Mar 3, 2017
- DOWN
Fit the verbs into the two categories.- cut down
- reducing
- failing
- turn something down
- reducing
- failing
- let somebody down
- failing
- reducing
- turn somebody or something down
- reducing
- failing
- break down
- reducing
- failing
- slow down
- reducing
- failing
- cut down
- Complete each sentence with a noun or an adjective related to one of the verbs in the box.
- There was an old . . . truck by the side of the road.
- breakdowns
- slowdown
- let down
- broken-down
- Most delays are caused by accidents, roadworks or vehicle . . . .
- slowdown
- broken-down
- let down
- breakdowns
- There has been a . . . in the world economy.
- broken-down
- slowdown
- let down
- breakdowns
- Many movie stars are a bit of a . . . when you meet them.
- broken-down
- slowdown
- let down
- breakdowns
- There was an old . . . truck by the side of the road.
- Complete these sentences with one of the verbs in the correct form.
- She was . . . down for the job because of her age.
- cut
- settle
- letting
- turned
- turn
- put
- slow
- I drink far too much coffee. I really should . . . down.
- letting
- cut
- slow
- turned
- turn
- put
- settle
- Can you . . . your CD player down? I can’t get to sleep.
- put
- letting
- turned
- slow
- cut
- turn
- settle
- I think my daughter is far too young to get married and . . . down.
- turn
- cut
- settle
- letting
- slow
- put
- turned
- If you fail this exam again, you’ll be . . . the whole family down.
- turned
- cut
- put
- turn
- slow
- letting
- settle
- You’ll break that vase! . . . it down!
- Slow
- Turn
- Settle
- Turned
- Letting
- Cut
- Put
- The car couldn’t . . . down in time and crashed into a tree.
- turn
- letting
- settle
- turned
- slow
- cut
- put
- She was . . . down for the job because of her age.
- OFF
Put the verbs into the three categories.- cut somebody off
- ending
- stopping or preventing
- departing or leaving
- set off
- ending
- departing or leaving
- stopping or preventing
- turn something off
- ending
- departing or leaving
- stopping or preventing
- take off
- departing or leaving
- stopping or preventing
- ending
- put something off
- stopping or preventing
- departing or leaving
- ending
- drop somebody or something off
- ending
- departing or leaving
- stopping or preventing
- get off, get off something
- stopping or preventing
- departing or leaving
- ending
- log off, log off something
- departing or leaving
- ending
- stopping or preventing
- cut somebody off
- Give the opposites of the phrasal verbs in these sentences.
- Where do we get off the bus?
- put on
- turn on
- land
- pick up
- get on
- log on
- I’ll drop you off at your hotel.
- get on
- land
- put on
- turn on
- log on
- pick up
- Don’t forget to log off when you have finished using the computer.
- log on
- land
- pick up
- put on
- turn on
- get on
- I’ll turn the lights off.
- turn on
- pick up
- land
- put on
- get on
- log on
- The plane took off at 12.20.
- log on
- land
- get on
- put on
- pick up
- turn on
- Would you like to take your coat off?
- put on
- get on
- pick up
- log on
- land
- turn on
- Where do we get off the bus?
- Match the phrasal verbs in these sentences with their single word synonyms.
- Let’s put the meeting off until next week.
- remove
- postpone
- distract
- leave
- Don’t stand there watching me—you’re putting me off.
- distract
- remove
- postpone
- leave
- We set off at midday.
- remove
- leave
- distract
- postpone
- Can you take your boots off before you come indoors?
- remove
- postpone
- leave
- distract
- Let’s put the meeting off until next week.
- Complete the following sentences with a noun or an adjective related to the phrasal verbs: tell somebody off, put somebody off or take off.
- Do not use mobile phones during . . . and landing.
- take-off
- telling-off
- off-putting
- I got a terrible . . . from Mom!
- take-off
- telling-off
- off-putting
- I find her manner very . . . .
- telling-off
- off-putting
- take-off
- Do not use mobile phones during . . . and landing.
- Complete these sentences with a verb in the correct form.
- The water supply to the house had been . . . off.
- cut
- turn
- gone
- got
- drop
- told
- put
- I think the milk’s . . . off.
- told
- turn
- got
- put
- gone
- cut
- drop
- The bus stopped, but no one . . . off.
- told
- put
- turn
- gone
- drop
- got
- cut
- The town had been . . . off by the floods.
- gone
- drop
- got
- turn
- told
- put
- cut
- Ask the driver to . . . you off at the supermarket.
- put
- got
- told
- cut
- gone
- drop
- turn
- The last person to leave should . . . off all the lights.
- put
- turn
- drop
- told
- cut
- gone
- got
- My father was so ill we had to . . . off the wedding until he was better.
- drop
- cut
- gone
- told
- put
- turn
- got
- I . . . the boys off for making so much noise.
- drop
- told
- got
- turn
- cut
- put
- gone
- The terrible smell in the room . . . me off my food.
- put
- gone
- told
- drop
- turn
- got
- cut
- The water supply to the house had been . . . off.
- OUT
Fit the verbs into the three categories.- go out
- leaving or going outside
- solving
- finishing or ending
- find out, find something out
- solving
- leaving or going outside
- finishing or ending
- check somebody or something out
- solving
- finishing or ending
- leaving or going outside
- get out, get out of something
- solving
- finishing or ending
- leaving or going outside
- put something out
- leaving or going outside
- solving
- finishing or ending
- wear out, wear something out, wear somebody or yourself out
- leaving or going outside
- solving
- finishing or ending
- run out, run out of something
- finishing or ending
- leaving or going outside
- solving
- sell out, sell out of something, be sold out
- solving
- finishing or ending
- leaving or going outside
- work out
- finishing or ending
- leaving or going outside
- solving
- check out, check out of something
- solving
- leaving or going outside
- finishing or ending
- sort something out
- leaving or going outside
- finishing or ending
- solving
- work something out
- leaving or going outside
- finishing or ending
- solving
- go out
- Use one of the verbs below in suitable form to complete the comments:
- A: You can check in any time after 2 p.m.
B: When should we . . . ?- go out
- give them out
- check out
- work it out
- have gone out
- A: I just couldn’t figure out what he was doing.
B: No, I couldn’t . . . either.- work it out
- go out
- give them out
- check out
- have gone out
- A: The lights . . . .
B: I hope they come on again soon.- go out
- give them out
- check out
- work it out
- have gone out
- A: I’ve got a lot of papers to hand out.
B: Shall I help you . . . ?- check out
- go out
- work it out
- have gone out
- give them out
- A: Shall we stay in tonight?
B: No, let’s . . . .- work it out
- have gone out
- go out
- give them out
- check out
- A: You can check in any time after 2 p.m.
- Rewrite each sentence using a noun or an adjective formed from the verb below.
- His shoes were old and had large holes in them.
His shoes were - He hates parties and he’s looking for an excuse not to go.
He hates parties and he’s looking for - Every ticket for the concert had been sold.
The concert was - I’m so tired! I’ve cleaned the whole house today.
I’m I’ve cleaned the whole house today!
- His shoes were old and had large holes in them.
- Choose the best verb to fit in the spaces in these sentences:
- Do you believe his story? Perhaps we should . . . it out.
- check
- sort
- find
- We can’t have any coffee—the milk’s . . . out.
- run
- sold
- gone
- I wish I could . . . out of the meeting. I’m so busy.
- check
- get
- go
- I’d love some tea, but I don’t want to . . . you out at all.
- leave
- put
- sort
- Dave was upset he was . . . out of the team.
- got
- left
- put
- Can you . . . out the answer to number 2?
- work
- check
- leave
- The tickets for the concert are all . . . out.
- gone
- sold
- run
- How long will it take to . . . out the problem?
- check
- sort
- work
- You can’t smoke in here. Can you . . . your cigarette out, please?
- check
- put
- leave
- I’ve cleaned the whole apartment today. I has . . . me out.
- put
- worn
- sorted
- Do you believe his story? Perhaps we should . . . it out.
- UP
Put the verbs into the three categories.- fill something up
- increasing or improving
- stopping or delaying
- completing or finishing
- break up
- increasing or improving
- completing or finishing
- stopping or delaying
- grow up
- stopping or delaying
- completing or finishing
- increasing or improving
- give up, give up something
- increasing or improving
- stopping or delaying
- completing or finishing
- bring somebody up
- completing or finishing
- stopping or delaying
- increasing or improving
- speak up
- increasing or improving
- completing or finishing
- stopping or delaying
- hang up, hang up something
- completing or finishing
- increasing or improving
- stopping or delaying
- cheer up, cheer somebody or something up
- increasing or improving
- stopping or delaying
- completing or finishing
- blow something up
- increasing or improving
- hold somebody or something up
- stopping or delaying
- completing or finishing
- increasing or improving
- wake up, wake somebody up
- stopping or delaying
- increasing or improving
- completing or finishing
- turn something up
- completing or finishing
- stopping or delaying
- increasing or improving
- fill something up
- Match the phrasal verbs in these sentences with their opposites in the box.
- I’ve seceded to take up line dancing.
- drop off
- turn down
- take up
- undo
- put down
- give up
- He had difficulty doing up the buttons on his coat.
- undo
- put down
- take up
- turn down
- drop off
- give up
- When did you give up smoking?
- undo
- turn down
- put down
- give up
- take up
- drop off
- Can you turn up the heating a bit?
- turn down
- put down
- drop off
- undo
- give up
- take up
- I’ll pick you up at your house.
- drop off
- undo
- take up
- turn down
- put down
- give up
- She picked the vase up carefully.
- take up
- put down
- drop off
- undo
- give up
- turn down
- I’ve seceded to take up line dancing.
- Complete the sentences with a noun or an adjective.
- George had a very strict . . . .
- look-ups
- upbringing
- hold-ups
- wake-up
- made-up
- pickup
- break-up
- It took him a long time to recover from the . . . of his marriage.
- upbringing
- wake-up
- made-up
- look-ups
- pickup
- hold-ups
- break-up
- It isn’t true story. It’s a . . . one.
- upbringing
- pickup
- look-ups
- hold-ups
- break-up
- made-up
- wake-up
- . . . are expected because of roadworks at the junction.
Upbringing- Look-ups
- Hold-ups
- Wake-up
- Pickup
- Break-up
- Made-up
- There’s a bus . . . point in front of the hotel.
- wake-up
- upbringing
- look-ups
- pickup
- hold-ups
- made-up
- break-up
- . . . on this site are free and easy to use.
- Hold-ups
- Break-up
- Wake-up
- Look-ups
- Upbringing
- Made-up
- Pickup
- What time would you like your . . . call?
- look-ups
- pickup
- break-up
- hold-ups
- wake-up
- made-up
- upbringing
- George had a very strict . . . .
- Rearrange the verbs so that each sentence has the correct verb.
- He was so rude! When he heard my voice on the phone he just . . . up!
- hung
- cheered
- I didn’t know the answer to the question so I . . . one up.
- owned
- made
- Who broke the window? Will someone . . . up?
- hang
- own
- I didn’t like your boss. I don’t know how you . . . up with him.
- caught
- put
- Dan looked so miserable but I . . . him up.
- cheered
- held
- The rest of the group were still so far ahead I knew Jack hadn’t . . . up with them.
- put
- caught
- Julia was late again today. I think the traffic . . . her up.
- held
- picked
- I . . . up the kids from school this afternoon.
- made
- picked
- He was so rude! When he heard my voice on the phone he just . . . up!
- Rewrite these sentences, replacing the noun or phrase in italics with a pronoun in the correct position.
- I decided not to look up the words in a dictionary.
I decided not to - How do you put up with that noise all the time?
How do you - I’m sure he made up that story.
I’m sure - When did you take up judo?
When did you
- I decided not to look up the words in a dictionary.
- OTHER PARTICLES
Put each verb in the correct category.- turn something on
- starting
- removing
- continuing
- movement in a particular direction
- throw something away
- continuing
- removing
- starting
- movement in a particular direction
- get in, get in something
- starting
- movement in a particular direction
- removing
- continuing
- give something away
- movement in a particular direction
- removing
- continuing
- starting
- log on, log onto something
- starting
- movement in a particular direction
- continuing
- removing
- go on
- starting
- removing
- continuing
- movement in a particular direction
- get on, get on something
- movement in a particular direction
- starting
- removing
- continuing
- turn over, turn somebody or something over
- continuing
- starting
- removing
- movement in a particular direction
- turn something on
- Choose the best verb to fit into the spaces in these sentences:
- Can you describe what she . . . on when you last saw her?
- held
- got
- had
- Put your shoes on properly or you’ll . . . over.
- turn
- get
- fall
- Shall we . . . in before we have a cut of coffee?
- check
- fill
- log
- It took him a long time to . . . over his illness.
- fall
- get
- throw
- . . . on. I’ll get some paper to write all that down.
- Come
- Turn
- Hold
- Please . . . in your full name and your address.
- turn
- fill
- log
- Can you describe what she . . . on when you last saw her?
- GET
Match each sentence with an explanation of the meaning in the box.- Anna got off the bus and started to walk along the road.
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to succeed in entering a place
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to get out of bed
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- It’s 6.30! You should be getting up now.
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to succeed in entering a place
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to get out of bed
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- I’m still getting over my cold.
- to get out of bed
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to succeed in entering a place
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- They were locked in the building and couldn’t get out.
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to get out of bed
- to succeed in entering a place
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- Do you get on well with your teachers?
- to succeed in entering a place
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to get out of bed
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- We had to break a window to get in.
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to get out of bed
- to succeed in entering a place
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- I said I would go shopping with him, so I can’t got out of it now.
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to succeed in entering a place
- to get out of bed
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- Jack got in the car and drove off.
- to return to your usual state of health or happiness after an illness, a shock
- to avoid a responsibility or duty
- to have a friendly relationship with somebody
- to get into a bus, train, plane, car
- to leave a bus, train or plane
- to manage to find a way out of a place
- to succeed in entering a place
- to get out of bed
- Anna got off the bus and started to walk along the road.
- Rearrange the verbs so that each sentence has the correct verb.
- Don’t leave your bags on the train when you . . . .
- get off it
- get on it
- Be quick and . . . with the car! We’re late.
- get in
- get on
- I was very angry with him, but he’ll . . . .
- get out of it
- get over it
- You promised to help me! You can’t . . . now.
- get off it
- get out of it
- My parents don’t . . . neighbours very well.
- get on with
- get over their
- Come on, lazy! It’s time to . . . .
- get up
- get in
- I watched him . . . his bike and ride away.
- get up
- get on
- Don’t leave your bags on the train when you . . . .
- PUT
Match each sentence with an explanation of the meaning in the box.- Don’t watch me—you’re putting me off!
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to change something to a later date or time
- to stop something burning
- The fire was put out before the firefighters arrived.
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to change something to a later date or time
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to stop something burning
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- He washed the dishes and put them away.
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to change something to a later date or time
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to stop something burning
- The accident put her off driving for years.
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to stop something burning
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to change something to a later date or time
- How do you put up with all that noise?
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to stop something burning
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to change something to a later date or time
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to make somebody stop liking something
- It’s cold outside—you’ll need to put on a coat.
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to change something to a later date or time
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to stop something burning
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- She put her bag down by the door.
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to change something to a later date or time
- to stop something burning
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- I’d love some tea, but I don’t want to put you out at all.
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to stop something burning
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- to change something to a later date or time
- We’ll have to put the meeting off until next week.
- to put an item of clothing on your body
- to make somebody stop liking something
- to place something that you are holding on the floor
- to make trouble, problems or extra work for somebody
- to stop something burning
- to change something to a later date or time
- to disturb somebody who is trying to give their attention to something
- to accept something that is annoying or unpleasant without complaining
- to put something in a box, a drawer because you have finished using it
- Don’t watch me—you’re putting me off!
- Complete the dialogues in an appropriate way, using a phrasal verb with ‘put’ and anything else that you need.
- A: Would you like to stay the night here?
B: Oh, I don’t want to at all. - A: My car broke down again the other day!
B: I don’t know why you it. - A: Do you like strong cheese?
B: No, it’s the smell that - A: It feels a bit cold in here.
B: Why don’t you (your sweater)
- A: Would you like to stay the night here?
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