Phrasal Verbs 1

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Complete the following phrasal verbs with a preposition(s) or participle(s) from the list. The meaning of the phrasal verb is given in brackets at the end of each sentence.
over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

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1.

Some parents are criticized for the way bring ………. their children.(raise)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
2.

The committee members fell ……… over plans for the new health centre. (argued)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
3.

They refused to face ………. ……….. their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (accept an unpleasant sate of affair, and try to deal with it)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
4.

The president decided to call ………… his visit to Europe. (not to go ahead with smth)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
5.

It is only at election time that Members of Parliament count ………… support from their constituents. (rely / depend)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
6.

Many developing countries are failing to catch ………. ………. Their more developed neighbours. (get to the same level)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
7.

It can take months or even years for political scandals to die ………. . (become less strong)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
8.

An alarming number of students drop ……….. ………. School early every year. (leave)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
9.

Major international companies can’t figure ………. the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (find it hard to understand)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
10.

If they examined the issue more closely, they would find ………. The reasons for the changes. (discover)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
11.

As we grow ………. our priorities change. (change from being children to being adult)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
12.

Students can be quite creative with the reasons they give for not handing ……….. their homework. (giving their teachers)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
13.

Salaries very rarely keep ………. ………. the cost of living. (rise at the same speed as)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
14.

The latest Avicenna report leaves ……….. the reasons for demographic shifts. (does not include)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
15.

It does point ……….. the mistakes made by the agency over the last few years. (show)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
16.

Before you write your essay, you should look ……….. the Party’s history. (research)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
17.

Many employees carried ………. working despite pressure from the unions. (continued)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
18.

Once people fail ……….. with their mortgage payments, they come under extreme financial pressure from their bank. (become late)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
19.

The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to cut ……….. ………. the number of cigarettes you smoke each day. (reduce)SEPERATE WITH SPACE over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
20.

It is becoming more common for people to cut ……….. meat from their diet. (stop eating)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
21.

During the 1990s, a lot of hospitals were taken ………. by private trusts. (become controlled by another organization)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
22.

When computer technology fails us, we have to make do ………… more primitive methods. They are called ‘pen and paper’. (use smth because there is nothing else available)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
23.

In this essay, I’d like to put ………. the arguments in favour of global capitalism. (suggest or state the case for smth)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with
24.

When I look ………. ………. My childhood, I remember the many sacrifices my parents made for me. (think about smth that happened in the past)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

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Phrasal Verbs 1

Some parents are criticized for the way bring ………. their children.(raise)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

The committee members fell ……… over plans for the new health centre. (argued)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

They refused to face ………. ……….. their responsibilities, with disastrous consequences. (accept an unpleasant sate of affair, and try to deal with it)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

The president decided to call ………… his visit to Europe. (not to go ahead with smth)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

It is only at election time that Members of Parliament count ………… support from their constituents. (rely / depend)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Many developing countries are failing to catch ………. ………. Their more developed neighbours. (get to the same level)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

It can take months or even years for political scandals to die ………. . (become less strong)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

An alarming number of students drop ……….. ………. School early every year. (leave)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Major international companies can’t figure ………. the popularity of the anti-capitalist movement. (find it hard to understand)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

If they examined the issue more closely, they would find ………. The reasons for the changes. (discover)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

As we grow ………. our priorities change. (change from being children to being adult)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Students can be quite creative with the reasons they give for not handing ……….. their homework. (giving their teachers)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Salaries very rarely keep ………. ………. the cost of living. (rise at the same speed as)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

The latest Avicenna report leaves ……….. the reasons for demographic shifts. (does not include)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

It does point ……….. the mistakes made by the agency over the last few years. (show)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Before you write your essay, you should look ……….. the Party’s history. (research)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Many employees carried ………. working despite pressure from the unions. (continued)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

Once people fail ……….. with their mortgage payments, they come under extreme financial pressure from their bank. (become late)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to cut ……….. ………. the number of cigarettes you smoke each day. (reduce)SEPERATE WITH SPACE over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

It is becoming more common for people to cut ……….. meat from their diet. (stop eating)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

During the 1990s, a lot of hospitals were taken ………. by private trusts. (become controlled by another organization)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

When computer technology fails us, we have to make do ………… more primitive methods. They are called ‘pen and paper’. (use smth because there is nothing else available)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

In this essay, I’d like to put ………. the arguments in favour of global capitalism. (suggest or state the case for smth)over, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with

When I look ………. ………. My childhood, I remember the many sacrifices my parents made for me. (think about smth that happened in the past)SEPERATE WITH SPACEover, back, into, forward, of, on, down, to, up, behind, out, in, off, with