UNIT 36 Phrasal Verbs TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

TOPICAL GRAMMAR PRACTICE

UNIT 36

Phrasal Verbs

 

EXERCISE A Choose the correct phrasal verb and write its number in the brackets.   1 What time did Mr Carter’s plane _________? (1) take up (2) take to (3) take off (4) take for 2 My alarm clock _________ at 6 o’clock this morning. (1) went off (2) went for (3) went to (4) went up 3 Fire fighters are very brave. They _________ fires and save people’s lives. (1) put on (2) put up (3) put over (4) put out 4 My father _________ golf because he hurt his back. (1) gave in (2) gave up (3) gave over (4) gave out 5 Please _________ with your work quietly! (1) get on (2) get up (3) get over (4) get out 6 Most parents try to _________ their children to be polite. (1) bring on (2) bring up (3) bring over (4) bring out 7 If you don't know a word, _________ it _________ in the dictionary. (1) look/on (2) look/up (3) look/over (4) look/out 8 What time did you _________ this morning? (1) wake to (2) wake up (3) wake for (4) wake out 9 We _________ Mary's cat while she is away on holiday. (1) are looking for (2) are looking at (3) are looking after (4) are looking over 10 We used the Internet to _________ more about the cavemen. (1) find out (2) find for (3) find on (4) find about 11 Tom, _________ your shoelaces _________ or you might trip! (1) tie/on (2) tie/in (3) tie/up (4) tie/down 12 Kelly, please _________ all your vegetables! (1) eat on (2) eat up (3) eat at (4) eat out     EXERCISE B Fill in the gaps with a suitable phrasal verb from the box. Use every phrasal verb only once. put away write down ask for pick up work out stand up line up sit down finish off carry on turn to look up     The English Class Good morning, class! Please (1) ___________. Now, get your books and (2) ___________ page 26. Read the passage at the top of the page. If there are any words you don't know, (3) ___________them ___________ in a dictionary. If you need some extra rough paper, you may (4) ___________ some. As you are reading, try to (5) _____ who the text is about. (6) ___________your ideas in your notebooks. I'd like you to (7) ______ reading quietly while I go and (8) ___________ your report cards from the office. Have you all finished? Good. Any questions? No? Well it's nearly break time so we'll (9) ___________this exercise after the break. So, (10) ___________your books ___________and (11) ___________behind your desks. All right, now (12) ___________quietly by the door. Now, off you go and have a good break!   EXERCISE C Fill in the gaps with the most suitable phrasal verb from the box. Use every phrasal verb only once. breaking out wiped out burnt down turn off flooded out cut down find out dying up turn down die out     The environment Everybody these days is worried about the environment. We know that the Earth is warming up because the amount of carbon dioxide is building up. Also, a lot of trees are being (1) ___________ and large areas of forest are being (2) ___________ by big fires. So forests are being destroyed before we can (3) ___________ what new plants and animals live there. Human beings have (4) ___________ whole species of animals before. Now the situation is getting worse. For example, the pandas may (5) ___________ in about 50 years' time unless we do something to help save them.   In some places in the world, people have only polluted water to drink. Drinking dirty water can result in diseases (6) ___________, and causing people to become very sick or to die. Elsewhere, the supply of water is (7) ___________because there is no rain, while in other places, people are (8) ___________because there is too much rain! It is difficult to know what to do, but here are two simple ways each of us can help: • (9) ___________ all the taps properly and try not to waste water. • (10) ___________ air-conditioning or heating- try to use less electricity. These are simple things, but if we all do them, it might make a difference!

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