful you don’t_____.
Question 35: I was feeling so tired I had to_____on the bed for a while.
Question 36: I saw Martin_____the bus and go straight home.
Question 37: Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he is going to_____.
Question 38: The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to_____.
Question 39: I’ll have to_____these books_____to the library.
Question 40: Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to_____.
Question 41: Don’t_____that box. We can use it again.
Question 42: If you make a mistake on the form, just_____it_____.
Question 43: I can’t hear the radio. Could you_____it_____a little?
Question 44: I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t_____.
Question 45: Never_____until tomorrow what you can do today.

Exercise 3: Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb that means the same as the
words in brackets.
Question 1: The football match had to be_____because of the weather, (cancelled)
Question 2: The story Kate told wasn’t true. She_____. (invented it)
Question 3: A bomb_____near the station, but no one was injured, (exploded)
Question 4: How long are you going to_____working? (continue)
Question 5: George finally_____nearly an hour late, (arrived)
Question 6: We are going to_____an outing for our group, (arrange)
Question 7: A number of buildings are going to be_____to make way for the new road,
(demolished)
Question 8: We need to make a decision today at the latest. We can’t_____any longer,
(delay it)
Question 9: You can hardly_____on £100 a week, (manage to live)
Question 10: The noise is terrible. I can’t_____. (tolerate it)
Question 11: For the sake of your health, you ought to_____alcohol, (stop)
Question 12: Teachers should encourage kids to_____for themselves, (discover things)
Question 13: I’m afraid the machine has_____. (stopped working)
Question 14: Our phone has been_____, so ring me on my mobile, (disconnected)
Question 15: We need to_____the situation, (fully discuss)

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences, using the correct synonym of the underlined phrasal
verbs:
appear, cancel, consider, continue, delay, delete, demolish, discover, discuss, display,
erect, examine, execute, occupy, omit, postpone, prepare, reduce, reject, represent,
 explode, resemble, return, stop, select, review, calculate, tolerate.
Question 1: You’ll have to cut down your living expenses a little.
Question 2: I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
Question 3: That company is going to put up a new building on this comer.
Question 4: The two girls take after their mother very much in appearance.
Question 5: Look each sentence over carefully. Cross out the incorrect words.
Question 6: Mr. Lam’s job seems to take up all of his spare time.
Question 7: They are going to pull that building down.
Question 8: We had to call off the picnic because of the bad weather.
Question 9: We heard the bomb go off five miles away.
Question 10: These books are overdue. When are you going to take them back?
Question 11: When you make up that list for me, don’t leave any names out.
Question 12: We worked out how much of our salaries we would have to save each year.
Question 13: That woman certainly tried hard to show off her abilities.
Question 14: When I was looking through my papers, I came across this picture.
Question 15: I suggest that you talk the matter over with your boss first of all.
Question 16: Did the workers carry out the foreman’s instructions carefully?
Question 17: Is the committee going to turn down his application for admission?
Question 18: Should we go over the lesson now or put it off until later tonight?
Question 19: How many people do you expect to show up at the meeting tonight?
Question 20: I think this storm will hold up the flights.
Question 21: There are some pens here. Why don’t you pick out one or two?
Question 22: I tried to interrupt the two men, but they went on arguing anyway.
Question 23: Trevor gave up playing football years ago.
Question 24: Those three letters are an abbreviation. They stand for something.
Question 25: I don’t see how you can put up with such bad working conditions.

Exercise 5: Replace the underlined works with a phrasal verb.

Question 1: We’ve arranged a meeting for next Tuesday.
Question 2: Be careful! There’s a car coming.
Question 3: The government is introducing a new tax on computers.
Question 4: I was always nervous as the plane went into the air.
Question 5: The problem isn’t going to just disappear.
Question 6: Everything is so expensive. Prices seem to be increasing all the time.
Question 7: How did the accident happen?
Question 8: There used to be a restaurant here, but it went out of business a year ago.
Question 9: A: they’re going to demolish this beautiful old building.
B: I know. Some protesters were distributing leaflets about it.
Question 10: Tom often pays us short visits without warning.
Question 11: I didn’t expect to win the competition. I only entered it for a joke.
Question 12: Before you accept this offer, please consider it carefully.
Question 13: We can’t continue if you don’t co-operate.
Question 14: He was offered a new job, but he refused it because he didn’t want to move
house.
Question 15: I’m sure we’ll all remember this holiday with great pleasure.