Unit 14: Phrasal Verbs

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.

due: November 26, 2010