SPECIAL SUBJECT 15 : PHRASAL VERBS

I. 1. Put on your warm coat. Its rather cold today. 2. Im lookng for yestedays newspaper. Did you throw it away? 3. Could I try on that dress in the window? 4. Oh, dear! The lights have gone out/off. I cant see anything. 5. She told me her computer broken down, so she couldnt do the work. 6. You must remember to take the book back to the library. 7. I live in Bristol now, but I grew up in Leicester. 8. It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane took off. 9. Im looking forward to meeting her very much. 10. Dont worry about the baby. Ill look after her while youre out. 11. Well, Ill pick you up at 8.00 and we can go to the cinema together. 12. I heard some one running behind me. I turned down and saw a girl in a track suit. 13. She fell off the horse and hurt her wrist. 14. You can turn the television off. Nobody is watching it. 15. Look out! The glass is going to fall. Oh! Too late. 16. Please turn down the music. Its too loud. 17. Did you give up biting you nails? 18. Each month, she puts some money aside for her retirement. 19. She brought up three children on her own. 20. Yesteday, I came across th book I had lost completely by chance. II. 1. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to show you around? 2. The children made up a little poem and wrote it in the card. 3. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she turned it down. 4. His shoes are quite worn out. Hell have to get a new pair. 5. They have had to put the football match off because of snow. 6. Kathy is going to Australia tomorrow. Im going to the airport to see her off. 7. Hes missed so much school that hes going in very hard to catch up. 8. It took firefighters three hours to put out the blaze. 9. Rachel knew that Ross would be worried if she didnt turn up. 10. They never seemed to run out of things to say to each other. 11. Terrorists had threaten to blow out the embassy. 12. Can you imagine who I came across while I was in Paris. 13. An investigation was carried out by the police office. 14. A house in our neighborhood was broken into last night. 15. The doctor advised him to cut down his working hours. 16. If you make a mistake on the form, just cross it out. 17. Burton smiled and went on his work. 18. Hes been feeling much better since he gave up smoking. 19. She took her clothes off and got into bed.

Zedco wants to set up a new sales office in Germany. III. 3. put up erect 1. cut down reduce 4. take after resemble 2. think over consider 5. cross out delete 6. take up occupy 8. I wouldnt put up with such terrible 7. pull down demolish conditions. 8. call off cancel 9. Theyll have to put off the game. 9. go off explode 10. I called on some old friends 10. take back return while I was in Manchester. 11. make up prepare 11. I am trying to cut down on the leave out - omit amount of coffee I drink. 12. worked out calculated 12. We are trying to fix up a 13. show off display holiday together. 14. came across discover 13. The teacher was dictating so 15. talk over discuss fast, we couldnt keep up with her. 16. carry out excute 14. I always go in for quiz 17. turn down reject competition. 18. go over examine 15. We got some money from the put off postpone insurance company, but nothing 19. show up - appear could make up for losing my 20. hold up delay wedding wedding ring. 21. pick out select 16. This film let me down. 22. went on continue 17. I think Jack made up the story 23. gave up stop about seeing the ghost. 24. stand for represent 18. Im fed up with waiting for her 25. put up with tolerate to telephone. IV. 19. The fire broke into in the early 1. discoved found out hours of the morning. 2. omitted left out 20. If you dont know the number, 3. distributed sent out you can look it up in the phone 4. discard throw away book. 5. postpone put off VI. 6. invent made up 1. arranged fixed up 7. continue go on carry on 2. be careful look out V. 3. introducing bringing in 1. Im looking for my diary. 4. went into took off 2. Youre too young to give up 5. disappear go away working. 6. increasing going up 3. This bag belongs to Janet. 7. happen come about 4. The police carried on watching 8. went out of business close down the house. 9. demolish pull down 5. They discussed the plan. distributing sending out 6. Ive run aout of money. 10. pays us short visit drops us 7. The staff all look up to their in boss. 11. entered went in for

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