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Students learn common two- and three-part phrasal verbs and choose the right verb or particle to answer exam-style Part 1 multiple-choice cloze texts.
Use of english · Phrasal verbs · Multiple choice cloze
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Match each phrasal verb with its meaning. There is one extra meaning.
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Choose the particle that completes each phrasal verb.
We had to put ___ the party until next month, because half our friends were away.
Can you find ___ what time the last train leaves?
She turned ___ the job offer because the salary was too low.
My grandparents often look ___ on their school days and laugh.
The final was called ___ because of the snow, and it was never played.
I can't work ___ how much each of us has to pay for the meal.
Choose the verb that makes the phrasal verb.
We ___ off at dawn to avoid the traffic on the motorway.
Scientists ___ out a series of tests on the new medicine.
I can't ___ up with the noise from next door any more: I'm moving out.
My inbox is full, and it's hard to ___ up with all my emails.
Mia ___ up with a brilliant idea for the school fair.
He ___ up an excuse for being late, but nobody believed him.
Each sentence has one mistake with a phrasal verb. Write the correction.
I'm really looking forward to see you next week.
My doctor told me to cut down sugar and drink more water.
We have run out from coffee.
Please don't give up to learn the guitar.
I'll pick up you outside the station at eight.
The company took up three new members of staff last month.
Read the text. For each gap, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits. If more than one answer seems possible, choose the most natural one for the context.
Exam task: Reading and Use of English, Part 1
Tip: Check the word after the gap: in a phrasal verb, the particle and the verb only work as a pair, so say the whole phrase in your head.
When my parents decided to leave London, I was sure I would hate it. I had been 1 up in the city and I couldn't imagine life without shops and cinemas. On our first day, the car 2 down halfway up a hill, and we waited two hours for help to 3 up.
Slowly, though, I began to get 4 to village life. I joined the local football team, and it 5 out that most of my teammates went to my new school. Within a few months, I had completely 6 down and felt at home.
My friends in London thought I would 7 up hating the village, but they were wrong, and now I'm the one who tries to 8 them into visiting.
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Read the text. For each gap, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits. If more than one answer seems possible, choose the most natural one for the context.
Exam task: Reading and Use of English, Part 1
Tip: Some gaps test the verb and some test the particle. Cover the options, guess the word first, then look for it.
Last year, two friends and I decided to 1 up a radio show at school. At first, we had no idea what we were doing, and we nearly 2 up after the first week. But our teacher persuaded us to 3 on, and we're glad she did.
Every week we 4 on a new task, from writing scripts to recording interviews, and we had to 5 up a lot of new skills, such as editing sound. Listeners kept sending us ideas, and it was hard to keep 6 with all the messages.
We even had to 7 down on the length of the songs we played to fit everything in. Now we're really looking 8 to our first live show next month.
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Write 100–130 words.
Write about a time when you started something new: a hobby, a club, a course or a job. How did it begin, what problems did you have and how did it turn out? Use at least six phrasal verbs from this lesson. Example: Two years ago, I decided to take up the guitar. At first I nearly gave up, but…
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