PHRASAL VERBS
EXERCISE 1 : MATCH NUMBERS AND LETTERS ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANING.
1. GET AROUND
2. GET BACK AT
3. GET BY
4. GET DOWN
A. Connect with
5. GET DOWN TO B. Depress
C. Get ready to do something
6. GET ON (WITH)
D. Humiliate
7. GET OVER E. Manage
F. Move
8. PUT SOMEBODY THROUGH
G. Postpone, delay
TO H. Progress, have a good
9. PUT FORWARD relationship
I. Propose
10. PUT SOMEBODY DOWN
J. Provide accommodation
11. PUT SOMEBODY UP
temporarily
12. PUT SOMETHING OFF K. Recover from
L. Revenge
13. PUT UP WITH
M. Tolerate, bear
EXERCISES 2: FILL THE GAPS
WITH
THE NECESSARY PHRASAL
VERB
1. At the meeting, Mr. Brown _____________ some very interesting ideas about
finance.
2. He ____________ his wife leaving him by not paying her any pension.
3. How are you ______________ at your new job?
4. If you can’t find a hotel, don’t worry, I’ll _____ you _____ for the weekend.
5. It took her a long time to _______________ such a terrible accident.
6. It’s very difficult to ____________ with only a salary nowadays.
7. Please, can you _____ me ______ the personnel manager?
8. We can’t _____________ such a horrible behaviour for any longer.
9. We find it very difficult to ________________ with so much traffic these
days.
10. Wet cold weather ______ me _____ . It’s so grey and dull!
11. When are you going to ___________ tidying up your bedroom? It’s in such a
mess!
12. When it started to rain heavily, they had to ___________ the tennis match.
13. You shouldn’t _____ your younger brother ______ . He can’t defend himself.
EXERCISE 1
1. GET AROUND MOVE 1-F
2. GET BACK AT REVENGE 2-L
3. GET BY MANAGE 3-E
4. GET DOWN DEPRESS 4-B
5. GET DOWN TO GET READY 5-C
TO DO SOMETHING
6. GET ON WITH PROGRESS 6-H
7. GET OVER RECOVER 7-K
8. PUT SB. THROUGH CONNECT 8-A
9. PUT FORWARD PROPOSE 9-I
10. PUT SB. DOWN HUMILIATE 10-D
11. PUT SB. UP PROVIDE 11-J
ACCOMMODATION
12. PUT STH, OFF POSTPONE 12-G
13. PUT UP WITH TOLERATE 13-M
EXERCISE 2
1. PUT FORWARD
2. GOT BACK AT
3. GETTING ON
4. PUT (YOU) UP
5. GET OVER
6. GET BY
7. PUT (ME) THROUGH TO
8. PUT UP WITH
9. GET AROUND
10. GETS (ME) DOWN
11. GET DOWN TO
12. PUT OFF
13. PUT (YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER) DOWN