Skip to main content

Phrasal Verbs


Phrasal verbs 
1-apply for           2- break down       3- bring about 
4- call for            5- calm down        6- come back  
7 - fill in              8- find out             9- get into 
10- get up            11- give up           12- go through  
13-grow up          14- keep on          15- leave behind  
16- log on (to)      17- look for          18- look forward to  
19- look up           20- make up         21- put down  
22- set up             23- show up         24-stand for  
25- take up           26- take care of    27- take up  
28- turn down       29- write down

Exercise: Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrasal verbs.
went through /stands for/ brought about/ kept on/


1.      Social changes have been ……………by new technology
2.      The symbol ‘x’  usually …………….the unknown quantity in mathematics
3.      I wanted to explain but he …………….talking and didn’t give me a chance to say anything
4.      You can’t imagine what I ………………while I was waiting for the results




Answers: 1)brought about 2)stands for 3)kept on 4)went through
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Conditional type III

Conditional type III We use conditional type 3 to express conditions in the past that did not happen. We often use it to express criticism or regret using: would have, could have, should have. If + subject + had + past participle ..... + subject +  would/should/could + have + past participle ..... Conditional Meaning If I had revised my lessons, I would have succeeded If I had revised my lessons I wouldn't have failed I didn't revise my lessons and as a result I didn't succeed Exercise: use the conditional with the following sentences A - Kamal crashed his car, because he felt asleep while driving. - If he...............................asleep while driving, he.....................................his car. B - We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money. - If we ..........................enough  money, we .......................to the concert. C - I lost my j...
Post a Comment
Read more

Collocations

" Collocation refers to how words go together or form fixed relationships." (English Grammar Today in Cambridge Dictionary). "The combination of words formed when two or more words are often used together in a way that sounds correct: The phrase "a hard frost" is a collocation." (Cambridge English Dictionary) adult illiteracy adult literacy boarding school brain drain civic education common good communication technology critical thinking cultural diversity developed countries developing countries digital camera educational system equal opportunity equal rights formal education gender gap general assembly generation gap have access have fun health care high priority higher education human rights informal education information technology international organizations local community look forward make a mistake/mistakes mobile phone natural disaster non-formal education non...
Post a Comment
Read more