Phrasal verbs
Exercise 1. Match the sentence halves.
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1. Guess who I bumped _______
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a. up the timetable online.
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2. I think the bus is at 7, but it’s easy to look _______
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b. off an hour later than scheduled.
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3. Due to heavy rain, the plane took _______
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c. out of petrol.
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4. Let’s buy our tickets and make _______
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d. into on the train.
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5. Driving to work, Jim ran _______
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e. for the platform.
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Exercise 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in capitals.
1. We had no food left, nevertheless we continued to walk. RUN/CARRY
🡪 We ______________ food, nevertheless we ______________.
2. Kate has quit her career as a manager and she can’t wait to go to India. WALK/LOOK
🡪 Kate ______________ her career as a manager and she ______________ to India.
3. Dan took us to the station in his car. He went to work and we went towards the platform. DROP/MADE
🡪 Dan ______________ at the station. He went to work and we ______________ the platform.
4. Pat stopped by the side of the road and tried to find the hotel’s address in her guidebook. PULL/LOOK
🡪 Pat ______________ and ______________ the hotel’s address in her guidebook.
5 I met my old friend unexpectedly when we were delayed at the airport. BUMP/HOLD
🡪 I ______________ my old friend when we were ______________ at the airport.
Exercise 3. Choose one word, A, B or C to complete both sentences.
1. - Is Dan going to pick us _______ from the station?
- Mark is a great cyclist and it’s really hard to keep _______ with him.
A. on B. off C. up
2. - The taxi driver dropped us _______ at the wrong terminal.
- Pat had a long way to go so she set _______ at dawn.
A. down B. off C. out
3. - They’re going to _______ this old building into a hostel.
- What time did they finally _______ up?
A. turn B. make C. put
4. - We were held _______ in a traffic jam and we missed the last train home.
- The hotel was full but, fortunately, Sue put them _______.
A. up B. off C. down
5. - Paul gave _______ his job to travel the world.
- Have you ever put _______ a tent in the rain?
A. over B. off C. up
6. - Let’s not put this trip _______ anymore.
- The plane didn’t take _______ due to the fog.
A. off B. away C. down
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. d 2. a 3. b 4. e 5. c
Exercise 2.
1. We had run out of food, nevertheless we carried on walking.
2. Kate has walked away from her career as a manager and she is looking forward to going to India.
3. Dan dropped us off at the station. He went to work and we made for/ made our way towards the platform.
4. Pat pulled over and looked up the hotel’s address in her guidebook.
5. I bumped into my old friend when we were held up at the airport.
Exercise 3.
1. C 2. B 3. A
4. A 5. C 6. A