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Phrasal verbs
Lingua inglese (75898)
Università di Bologna
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Phrasal verbs 1
Write a preposition(s) or particle(s) from the box after each verb in bold in these sentences to make phrasal verbs. The meaning of each phrasal verb is in italics at the end of each sentence.
back behind down forward in into of off on out
over to up with
- Some parents are criticised for the way they bring .................... their children. (raise)
- The committee members fell .................... over plans for the new health centre. (argued)
- They refused to face .................... .................... their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it)
- At the last minute we had to call .................... our visit to the museum. (not to go ahead with something)
- I can always count .................... my best friend to be there when I need him. (rely / depend)
- Many developing countries are failing to catch .................... .................... their more developed neighbours. (get to the same level)
- As the wind dies ...................., the heat and humidity gradually begin to rise. (becomes less strong)
- An alarming number of students drop .................... .................... school early every year. (leave)
- Major international companies can’t figure .................... the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (find it hard to understand)
- If they examined the issues more closely, they would find .................... the reasons for the changes. (discover)
- As we grow .................... our priorities change. (change from being children to being adults),
- Students can be quite creative with the reasons they give for not handing .................... their homework. (giving their teachers)
- Salaries very rarely keep .................... .................... the cost of living. (rise at the same speed as)
- The article is very detailed, but leaves .................... the reasons for demographic change. (does not include)
- The lecturer pointed .................... all of the places on the map where similar incidents had occurred. (showed)
- Before you write your essay, you should look .................... the Party’s history. (research)
- Many employees carried .................... working despite pressure from the unions. (continued)
- Once people fall .................... with their mortgage payments, they come under extreme financial pressure from their bank. (become late)
- The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to cut .................... .................... amount of salt you consume. (reduce)
- It is becoming more common for people to cut .................... meat from their diet. (stop eating)
- In the late 1990s, a lot of large supermarket chains took .................... premises that had previously been run by small, independent retailers. (assumed control)
- When computer technology fails us, we have to make do .................... more primitive methods. They’re called ‘pen and paper’. (use something because there is nothing else available)
- In this essay, I’d like to put .................... the arguments for and against globalism. (suggest or state the case for something)
- When I look .................... .................... my childhood, I remember the many sacrifices my parents made for me. (think about something that happened in the past)
general vocabulary
Phrasal verbs 2
Complete the second sentence in each pair with a phrasal verb from the box so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. You will need to change the verb form in many of the sentences.
break down carry out cut back on cut off do away with do up
end up fall through hold up keep on let down let off
pull out of pull through show up sort out split up wear off
wear out work out
- Peace talks between the two countries collapsed when neither side reached an agreement.
Peace talks between the two countries .................... when neither side reached an agreement.
- I’m trying to calculate if we’ve sold more this year than last year.
I’m trying to .................... if we’ve sold more this year than last year.
- The effects of the drug disappear after a few hours.
The effects of the drug .................... after a few hours.
- A lot of people exhaust themselves through overwork.
A lot of people .................... themselves .................... through overwork.
- Despite the severity of the disease, many people recover with the help of appropriate drugs.
Despite the severity of the disease, many people .................... with the help of appropriate drugs.
- Through careful negotiation, they were able to resolve the problem.
Through careful negotiation, they were able to .................... the problem.
- When parents start to live apart, it can be particularly difficult for their children to cope.
When parents .................... , it can be particularly difficult for their children to cope.
- At the opening night, only a few audience members came.
At the opening night, only a few audience members .....................
- The Australian partners stopped being a part of the deal at the last moment.
The Australian partners .................... the deal at the last moment.
- People celebrate the Chinese New Year by exploding fireworks in the street.
People celebrate the Chinese New Year by .................... fireworks in the street.
general vocabulary
Phrasal verbs 3
Complete these sentences with come, get, give, go or look to make a phrasal verb with the preposition or particle in bold. Make sure you use the correct form of the verb in each one.
I loved school as a child, and never really looked forward to the holidays as much as the other children.
In rural districts, it can be difficult to ............... by without a car.
The ‘drive safely’ message is finally ............... through to people, and there are now fewer accidents on the roads.
After years of decline, government investment is revitalising the area, and things are finally ............... up for local businesses.
As ticket prices ............... up, fewer people go to the cinema, preferring instead to stay at home and do other things.
I believe that people who have to .......... after elderly relatives or other dependants should receive financial support.
Large companies can no longer ............... away with dumping industrial waste in rivers.
Even if you fail the first time, you should .............. on trying.
Scientists ............... across the cure by accident while they were studying the health benefits of a rare tropical plant.
The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to ............... up smoking.
Although many children ............... up to their parents, many rebel against their values and way of life.
People who want to know how to ........... about starting up their own website should read Websites Made Easy.
The gas fire heating the container............... out, and the apparatus started to cool down rapidly.
We decided not to ............... through with our plans until we had made enough money.
Some people tend to ............... down on those who are less fortunate than they are.
Wealthy countries are usually able to ............... through a period of recession by drawing on financial reserves.
In any dispute with a major company, it is usually the customer who ............... off the worst.
Before I handed my essay in, I ............... through it very carefully, checking for mistakes.
People who live in close proximity to one another must try to ............... on with their neighbours.
When our local council tried to build a ring road around the town, they ............... up against a lot of opposition.
Phrasal verbs
Corso: Lingua inglese (75898)
Università: Università di Bologna
