Everyday phrasal verbs Exercises

Look at “move it to a later date”. Here we need “postpone an event”: “put off”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “We must put off the picnic.”.

Look at “does not want to accept”. Here we need “reject an offer or request”: “turn down”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “She may turn down the offer.”.

Look at “obtain that information”. Here we need “discover information”: “find out”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “Please find out the departure time.”.

Look at “feed your cat”. Here we need “take care of someone or something”: “look after”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “I will look after your cat.”.

Look at “supply never becomes empty”. Here we need “have no supply remaining”: “run out of”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “We must not run out of fuel.”.

Look at “stop trying permanently”. Here we need “stop an activity or attempt permanently”: “give up”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “Do not give up after one mistake.”.

Look at “until next week”. Here we need “postpone an event”: “put off”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “Rain means we must put off the match until next week.”.

Look at “salary is too low”. Here we need “reject an offer or request”: “turn down”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “The salary is too low, so I will turn down the job offer.”.

Look at “which room we need”. Here we need “discover information”: “find out”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “Ask at reception to find out which room we need.”.

Look at “While we are away”. Here we need “take care of someone or something”: “look after”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “While we are away, could you look after our plants?”.

Look at “before we”. Here we need “have no supply remaining”: “run out of”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “Buy more paper before we run out of it completely.”.

Look at “stop smoking permanently”. Here we need “stop an activity or attempt permanently”: “give up”. Use the action and its object: postpone, refuse, learn information, care for, use the last supply or stop trying. Completed sentence: “She decided to stop smoking permanently: to give up smoking.”.

Look at “having a friendly relationship”. Here we need “have a friendly relationship with”: “get along with”. The requested meaning is the quality of the relationship. Meeting to exchange news or transporting someone is an activity, not the name for having a friendly relationship. Completed sentence: “Although we have different interests, I get along with my sister; we rarely argue.”.

Look at “excited about my holiday plans”. Here we need “feel pleased about a future event”: “look forward to”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “I look forward to the summer break because I am excited about my holiday plans.”.

Look at “walkers were far ahead”. Here we need “reach the same point as someone ahead”: “catch up with”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “The walkers were far ahead, so we hurried to catch up with them before they reached the bridge.”.

Look at “from the station”. Here we need “collect someone in a vehicle”: “pick up”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “Please pick up Mia from the station and bring her home in your car.”.

Look at “at his office”. Here we need “take someone to a place and leave them there”: “drop off”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “I can drop off Ben at his office on my way to work, so he will not need to walk there.”.

Look at “registering a company”. Here we need “establish or arrange something”: “set up”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “We want to set up a small business, so we are registering a company this week.”.

Look at “having a friendly relationship”. Here we need “have a friendly relationship with”: “get along with”. The requested meaning is the quality of the relationship. Meeting to exchange news or transporting someone is an activity, not the name for having a friendly relationship. Completed sentence: “It is easier to share a home when you get along with the people you live with.”.

Look at “counting the days”. Here we need “feel pleased about a future event”: “look forward to”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “The children look forward to visiting their cousins next week; they are already counting the days.”.

Look at “pedal faster”. Here we need “reach the same point as someone ahead”: “catch up with”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “If you leave five minutes after the cyclists, pedal faster to catch up with them on the road.”.

Look at “from their hotel”. Here we need “collect someone in a vehicle”: “pick up”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “The taxi will pick up the passengers from their hotel and take them to the airport.”.

Look at “then drive away”. Here we need “take someone to a place and leave them there”: “drop off”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “The driver will drop off the tourists at the museum entrance and then drive away.”.

Look at “a new support group”. Here we need “establish or arrange something”: “set up”. Track the relation or direction: good relations, happy anticipation, reaching someone ahead, collecting from a place, leaving at a destination or establishing something new. Completed sentence: “The volunteers will set up a new support group for parents in the neighbourhood.”.