Phrasal Verbs

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H3CT2 - Cambridge Track

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Listening practice (Friday -> real test)

Phrasal verbs quiz 

Phrasal verbs - Exercises in SB

Phrasal Verbs

- Phrasal Verbs = verb + preposition (e.g. in, on, up, away, by, about, over, around, out, off, down, back, through, along, forward)
- Sometimes literal meaning: "get on", "drive off", "come back", sometimes more figurative: "lay off" (ontslaan), "keep up" (volhouden)

- Sometimes separable, sometimes inseparable
- Learn/study them by heart (no logic)

1. "Maybe we can meet ____ to catch up some time soon?"

1. on
2. up
3. about
4. out

2. "I know it will hurt a lot, but you just have to get it _____ with."

1. on
2. over
3. away
4. down

3. "I'm sorry I didn't get around ____ finishing the task yet."

1. up
2. back
3. through
4. to

4. "I ran _____ an old schoolfriend at the mall."

1. along
2. forward
3. into
4. up

5. "Lucy is really looking forward ____ her birthday party."

1. around
2. forward
3. to
4. over

6. "She really takes ____ her mother, they're both really impatient."

1. over
2. after
3. down
4. off

7. "Our cat suddenly turned ____ again after we'd put up 'missing' posters all over the neighbourhood."

1. down
2. around
3. off
4. up

8. "Let's run ____ these lines one more time before the show."

1. through
2. away
3. out
4. in

9. "I passed ____ the job offer because it didn't pay enough."

1. through
2. up
3. off
4. down

10. "You will lose weight if you stick ___ your diet."

1. around
2. to
3. off
4. down