Phrasal verbs
We need to work ....... how we’re going to get there.
out
My father used to let me b_ _ _ him at chess.
beat
Tom is a lot shorter than Dan.
AS
Dan is................................ Tom.
not nearly as short as
There / room. / aren't / chairs / other / as / as / many / the / in
There aren’t as many chairs as in the other room.
The next competition will t...... place in New York in 2018
take
I gave ........ going to the theatre when I moved out of London.
up
The c_ _ _ _ went wild when the band took the stage
crowd
Miriam doesn't swim nearly as well as Lourdes.
SWIMMER
Lourdes is ............... than Miriam.
much better swimmer
more / getting / is / and / more / expensive. / Everything
Everything is getting more and more expensive.
It’s estimated that more than 18 million v......... watched live coverage of the 2014 World Cup final.
viewers
I later went ...... to explain why I was so upset with them.
on
In the last minutes their winger was able to s_ _ _ _ one last try* and that brought them victory 34-32!
*four points in rugby
score
It's a trap!
No points :(
higher / the / climbed, / colder / got. / it / The / they
The higher they climbed, the colder it got.
James is slightly heavier than Ben.
NEARLY
Ben weighs ......................... James.
nearly as much as
The board must come .... ..... a plan to put the city back on its financial feet.
up with
I think you know as a player when it's time to hang up your b_ _ _ _ and that's certainly never been the case for me.
boots
I find studying more difficult as I become older.
IS
I find it ................as I become older.
is more difficult to study
came / unhealthy / when / away. / back / more / went / I / than / I / feeling
I came back feeling more unhealthy than when I went away.
Most athletes who c......... in athletics competitions want to win gold; none of them really want to come second.
compete
Kate and her partner are setting ......their own printing business.
up
The first FIFA World Cup t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was hosted by Uruguay in 1930
tournament
We can’t afford the tickets because they cost far too much.
EXPENSIVE
The tickets.......................... we can afford.
are (far) more expensive than
to / as / Corfu / getting / just / Athens. / Getting / as / to / is / easy
Getting to Corfu is just as easy as getting to Athens.
Rap music isn't nearly as popular as it was ten years ago.
LESS
Rap music is .......................... it was ten years ago.
much less popular than