Verbs and Tenses: Phrasal verbsExercise 1 : Find the incorrect sentences.. run out of get over set off tell off let down put up switch off knock down take off look up a Did the plane ………
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Exercise 1 : Find the incorrect sentences.
a The milk’s gone off It smells terrible!
b The building is unstable.They’re going to knock down it.
c Joey takes his father after They’ve got the same eyes.
d I just don’t know the answer I give up.
e Take off your jacket and make yourself comfortable.
f I can’t hear the music Can you please turn up it?
g Have you let the dog out?
h We can’t put this situation up with any longer.
i That’s strange – Karen’s gone off somewhere.
j If you’d like to come and see us, we can put you up for
the night
k How on earth are we going to get this problem round?
Exercise 2 :Choose the best option.
a Could you pick up me/pick me up from the office? b Jason made it up/made up it.
c Natalie went back her promise on/went back on her promise.d Jim asked you after/asked after you.
e Can you look after my puppy/look my puppy after?
Exercise 3 : Complete the sentences Use a phrasal verb from the list in the correct tense.
run out of get over set off tell off let down
put up switch off knock down take off look up
a Did the plane ……… on time?
b He’ll never ……… his grandmother’s death.
c We could ……… you ……… for the night if you like.
d The teacher ……… the children ……… for fighting.
e Could you ……… the number ……… in the telephone directory?
f George has really ……… me ……… this time He failed his exams again.
g They’re going to ……… these flats and build houses.
h Don’t tell me we’ve ……… milk again.
i If we don’t ……… soon, we won’t get there in time.
j We don’t need that light on Could you ……… it ……… ?
Exercise 4 Find and correct the mistakes. a He kept working on all night b I think I’ll go with Charlie out if he asks me c You’ll feel better when you’ve got your cold over d You shouldn’t put with your salary up It’s not enough e Can you put up me tonight? I’ve got nowhere to go f How do you manage to get on so little money by? g The business wasn’t doing well so they closed down it h Can you get hold some free software of for me? i Why doesn’t he come up a suggestion with? j She’s gone the report through but she can’t find the right page Phrasal verbs 1 Match words from box A with words from box B to make compound nouns Write them below A B Answer A B Answer A B Answer climate fossil global caps
change energy 1climate change ice
rain forest fuels gases level greenhouse sea surface renewable temperature warming 2 Complete the sentences with the particles below You need to use three of them more than once Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Check your answers at the bottom of the page. down off on out up with 1 Factories and power stations give ……… greenhouse gases 2 When we cut ……… trees, we increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere 3 The world’s oceans are slowly heating ………
4 The world’s supply of gas is likely to run ……… in the next ten years 5 The EU recently decided to close ……… all the nuclear power stations in Europe 6 Solar energy works better in places where you can rely ……… good weather 7 Scientists recently came ……… ……… a car engine that uses only CO2 8 Many types of animals and plants are dying ……… because the Earth is getting warmer 3 Write the phrasal verbs which can replace the underlined words Choose from the list below. carry on come up with give up go up look after put off set off use up 1 I need to think of a good excuse for not handing in my homework ……… ………
2 I’m trying to stop eating junk food ……… ………
3 After running ten kilometres, she was too tired to continue ……… ………
4 He left his job so he could take care of his sons ……… ………
5 Please don’t finish all the milk – I need some for my breakfast tomorrow ……… ………
6 The number of people with smartphones is continuing to rise ……… ………
7 We should delay the meeting because nobody can come that day ……… ………
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5 Replace the underlined words with the phrasal verbs below.
carry on close down come up with give up look after put off use up wake up to
1 Can you take care of the baby while I go shopping? ………
2 Do you think you can stop using your car for a month? ………
3 They delayed leaving their house in spite of the approaching forest fire ………
4 We need to think of some new ways to save water ………
5 How did you finish all the sugar? It was a new bag! ………
6 They decided to continue looking for survivors ………
7 They had to shut their business because of the storm damage ………
8 People need to become aware of reality and stop using so many natural resources ………
THE END VOCAB BOOST! There are hundreds of phrasal verbs in English and many of them are very common They are easier to learn in small groups Here are two options: 1 Learn phrasal verbs related to the same topic. Travel break down = (a car, a bus, etc.) stop working go back = return head for = travel in a certain direction set off = leave take off = (a plane) leave the ground, go up in the air 2 Learn phrasal verbs with the same base verb Look look after = take care of look around = explore look into = study, examine look up = find in a dictionary or other reference work 4 Use a dictionary to find four phrasal verbs with the base verb turn Include short definitions 1 ……… = ………
2 ……… = ………
3 ……… = ………
4 ……… = ………