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What do these phrasal verbs mean? Choose the correct option.

1) Our father was very good at making up stories for us children.

a tellingb inventingc readingd remembering

2) I can put you up at my flat if you like.

a give you somewhere to sleepb give you a lift home in my carc give you a meald give you some work to do

3) Sandra is always picking on me these days.

a asking me to do thingsb helping mec criticising med playing games with me

4) Ill get round to writing the report soon.

a Ill find time to write the report soon.b Ill finish writing the report soon.c Ill persuade someone else to write the report soon.d Ill go to the office and write the report soon.

5) Ive been snowed under at work recently.

a Its been very busy at my work.b The weather has been very bad.c Its been very cold in the office.d My boss has been causing problems.

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Complete these phrasal verbs. Choose the correct option.

6) My sister has recently taken yoga as a hobby.

a onb overc ind up

7) Nadira and I are best friends; weve always on very well together.

a goneb gotc doned took

8) Mum will leave us a meal to up when we get home.

a heatb hotc maked work

9) Things are difficult for you now but Im sure everything will out OK in the end.

a breakb pullc turnd stand

10) The writer puts some very interesting ideas in this article.

a awayb onc upd forward

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ThePhrasalVerbsofToGiveExercise

AJointhephrasalverbswiththeirmeaningandthentranslatethem.

PhrasalVerb Meaning Translation

1Togiveaway ....adistribute ...............................................

2Togiveback ....bsurrender ...............................................

3Togivein ....creturnsomething ...............................................

4Togiveout ....dgiveforfree ...............................................

5Togiveup(1) ....estopdoingsomething ...............................................

6Togiveup(2) ....f stoptrying ...............................................

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1 Giveme.............................mymobile.Youvebeentalkingforages!!!(away/back)

2 They'regiving.............................afreebeachtowelwithevery20,000cansofcolayoubuy!(away/up)

3 Don'tgive..............................Keeptrying.(away/up)

4 Samdidn'twanttohelpsowealltriedtopersuadehimandintheendhegave..............................(away/in)

5 It'sdifficulttogive.............................badhabits.(away/up)

6 Thefiregave.............................atremendousheat.(away/out)

7 Itwasaverydifficultproblem.IntheendIgave.............................andfoundsomebodytohelpme.(away/up)

8 Ourbossismean.Henevergives.............................anything.(away/up)

9 Doyouknowtheanswerordoyougive.............................?(away/up)

10 I'vegotasmallelectricheaterbutitdoesn'tgive.............................muchheat.(away/out)

11 WespentallSaturdaymorninggiving.............................informationleafletsabouttheconcert.(up/out)

12 Remembertogivemypen.............................whenyouvefinishedwithit.(away/back)

13 Yourarmyisnearlyalldestroyed.Doyougive.............................?(away/in)

Phrasal Verbs Exercise Name:__________________ Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column.

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_____ get over 1) recollect _____ put off 2) cancel _____ call off 3) recover _____ hold on 4) postpone _____ come across 5) continue _____ look back on 6) wait _____ carry on 7) admire _____ take place 8) happen _____ look up to 9) find

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_____ blow up 1) discard

_____ throw away 2) create

_____ look like 3) exercise

_____ leave out 4) die

_____ pass away 5) resemble

_____ pick out 6) omit

_____ work out 7) explode

_____ make up 8) choose

_____ pick on 9) bully

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