Phrasal Verbs
Use the following verbs and particles to create phrasal verbs, which have both or all 3 meanings. there is an example.
Verbs:
DO
GET
TAKE
MAKE
PUT
FALL
Particles:
OUT
OFF
WITH
UP
ON
FOR
example:
01. FALL FOR
-fall in love with someone
-to be deceived or ticked
02. _____
-accept (a challenge/an offer)
-start doing (a new sport/hobby)
-use or occupy (time or space)
03. _____
-fasten or button up (clothes)
-repair or redecorate (a room/a building)
04. _____
-pretend or claim falsely that something is true
-see, hear or understand something with difficulty
05. _____
-have a good relationship with someone
-start or continue doing (work/a job)
06. _____
-invent (a story/an excuse)
-become friends again (after an argument)
07. _____
-accommodate someone (in your house/apartment)
-increase (prices)
Use the phrasal verbs created above to complete the sentences below.
08. I must have put on weight- I can't _____ these pants any more.
09. Stop talking to everyone and _____ your work!
10. She decided to get rid of some of her books; they were _____ too much room in her apartment.
11. He _____ that he'd written the poem himself, but we all thought he must have copied it from a book.
12. I wanted to see that opera, but I was _____ by the cost of the tickets.
13. We often have arguments and fall out, but it's never very long before we kiss and _____ again.
14. The only way to stop people using their cars is by _____ the price of gas.
15. he told me I'd spilt something on my jacket, but I didn't _____ that old trick. I knew he was after my wallet.
Transformation #6
Transform the following sentences using the key word (unchanged) and 2-5 additional words. Make sure the transformed sentence retains the same meaning as the original sentence.
01. I don't really want to go out.
RATHER
I _____ home.
02. I did it entirely by myself.
ALL
I did it _All by my_ own.
03. You should not be so shy.
SPEAK
You should _____ yourself.
04. He has been in hospital for six months.
WENT
It is six months _since he Went_to the__ hospital.
05. If only he had been taken to hospital sooner.
PITY
What _____ taken to hospital earlier.
06. The doctors tried very hard to save him.
BEST
The doctors _did the Best_ to save him.
07. She was surprised to find there was little she could do.
SURPRISE
She _____ there was little she could do.
08. Only Holland permits the smoking of marijuana.
PERMITTED
The smoking of marijuana _is only Permitted in_ Holland.
09. The salesman said he was sorry he was late for the meeting.
APOLOGIZED
The salesman __Apologized he was_ late for the meeting.
10. Our decision has not yet been confirmed by head office.
CONFIRMATION
We haven't _had a Confirmation by_ head office.
Verb City
From the list below choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences. You will need to use each verb twice. An example is done for you.
List:
GET
HAVE
TAKE
COME
GIVE
PUT
MAKE
DO
01. He cut himself quite badly, so he was TAKEN to hospital, where he was GIVEN an anti-tetanus injection.
02. He knew he had _____ several silly mistakes in the exam, so it _____ as no surprise to him to hear that he'd failed.
03. Soto, a piano teacher for 42 years, _____ great pride in the fact that he had _____ an important influence on the playing styles of some of the world's finest pianists.
04. Recently we've been _____ a lot of difficulty _____ our son to _____ his homework.
05. I had considered _____ research, until I found out just how much time and effort I would need to _____ into it.
06. I've _____ to the conclusion that a lot of these off-piste skiers are just selfish; as well as _____ their own lives at risk, they endanger those of the rescue services who are called out to help them when they _____ into trouble.
07. The director _____ a deep sigh when he saw the figures for June; the company had _____ a loss of $3 million in the first half of the year.
Transformation #5
Transform the sentences below using 2-5 words & the word in bold. Remember, do not change the key word nor the meaning of the sentence.
01. It was difficult for the yachtsman to steer into the wind.
GOT
The yachtsman _____ into the wind.
02. I couldn't have managed without your help.
BEEN
If it _hadn't Been__ your help, I couldn't have managed.
03. We had just arrived when it started to rain.
THAN
Hardly _____ it started to rain.
04. He only did the work after he had been paid.
DID
Not until he had been paid _he Did__ the work.
05. The idea that the Scots are miserly is simply not true.
TRUTH
There _____ the idea that the Scots are miserly.
06. She was too busy to see us.
SO
She was _so Busy to____ see us.
07. It is quite pointless to complain.
POINT
There _____ complaining.
08. I've never met anyone who works as hard as he does.
MAN
He is the most __workaholic Man that I had ever__ met.
09. A long speech is unlikely to be interesting.
LITTLE
There _____ a long speech being interesting.
10. It was difficult to hear the speaker from the back of the room.
DIFFICULTY
From the back of the room, we _had Difficulty_to hear_ the speaker.
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