PHRASAL VERBS
VERB PATTERNS
WORD FORMATION
100

Learning some musical instruments helps you build _____ muscle strength.

UP

100

I can't help ______ (laugh) when the teacher speaks, sorry!

LAUGHING

100

It's important for parents to encourage their kids to be _________ from an early age.

(CREATE)

CEATIVE

200

I understood the instructions, but it was difficult to carry them ____ in practice.

OUT

200

Dad's always forgetting _________ his pills.

to take

200

Gareth made a mistake only because he _______ your instructions.

(UNDERSTAND)

MISUNDERSTOOD

300

I hope that in the future, when I look _____ ___ my teenage years, I remember the fun times.

BACK ON

300

His disability prevents ____ _____ _____ (drive).

HIM FROM DRIVING

300

We've put a video on the internet raising __________ of bullying at school.

(AWARE)

AWARENESS

400

I shouldn’t have thrown ________ the receipt, now I need it to get my refund.

AWAY

400

She's looking forward to _______ (start) her new job.

Starting

400

Because of rising sea levels low-lying areas will soon be ___________.

HABIT

Uninhabitable

500

Company chops ________ 2000 trees to build new shopping malls, Greenpeace takes action.

DOWN

500

Tuvalu's nation is suffering from lack of ________ food and drinking water.

(GROW)

Home-grown

500

Big businesses need to _________ reduce their carbon footprint.

SIGNIFY

Significantly

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