Phrasal verbs 2: in/out

Exercise 1 

Complete the sentences using a verb in the correct form.

1) Here's a key so that you can ________ yourself in.

2) Liz doesn't like cooking, so she ________ out a lot

3) A isn't living in this apartment any more. She ________ out a few weeks ago.

4) If you're in our part of town, you should ________ in and say hello.

5) When I ________ in at the airport, I was told flight would be delayed.

6) There was an article in the paper that I wanted to keep, so I ________ it out.

7) I wanted to iron some clothes, but there was nowhere to ________ the iron in.

8) I hate ________ in questionnaires.

9) Steve was upset because he'd been ________ out of the team.

10) Be careful! The water's not very deep here, so don't ________ in.

11) If you write in pencil and you make a mistake, you can ________ it out.

12) Paul started doing a Spanish course, but he ________ out after a few weeks.

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1)

1  let

2  eats

3  moved

4  drop

5  checked

6  cut

7  plug

8  filling / to fill

9  left

10  dive

11  rub/cross ·

12  dropped

Exercise 2 

Complete the sentences with inintoout or out of .

1) I've got a new flat I'm moving ________ on Friday.

2) We checked ________ the hotel as soon as we arrived.

3) As soon as we arrived at the hotel, we checked ________

4) The car stopped and the driver got ________

5) Thieves broke ________ the house while we were away.

6) Why did Sarah drop ________ college? Did she fail her exams?

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2)

1  in

2  into

3  in

4  out

5  into

6  out of

Exercise 3 

Complete the sentences using a verb+ in or out (of ).

1) Lisa walked to the edge of the pool, ________ and swam to the other end.

2) Not all the runners finished the race. Three of them ________

3) I went to see joe and Sophie in their new house. They ________ last week.

4) I've told you everything you need to know. I don't think I've ________ anything.

5) Some people in the crowd started singing. Then a few more people ________ and soon everybody was singing.

6) We go to restaurants a lot. We like ________

7) Don't be ________ by him. If I were you, I wouldn't believe anything he says.

8) I ________ to see Laura a few days ago. She was fine.

9) A: Can we meet tomorrow morning at 10?

     B: Probably. I'm supposed to go to another meeting, but I think I can ________ it.

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3)

1  dived in

2  dropped out

3  moved in

4  left out

5  joined in

6  eating out or to eat out

7  taken in

8  dropped in

9  get out of

Exercise 4 

Complete the sentences. Use the word in brackets in the correct form.

1) A: The fridge isn't working.

     B: That’s because you haven’t ________ . (plug)

2) A : What do I have to do with these forms?

     B: ________ and send them to this address. (fill)

3) A: I've made a mistake on this form.

     B: That's all right. Just ________ and correct it. (cross)

4) A: Did you believe the story they told you?

     B: Yes, I'm afraid they completely ________ . (take)

5) A: Have you been to that new club in Bridge Street?

     B: We wanted to go there a few nights ago, but they wouldn't ________ because we weren't members. (let)

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4)

1  plugged it in

2  Fill them in or Fill them out

3  cross it out

4  took me in

5  let us in