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 in , into , out 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