Phrasal verbs
Rewrite the sentence using a phrasal verb to replace the italicized word:
"Please cancel the meeting if the boss isn’t available."
call off
Have you noticed that Tim became a couch _____ after we got cable TV?
potato
What has keys but can't open locks?
a piano
I ______(visit) Paris last year, and I ______(want) to go back ever since.
visited, have wanted
Who said "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King
"The company plans to roll _____ the new policy once the board approves it."
A. in
B. on
C. out
D. off
out
I’ll go __________ if I have to do the report again. I have amended it 5 times!
A. oranges
B. apples
C. bananas
D. grapes
C
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
teapot
While she ____(read), she____(realize) that she ______(forget)her notebook at home.
was reading, realized, had forgotten
Who was the first human to step on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Last week we had lots of guests in our house. The food supplies that we had arranged for the month _______ in just one week.
A. gave away
B. gave out
C. gave in
B
Make ____, I don't have whole day to listen to you.
Make a long story short
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
a candle
After he ____(finish) his homework, he ___ (study) for the exam, and he _____ (feel) confident ever since.
finished, had studied,has felt
What is it called when birds fly to warmer climates for the winter?
Migration
After the long hike, she _____on sugary doughnuts.
(eating a lot of food in a greedy way)
pigged out
The dictionary took nearly 70 years to complete because its makers refused to cut _______.
corners
What has one eye but cannot see?
a needle
I _____(study)for my exam this week, and I ____ (completed) all the chapters, so I ___ (feel) prepared.
am studying, have already completed, will feel
What is the name of the phenomenon where the Earth's atmosphere traps heat, keeping the planet warm enough to sustain life, and which gas is primarily responsible for this effect?
replace the italicized phrase with a phrasal verb
Let’s get rid of all the distractions and work very hard so I can get this project done.
knuckle down
I hate going to the dentist, but I'll just have to b___ ____ _____.
bite the bullet
I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
a joke
He ___ (teach) in a primary school when he was 20. Before he _____(diagnose) with pancreatic cancer, he ____(be) content with his job. He then ___ (decide) to live a different life by joining a charity. He ___ (help) over 1000 children by next month.
taught/was teaching, was diagnosed, had been, decided, will have helped.
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East and West, facilitating the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas between Asia and Europe, and which famous explorer is often credited with traveling its length in the 13th century?
silk road, Marco Polo