Phrasal-prepositional verbs



Match the responses to the sentences.

Example: I keep meaning to sort out all my papers. Response: (a) Well, you'd better get on with it.

1 I don't really want to, but I've promised to help.
2 We're going to Turkey on holiday.
3 I'm fed up with her rudeness.
4 We've no food in the house.
5 I suppose I eat too much fat.
6 I haven't been getting enough sleep.
7 The real difficulty is it's so expensive.
8 I never pay any income tax.
9 Robert's studying law.
10 I've got a tenible problem.

Responses:

(a) Well, you'd better get on with it.
(b) Couldn't you cut down on it?
(c) You can't get out of it now.
(d) I thought it would come down to cost in the end.
(e) Everyone comes up against difficulties sooner or later.
(f) You won't get away with it in the long run.
(g) You're always running out of things.
(h) I don't know why you put up with it.
(i) You must be looking forward to that.
(j) I thought of going in for that when I left school.
(k) Well, you can catch up on it at the weekend.


Phrasal or prepositional verbs?

Respond to the sentences below by completing the responses using pronouns. Remember that the word order here may be different.

Example: Fill in your name please. Answer/: I ve already FILLED IT IN. Example: Do you believe in ghosts? Answer: No, I certainly don t BELIEVE IN THEM.

1 I've been running in my new car.
Surely you're not still ..........................................
2 He took in his parents completely.
How sad! How did he...........................................
3 Why don't you confide in your mother?
I always do ..............................................................................
4 I've invested in some electricity shares.
Why have you ......................................................................
5 I cashed in all my other shares.
You mean you ......................................................................
6 You can rely on your sister.
Of course I can .....................................................................
7 The dog turned on the postman.
Why did it
8 The police were trying to move on a lot of demonstrators who had brought the
traffic to a standstill.
And did the police manage to .......................................................
9 They insisted on silence.
How could they ......................................................................
lO Please pass on this notice when you've read it.
Who shall I ........................................................................
11 The government needs to win over the floating voters.
But do you think it can .........................................................
12 I can't get over his terrible behaviour.
I can't ..........................................................................
13 You should stand by your brother.
I always have .........
14 He's bad at putting across his ideas.
He's always been bad at ...............................................................
15 I came across this antique clock quite by chance.
But where did you ...................................................................
16 How can I keep out these wasps?
Why do you want to..................................................................
17 Marie takes after her father.
Oh, I don't think she ................................................................
18 Why did you turn down my offer of help?
I didn't .................................................................................
19 Look up words you don't know in your dictionary.
I always do ..............................................................................
20 Could we put off our meeting?
Why do you want to.........................................................