1. Rewrite the underlined words in this text conversation using the verbs from the box in the correct form.
come up with drop out of get away with
get out of let down put up with
Hi Mel, how are you?
Fed up. Here I am working really hard at college, and cousin Ruth has just left without finishing her course. __dropped out of __
Really?! What did her parents say?
Her dad says he won’t tolerate her bad behaviour any longer. ____________
But I bet she won’t be punished for it, as usual. ____________
She’s so spoilt – she always manages to avoid doing any work. ____________
When we were kids, she used to invent all kinds of excuses to get out of anything hard.
What would your parents do if you behaved like her?
If I disappointed parents like she does, I’d be in real trouble! ____________
Want to see a movie later and take your mind off things?
Yeah, that sounds great!
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tolerate put up with
won’t be punished for will get away with
avoid get out of
invent come up with
disappointed let down
2. Complete the sentences with suitable verbs in the correct form.
1) If you’re offered the job, surely you won’t __turn __ it down?
2) Never ________ off until tomorrow what you can do today.
3) The departure of the plane ________ up by poor weather.
4) I ________ out the mistake and wrote the correct word.
5) cousins ________ up by their grandmother as their parents worked abroad.
6) The festival blamed the mistake on the ticket agency, who ________ them down.
7) I’m no good at ________ up stories, but I’ll read you one if you like.
8) A cat got into the museum and ________ off the burglar alarm.
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2) put 3) was held
4) crossed 5) were brought
6) (had) let 7) making 8) set
3. Complete each answer with a suitable phrasal verb + a pronoun where necessary.
1) NINA: What shall I do about this form on the website?
JOHN: Just __fill it in __ online and click ‘send’.
2) FRED: Is Sonia a fast runner?
LIZZIE: Oh, yes. Nobody else on the team can ________ .
3) ALAN: Why didn’t you buy a new computer game?
DAVE: The shop has ________ the latest ones.
4) MAY: Did you believe Nicola’s story?
EVAN: No, I knew she must have ________ .
5) GREG: Do we need to make a sauce for dinner this evening?
RYAN: Yes, so you’d better ________ .
6) CARRIE: What are the girls doing in the garden with the tent?
ALEC: They want to ________ before they go away, to check that it’s OK.
7) LEE: Were you disappointed that Graham didn’t keep his promise?
RUTH: Yes, we all felt he’d ________ rather badly.
8) IAN: Did Francesca play with her cousins when they came to stay?
JAMES: Oh, yes. She ________ very well.
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Example answers:
2) keep up with her
3) run out of
4) made it up
5) get on with it or hurry up
6) put it up or try it out
7) let us down
8) got on with them or gets on with them
4. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use on or off.
1) I turned __off the television and went out __
2) The children set _________
3) The lazy student put _________
4) I tried _________
5) Our plane took _________
6) The girl switched _________
7) The boys carried _________
8) The teenagers showed _________
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Example answers:
2) off for the playground carrying their skateboards
3) off revising for as long as possible
4) on several coats, but none of them was the right size
5) off two hours late
6) off her phone when the film began
7) on talking all through the film
8) off in front of the visitors
5. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use up or down.
1) The young businessman set __up his own company making computer games __
2) boyfriend turned _________
3) The old lady put _________
4) grandfather took _________
5) The workmen knocked _________
6) The car broke _________
7) The young couple were saving _________
8) The business closed _________
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Example answers:
2) down the chance of a job in Hong Kong
3) up with the noise for as long as possible
4) up oil painting when he retired
5) down the wall because it was dangerous
6) down as we were driving home
7) up to buy a flat
8) down when the new supermarket was opened
6. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use in or out.
1) We often eat __out on Saturday evenings __
2) The prisoner climbed _________
3) The new student joined _________
4) Air travellers must check _________
5) The picture has been cut _________
6) The schoolboy let _________
7) secretary will sort _________
8) The investigation was carried _________
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Example answers:
2) The prisoner climbed out of the broken window.
3) The new student joined in with the rest of the class.
4) Air travellers must check in at least one hour before their flight.
5) The picture has been cut out of a fashion magazine.
6) The schoolboy let himself in with his key and made himself a sandwich.
7) secretary will sort out the documents you need for the meeting.
8) The investigation was carried out by a senior police officer.
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