Adjectives and prepositions
Complete the sentence.
Sarah is interested ___ science.
Sarah is interested in science.
He ___ his coat ___.
He took his coat off. He put his coat on.
Rewrite the sentence so that the parts of the phrasal verb are together.
We started to clean the mess up.
We started to clean up the mess.
I think there are ___ students in 5A than in this class. We only have 15 students!
more
William Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet."
"Romeo and Juliet" was written by William Shakespeare.
Complete the sentence.
Mike is pleased ___ his mark on the English exam.
Mark is pleased with his mark on the English exam.
Claudia ____ ___ the lights.
Claudia turns on the lights. Claudia turns off the lights.
Rewrite the sentence so that the parts of the phrasal verb are together.
Before she left, she turned the lights off.
Before she left, she turned off the lights.
The team with the ______ points wins the game.
most
A car ran over my dog.
My dog was run over by a car.
Complete the sentence.
I'm excited ___ see the new movie.
I'm excited to see the new movie.
The television is too loud. Can you __ it __?
Can you turn it off? (or Can you turn it down?)
Rewrite the sentence so that the parts of the phrasal verb are together.
John finished cleaning the house and threw all of the garbage away.
John finished cleaning the house and threw away all of the garbage.
People these days are using _____ plastic bags and are bringing reusable bags instead.
fewer
The police arrest the jewel thieves.
The jewel thieves are arrested.
Complete the sentence.
Joe is scared __ spiders.
He stole my notebook, so I told him to ____ it ___.
He stole my notebook, so I told him to give it back.
Rewrite the sentence so that the parts of the phrasal verb are together.
Anna took her gloves off and put them away.
Anna took off her gloves and put them away.
Could I have some more? There's ____ water in my cup than in yours, and I'm very thirsty.
less
Someone told me to pack my swimming trunks.
I was told to pack my swimming trunks.
Complete the sentence.
This painting is very different ___ a painting by Monet.
This painting is very different from a painting by Monet.
My mother asked me to ____ my clothes ___ of the washing machine.
My mother asked me to take my clothes out of the washing machine.
Rewrite the sentence so that the parts of the phrasal verb are together.
We forgot to take it out of the envelope before we left.
We CANNOT write "We forgot to take out it of the envelope before we left."
The person who gets the _____ votes loses the election.
least
They have already given the winners a trophy.
The winners have already been given a trophy.