Class 3.

Phrasal Verbs
Choose the right phrasal verb and put it in the correct form or tense. You
may have to change the position of some other words. Use each verb only
once.

come across/come down/fill in/get ahead/get along

with/get away with/get by/get over/get through/go
off/go on/look up/look for/look out for/look
through/look up to/make into/make up/make
of/make out/make up for/put off/put on/show
off/take after/take off/take on/take to/take up/turn
down/turn up
1. I . my purse everywhere, but I couldnt find it.
2. My mother has a very low pension; she has to . on
350 a month
3. My students .. the most incredible excuses for not
having done their homework
4. I had so much work that I thought I would never
..it.
5. The meeting has been . until next week because the
president is ill.
6. I need to lose some weight, so I think Id better
... jogging
7. We invited 20 people, but only 7
8. She her grandmother in looks, but not in
character.

9. What do you .. her strange attitude?

10.I. all my colleagues at work. Theyre very
helpful.
11.When the timer .. , you must switch off the oven.
12.I want to ..my behaviour earlier, so heres a little
present for you
13.Do you think the price of petrol will ever..?
14... ice on the road. I think there was a frost last
night
15.Youre not going to..this. You will be severely
punished
16.I was..as a secretary, but actually I do public
relations work too.
17.Im going to all my old exams to make sure that I
dont make the same mistakes again
18.It was dark in the room, and I one blue sock and one
black one!
19.I . some old coins from my trip to Malaysia when I
was looking for something else
20.I invited her out for dinner, but she me
21.Without my glasses I cant whether it is a dog or a
sheep
22.A lot of people still havent .the Civil War, and the
suffering goes on
23.This crazy fashion of wearing your socks outside your trousers has
really.; everybodys doing it!
24.His trainer ..him an excellent player, though he
was only mediocre before.

25.Hes the sort of person that likes to about how

much money hes got
26.Please .. ALL the blank spaces in the exercise
27.Everybody .. Jim for his bravery
28.I cant him; hes too bossy and arrogant
29.You are only allowed to. 10 words in the dictionary,
so choose them well
30. He soon .. in his career, because he was ambitious
and worked hard
31.You cant eating so much; youll get as fat as a
pig!