Phrasal verbs Underline the correct word or phrase

Phrasal verbs

Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) Jim completely fell for my joke/story b) The conversation/meeting didn't break up until late. meeting c) It seems that we've come up against rather a tricky idea/problem d) It must be getting on for six o'clock/extremely well. six o'clock e) The witness's evidence bore out what Peter had said/as Peter said. what Peter had said f) I really should get down to my homework/the weather. my homework g) Unfortunately my plan/suggestion didn't quite come off. plan h) Mary's new novel doesn't come up to her usual expectation/standard i) Last night I dropped off at 11. 30/from 11. 30 until 7. 00 this morning, at 11. 30 j) When David started speaking everyone fell about in laughter/laughing

Put one suitable word in each space. a) When I give an order I expect it to be carried out. b) Getting up so early really gets me … down c) It was a good idea, but I'm afraid it didn't … quite off. come d) I'm afraid that your story doesn't really … up. add e) I was so surprised when Harry got the job, I couldn't … over it. get f) Terry's new book … out next week. comes g) Someone was … after you in the club yesterday. asking h) I tried to get an early night, but just as I was … off, the phone rang. dropping i) Neil was too embarrassed to … up the question of who would pay. bring j) The police didn't … up Bill's complaint about his neighbours. follow/take

Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. The Terrys were sitting calmly having afternoon tea in their lounge when the van (1). . . A. . . up outside. The words 'Reliable Removals - you can (2) us‘ were printed on the side of the van in large blue capitals. Soon afterwards, an enormous man covered in tattoos appeared on the doorstep. Tim opened the door. 'Sorry we're late, guv, ' said the tattoo man, 'we hadn't (3) all the traffic on the motorway, otherwise we'd have been here sooner. Isn't that right, Lester? His companion, an unshaven man roughly half his size, joined in: 'We didn't budge for a good half hour, and we (4) up coming off the motorway and going through the villages. I did try and phone, but I couldn't get (5) Anyway, we're here now, so let's (6) some serious work. ‘ Tim said, 'Erm, I think there's been some sort of misunderstanding, gentlemen. ‘ 1 a 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 d

Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. When the war (1). . C. out I must have been (2) 18 years of age, and like most boys of my age, I received the news with a kind of naive enthusiasm, born out of youthful ignorance and inexperience. When I was (3) , I still had a romantic vision of marching quickly to victory and being home in time for tea. I have an old picture of myself standing proudly in my new uniform – a young man about to (4) his responsibilities in life. I look like a boy pretending to be a man - and not quite managing to (5) it off. Little did I realise just what I had (6) 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 b

Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence. a) Richard and I have never really hit it/ourselves off. it b) The manager promised to look into my request/the matter c) I am afraid I don't hold with this kind of thing/people like you. this kind of thing d) Hang on to the tickets, they might fall/we'll need them later. we’ll need them later e) The team couldn't keep up the pressure/the score in the second half. the pressure f) This'll go off unless you put it in the fridge/close the window. put it in the fridge g) I think the second paragraph/a great opportunity has been missed out. the second paragraph h) Most of the meeting was given over in the end/to Tom's report. i) Stephen eventually confessed up/owned up to sixteen murders. owned up j) Something odd is going on behind my back/tomorrow afternoon. behind my back

Put one suitable word in each space. a) We can't watch that programme if the television is. . playing up again. b) This novel is beginning to … on me. grow c) It is quite clearly … down that only amateurs can take part. laid d) Sales were slow to start with, but now they're … up. picking e) I don't want to … you off, but this type of plane has crashed quite often. put f) Two members of the gang eventually … themselves up. gave g) We … out that we had forgotten Jane's birthday, though it wasn't true. made h) There should be enough plates to … round. go i) What does that notice say? I can't … it out. make j) Hilary told me to … her up the next time I was in London. look/call

Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. The small resort of Palama (1). . B. out rather in the 1990 s, as the tourists flocked to the more obvious attractions of the nearby resorts of Calapo and del Mare. But now, thanks to a major new hotel development plan, business is (2) , and Palama is more than (3) its poor past showing and unfashionable image. The kindest thing one can say about Palama is that it (4) you if you've been staying there for long enough. It is being (5) up as a shining example of the latest retro-style of modern hotel architecture, but as far as this observer is concerned, it only occasionally (6) its billing. 1 b 2 a 3 d 4 a 5 c 6 a

Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Phil West test drives the Mondo Xf. S You'd be hard-pushed to find a more comfortable drive - the superb suspension system makes (1). . . C an easy ride over bumpy roads, although the performance is somewhat let (2) by the handling round corners. Maybe I just drove this monster too fast! The instruction manual (3) that the XJS can hit a top speed of 240 kph: 200 would be nearer the mark - still not a figure to be sniffed at. The dashboard controls are an absolute picture and easy to operate, although some of the electronics were a bit temperamental on my trial run - at one point, alarmingly, the windscreen wipers decided to (4) Also I did not (5) with the gearbox, and only found third gear with difficulty. But hey, I'm the world's most demanding critic - this thing is a beast! Don't be (6) by the price, a cool £ 85, 000. 1 b 2 a 3 d 4 a 5 c 6 a