ThePhrasalVerbsofToTakeExercise

AMatchthephrasalverbswiththeirmeaningandthentranslatethem.

PhrasalVerb Meaning Translation

1Totakeafter ....astartanewhobby ............................................
2Totakeback ....btakecontrolofacompany ............................................
3Totakein ....cremove ............................................
4Totakeoff(1) ....dabsorbinformation ............................................
5Totakeoff(2) ....eresemblearelative ............................................
6Totakeover ....freturntotheshop ............................................
7Totakeup ....gleavetheground ............................................

BFillthegaps.

1 I'vejusttaken.....................karate.
2 ThelessonwascomplicatedbutImanagedtotake..................... mostofit.
3 Mybrotherhasashorttemper.Myfathersayshetakes.....................ourmother.
4 Shenormallytakes.....................hershoesbeforelyingonthebed.
5 Thenewdirectorwillbetaking.....................nextmonth.
6 Hetook.....................hishatbeforeheenteredherhouse.
7 Manypeopletake.....................Englishtohelptheircareers.
8 HespokesofastthatIcouldn'ttake.....................awordofwhathesaid.
9 He'snotacademic.Hetakes.....................hisfather.
10 Companiesarealwaystakingeachother.......................
11 Whattimedoesyourplanetake.....................?
12 MygirlfriendandIhavetaken.....................ballroomdancing.Itsdifficultbutgreat.
13 TheyspokesofastinthatfilmthatIcouldnttakeverymuch......................
14 Imgoingtotakethisdress.....................becauseitsnottherightsize.
15 Ifitsfaulty,welltakeit.....................andexchangeitforanotherone.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007
Answers

A
1e 2f 3d 4c 5g 6b 7a

B
1 I'vejusttakenupkarate.
2 Thelesson wascomplicatedbutImanagedtotakeinmostofit.
3 Mybrotherhasashorttemper.Myfathersayshetakesafterourmother.
4 Shenormallytakesoffhershoesbeforelyingonthebed.
5 Thenewdirectorwillbetakingovernextmonth.
6 Hetookoffhishatbeforeheenteredherhouse.
7 ManypeopletakeupEnglishtohelptheircareers.
8 HespokesofastthatIcouldn'ttakeinawordofwhathesaid.
9 He'snotacademic.Hetakesafterhisfather.
10 Companiesarealwaystakingeachotherover.
11 Mytimedoesyourplanetakeoff?
12 MygirlfriendandIhavetakenupballroomdancing.Itsdifficultbutgreat.
13 TheyspokesofastinthatfilmthatIcouldnttakeverymuchin.
14 Imgoingtotakethisdressbackbecauseitsnottherightsize.
15 Ifitsfaultywelltakeitbackandexchangeitforanotherone.

www.autoenglish.org WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007