Exercícios com phrasal verbs - Com Gabarito

GRAMMAR

1- Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the box:

look forward to – break down – deal with – settle down – get along

I. He said he’s ready to ___settle down__________________, buy a house and get married.

II. I really__ look forward to ___________________________ seeing her friends again.

III. They are really picky. It’s really hard for them to____ get along__________________ with people.

IV. Don’t tell her now because she will__ break down_______________________ in tears.

V. Apparently he doesn’t know how to______deal with__________________ his fame yet.

2. Complete with a phrasal which has the same meaning as the words in brackets:

a) She is going to _call off_________ her wedding. (cancel)

b) _______Take off______________ your shoes. (remove)

c) Where can I_______try on_______________ this sweater? (see if it fits)

d) Why don’t you____sit down______________? (take a seat)

e) She wants to _______find out___________________ the truth.(discover)

3. Complete the paragraph with one of the sentences (I to V) below:

I. run out of time to cook dinner for her kids

II. ran over a dog

III. had run out of milk too

IV.ran into an old friend of mine

V. run out of milk

I was home and I realized I’ve __ run out of milk _______________________ and I was craving for some hot chocolate. I rushed to the grocery store but I was driving so fast that I almost __ ran over a dog _________________. There I __ ran into an old friend of mine ________...She said she __ had run out of milk too ______________. But unfortunately she had to hurry not _ run out of time to cook dinner for her kids _______.

4. Mark the alternative(s) where the pair(s) of phrasal verbs DO NOT present the same meaning:

a) show up / turn up

b) take away / throw away

c) watch out for / look out for

d) pick up / light up

e) keep on / carry on

5- Fill in the blanks with a phrasal verb which has the same meaning as the words in brackets:

A) I’m sure you’ll __WORK___________ this ___OUT_______.(solve a problem / find a solution)

B) He said his car alarm didn’t ____ GO OFF___________ therefore it was stolen. (work, make a sound)

C) I can’t believe they _____BROKE UP________________ last night at the party... they looked so cute together!! (end a romantic relationship)

D) The students eventually started to _______SINK IN__________ all the rules. (understand)

E) I ___ ran into _______________ my friends yesterday. (come across)

F) She wants to be a teacher when she _____GROWS UP _________. (to become older)

G) F.Y.I. _____STANDS FOR_________________ “for your information”. (to be the abbreviation of / to have the meaning)

H) She couldn’t _CARRY OUT__________________ all the tasks she was given. (perform)

I) I enjoy when people _______BRING UP_______________ interesting issues during the meetings. (talk about)

J) They couldn’t ____ FIGURE OUT ___________ why she was so contemptuous. (find out)