PHRASAL VERBS part 3 (units 8-12)
1. Without my glasses I can hardly make ……… the words on this page. (for, out, off, up)
2. She must have made ……… that story; it can’t be true. (up, up for, for, over)
3. They are made ……… each other; I’m sure they’ll get married. (off, up to, up, for)
4. They didn’t make ……… after their quarrel. (up, for, off, over)
5. Can you make the cheque ……… for Ł100? (up to, off, out, up for)
6. He brought her some flowers to make ……… his bad behaviour. (up for, off, up, over)
7. His grandmother passed ……… in March last year. (away, by, off, over)
8. At the party he passed himself ……… a rich businessman. (out, through, off as, by)
9. Help me to a seat; I think I’m going to pass ………. (off, up, out, back)
10. Don’t worry, I’m going to pay him ……… for what he did to you. (down, back, up, off)
11. Ten employees were paid ……… as there wasn’t enough work for all. (down, off, up, back)
12. At the last moment, Bill pulled ……… the deal. (up, out of, back, through)
13. Pull yourself ……… and stop behaving like a child. (together, in, down, out)
14. The train pulled ……… at the station 20 minutes late. (back, down, out, in)
15. We arrived just in time to see the train pull ……… the station. (off, in, out of, from)
16. We put ……… Ł200 to buy Christmas presents. (down, aside, in, on)
17. The teacher put ……… his ideas well, helping us a lot. (back, down, across, through)
18. I put his bad mood ……… his losing that money last night. (up to, up with, down to, out)
19. We’d better put ……… our meeting until tomorrow; I’m busy now. (off, in, on, up)
20. Our class in putting ……… “Cinderella” as the school play. (across, on, forward, off)
21. The firemen tried hard to put the fire ………. (back, in, down, out)
22. Could you put me ……… to the manager, please? (through, on, forward, by)
23. I can’t put ……… those children any longer. They’re very noisy. (down, up with, on, off)
24. He ran ……… his old friend, Tom, in Oxford Street last week. (up, in, across, through)
25. If you run ……… your friends unnecessarily, you risk losing them. (down, off, through, up)
26. We’ve run ……… sugar; could you go and buy some? (in, off, out of, on)
27. He ran ……… such big bills he couldn’t afford to pay them. (away, after, down, up)
28. If you’d like to take a seat, I’ll see ……… changing your ticket. (off, about, for, into)
29. I took my parents to the airport and saw them ………. (out, over, off, to)
30. He tried to convince us he was an actor but we saw ……… him. (to, about, for, through)
31. You clear the table and I’ll see ……… the washing-up. (for, to, with, at)
32. Make sure you see ……… the property before you agree to buy it. (to, over, out, about)
33. The cold weather has finally set ………. (about, down, in, up)
34. They set ……… at 5.00 in the morning and returned at 9.00 in the evening. (out, to, back, by)
35. John insisted he was innocent and that somebody had set him ………. (down, off, on, up)
36. He decided to set ……… his own business. (up, back, off, to)
37. He was set ……… finishing the project before Monday. (aside, down, on, out)
38. Don’t worry. I will stand ……… you if you get into trouble. (out, by, for, up)
39. What does that red star you are wearing stand ………? (by, on, up for, for)
40. I had to stand ……… Steven when he was off sick. (about, in for, out, up)
41. You’ll really stand ……… in a crowd if you wear this yellow suit. (up to, for, up, out)
42. Timmy is too scared to stand ……… to his boss. (up to, up, for, in for)
43. Sheila has taken ……… her mother in looks. They’re very alike. (away, for, after, off)
44. I was taken ……… completely by all his lies. (on, in, down, out)
45. When he retired, he took ……… collecting postcards. (out, to, back, up)
46. She took my mother ……… the headmistress. (off, for, aback, in)
47. Please take ……… your shoes before you come into the house. (on, up, out, off)
48. He took ……… the company when his father died. (out, over, up, back)
49. We were all taken ……… by his rude behaviour. (aback, to, away, down)
50. Can you turn ……… the radio? It’s too loud. (on, off, in, down)
51. This factory’s been turning ……… TV sets for 25 years now. (up, into, out, over)
52. In a crisis, I always turn ……… my father for help. (away, in, on, to)
53. We were surprised when John turned ……… at Ann’s wedding. (up, in, off, down)
54. They turned the attic ……… a playroom. (on, to, into, out)
55. Turn ……… the page and start reading silently. (over, up, out, on)
56. I’m rather tired, I think I’ll turn ………. (on, in, down, off)
57. The face of the statue had been worn ……… by wind and rain. (up, in, away, over)
58. All excitement about the trip wore ……… when we realised how much money was needed. (off, down, away, out)
59. Your shoes are worn ………. You’d better buy a new pair. (in, out, on, off)
60. It took me a long time to work ……… the solution to my problems. (on, out, up, down)
61. My father started as an office boy and worked his way ……… to become a manager. (up, down, on, out)
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