PHRASAL VERBS
An outward movement, Excluding
not being inside
e.g. There are some diseases
e.g. Doctors had to take out your doctor wants to rule
his appendix. out before making a diagnosis.
Completing, doing thoroughly
e.g. It is important to clean
out the wound so that it does not
get infected.
1) Match the half on the left with the half on the right to make meaningful sentences.
1 Her boyfriend asked her out ___ A when she was given the injection.
2 She was determined to sit for the exam ___ B fat and sweet if you want to lose
weight.
3 We all burst out laughing ___ C stand out in a crowd.
4 She cried out ___ D to an expensive restaurant.
5 You should cut out ___ E that does not belong to the group.
6 How often do you ___ F stormed out of our office
slamming the door behind.
7 He was so upset that he ___ G have died out completely.
8 Many customs and traditions in our country H but she backed out at the last
___ minute.
9 Cross out the word ___ I eat out?
10 In those clothes she will certainly ___ J when we saw him in a sexy redd
dress and wearing a blond wig.
BAIL OUT
2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of one of the verbs in the box. BLOW OUT
CHECK OUT
1. Have you all got a piece of cake? I don’t want to __________ anyone ______________.
2. The first walk in the city of London did really __________ me __________. I was CLEAR OUT
absolutely beat.
3. His parents paid a large sum of money to ________ him _______ of jail. FIND OUT
4. You need to settle up before you _______________ of the hotel.
5. Will you please help me ______________ these copies to each student? HAND OUT
6. Don’t forget to make a wish before ______________ the candles.
7. Would you mind ________________ the cigarette? Sorry, but it makes me cough. LEAVE OUT
8. I should _________________ the bookcase as the new books I ordered will be
arriving soon and I need more space. LOOK OUT
9. _________________! There is a hole in the ground.
10. Please, can you __________________ where we can get tickets for the concert?
POINT OUT
11. I would like to __________________ that this is another controversial issue we will
have to deal with very soon.
PUT OUT
TIRE OUT
3) One verb, different meanings - Fill in the blanks using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.
BREAK OUT – CARRY OUT – COME OUT – DROP OUT – FALL OUT – GIVE OUT
LET OUT – MAKE OUT – SET OUT – SORT OUT – TAKE OUT – TURN OUT –
WORK OUT
1. These greasy stains will never _____________________.
1. Only 65% of the electorate ____________________ to vote last year. No wonder why!
2. How old were you when the war ______________________ ?
3. I’m trying to ______________________ a way to do this.
4. I thought he was a good guy, but he _____________________ to be a rascal.
5. It was an amazing project, but very difficult to _____________________ so, in the end, it didn’t
come off.
6. Very early in the morning the market traders began to _______________________ their crafts with
incomparable care.
7. We are stuck, Miss Honey! This problem is too difficult to ___________________ by ourselves.
Can you help us?
8. In 1921 Ford _____________________ over 1 million cars.
9. The prisoners were caught just when they were trying to _________________.
10. A new film by Clint Eastwood is about to ____________________.
11. I cannot ___________________ what you are saying, sorry. Can you make yourself clearer?
12. After such a hectic day, my strength ________________________ so by 10:00 p.m. I was already in
bed.
13. They ________________________ an enormous sigh of relief when they finally saw the rescuers
approaching.
14. A piece of advice: when you ____________________ insurance or a loan, make sure you read the
small print before signing the contract.
15. In order to _________________ a survey, it is necessary to define its aims.
16. Don’t worry, the truth will _____________________ sooner or later.
17. A lot of colloquial words ___________________ of the language after a couple of years.
18. Chemotherapy has made her hair ____________________.
19. When we go on holiday we usually ___________________ at dawn so as to avoid heavy traffic in
the motorway.
20. Students were ____________________ leaflets condemning animal testing to passers-by.
21. In order to play the game, the teacher asked the students to __________________ a sheet of paper
and draw what they pictured in their minds.
22. Why don’t we ______________________ the clothes we are going to donate to charity?
23. She has such a bad temper that she keeps _____________________ with the people around her.
24. As I have put on so much weight, my clothes don’t fit me any longer;
I will have to ____________________ my clothes or buy new ones instead.
25. I am absolutely disappointed in the way things have _____________________. I
shouldn’t have let my expectations soar that high.
26. Please, ___________________ the check to “Tecson Ltd”.
27. The class eventually got smaller as a couple of students _____________________.
28. I usually _____________________ about three times a week in a
gym and go jogging on Saturday morning.
29. ___________________ all the lights when you leave the building, please.
