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Exercise1. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particles. 1.I can´t hear you. Can you speak ___ please? a. out b. over c. up 2.Please, turn the light ___ before leaving. a. off b. over c. out 3.Look! The plane is taking ___ ! a. up b. off c. over 4.I usually get ___ around nine o´clock every morning. a. on b. up c. at 5.The teacher told him to be quiet but he kept ___ talking. a. on b. at c. up 6.You need to fill ___ a form to join the library. a. in b. on c. at 7.I know it´s difficult to find a job but you shouldn´t give ___ looking for one. a. off b. in c. up 8.I cooked, so why don´t you wash ___ the dishes? a. off b. up c. over 9.You must check ___ your luggage before taking the plane. a. up b. off c. in 10.The meeting was put ___ because too many people were absent. a. off b. out c. away 11.I hadn´t seen him in ages and I suddenly ran _____ him the other day. a. up b. over c. into 12.Oh, we can´t make the cake! We´ve run _____ of flour. a. away b. off c. out 13.Do you mind if I switch____ the TV? I'd like to watch the news. a. up b. off c. on 14.When you enter the house, take_____ your shoes and put_____ your slippers. a. up b. off c. on 15. I cannot go out tonight. I must look_________my little brother. a. up b. after c. for 16.They said they would look ... my dog while I was away. a. after b. up c. over 17.As soon as I got ... the bus, I realised it was the wrong one. a. in b. on c. up 18.In order to process your application, we need you to fill ... this form. a. in b. on c. to 19. Are you looking__________your holidays? a. after b. forward to c. for 20.I am looking__________ my mobile. Have you seen it? a. after b. forward to c. for Exercise 2. Complete these sentences with a phrasal verb which means the same as the verb in brackets. 1.The police ________________ (investigate) the robbery of a famous painting. a. are looking on b. are looking into c. are finding out d. are finding in 2.After 20 years together Paul and Julia ________________ (end a relationship). a. broke away b. split up c. broke down d. split off 3.What does this word mean? I´ll _______ it ______ (find its meaning) in the dictionary. a. look in b. look out c. look up d. look for 4.It´s not such a terrible thing! Don´t worry! ________________! (be happy, not be sad). a. cheer out b. laugh out c. laugh away d. cheer up 5.It´s too cold in here. Shall I ________________ (increase the temperature) the heating? a. get up b. turn up c. turn on d. put on 6.We had to ________________ (postpone) the trip because of the bad weather. a. put off b. call off c. take off d. call out 7.I´ve missed many lessons, so now I´ll have to ________________ (reach the same level, learn the same as the others) the other students. a. catch up b. catch up with c. learn on d. hurry up 8.Before you go, you will _________ (visit) Lord and Lady Stark and offer your sympathies. a. put off b. call on c. take off d. call out 9.I_______( found by chance) the term while reading...and I didn't fully understand it. a. came across b. came up c. came off d. came out 10.I lied to you. There was no need for him to_________( return.).There's no way to help us a. come across b. come back c. come down d. come out

Answer 1

Exercise1.

Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particles.

1) C

2) A

3) B

4) B

5) A

6) A

7) C

8) B

9) C

10) C

11) C

12) C

13) C

14) B

15) B

16) A

17) B

18) A

19) B

20) C

Exercise 2.

Complete these sentences with a phrasal verb which means the same as the verb in brackets.

1) B

2) B

3) D

4) D

5) C

6) A

7) B

8) D

9) A

10) B

Answer 2

Exercise 1:

1. I can't hear you. Can you speak up please?
2. Please, turn the light off before leaving.
3. Look! The plane is taking off!
4. I usually get up around nine o'clock every morning.
5. The teacher told him to be quiet, but he kept on talking.
6. You need to fill in a form to join the library.
7. I know it's difficult to find a job, but you shouldn't give up looking for one.
8. I cooked, so why don't you wash up the dishes?
9. You must check in your luggage before taking the plane.
10. The meeting was put off because too many people were absent.
11. I hadn't seen him in ages, and I suddenly ran into him the other day.
12. Oh, we can't make the cake! We've run out of flour.
13. Do you mind if I switch on the TV? I'd like to watch the news.
14. When you enter the house, take off your shoes and put on your slippers.
15. I cannot go out tonight. I must look after my little brother.
16. They said they would look after my dog while I was away.
17. As soon as I got on the bus, I realized it was the wrong one.
18. In order to process your application, we need you to fill in this form.
19. Are you looking forward to your holidays?
20. I am looking for my mobile. Have you seen it?

Exercise 2:

1. The police are looking into (investigate) the robbery of a famous painting.
2. After 20 years together, Paul and Julia split up (end a relationship).
3. What does this word mean? I'll look it up (find its meaning) in the dictionary.
4. It's not such a terrible thing! Don't worry! Cheer up! (be happy, not be sad).
5. It's too cold in here. Shall I turn up (increase the temperature) the heating?
6. We had to postpone (put off) the trip because of the bad weather.
7. I've missed many lessons, so now I'll have to catch up with (reach the same level, learn the same as the others) the other students.
8. Before you go, you will call on (visit) Lord and Lady Stark and offer your sympathies.
9. I came across (found by chance) the term while reading, and I didn't fully understand it.
10. I lied to you. There was no need... (complete the sentence).