Phrasal Verbs
Rephrase
Transform
Collocations
Hooray for Hollywood!
100

My motorbike stopped working on my way to work the other day

broke down
100

He dealt with his patients in a careful, polite way

AND

He dealt __________________ with his patients

He dealt CAREFULLY AND POLITELY with his patients

100

Boxers frequently suffer __________ later in life thanks to the brutality of the sport


ABLE

DISABILITY

100

She failed to __________ a good impression and lost the job within weeks

MAKE

100

____________ by Steven Spielberg, this adventure film was the first in a series, and the biggest of 1993

DIRECTED, JURASSIC PARK

200

We conducted the experiment without any further problems

carried out

200

He hadn't met her in three years when she turned up at the party

HAD

It ____________________ they had last met when she turned up at the party

It HAD BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE they had last met when...

200

Internet consumers have to be very wary of ______________ when they consume news on social media


INFORM

MISINFORMATION/DISINFORMATION

200

We didn't __________ careful thought to our answer, and it was wrong

GIVE

200

___________ in a city of walking, talking animals, this animated adventure won Best Animated Feature of 2016 at the oscars

SET, ZOOTROPOLIS/ZOOTOPIA

300

I wasn't able to invent an excuse quickly enough

come up with/make up

300

I spend very little of my money on fuel these days

ANY

I spend ________________ on fuel these days

I spend HARDLY ANY OF MY MONEY on fuel these days

300

The translation of the book to film was ____________, and it made little money


SUCCEED

UNSUCCESSFUL

300

We all did our best and __________ in a lot of effort

PUT

300

___________ on a series of Marvel comics, this 2018 action adventure was a cultural phenomenon starring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B Jordan

BASED, BLACK PANTHER

400

She recovered from her separation from her boyfriend remarkably fast

got over---splitting/breaking up with

400

This chili is so hot, I don't know why anyone would eat it

A

This __________________, I don't know why anyone would eat it



This IS SUCH A HOT CHILI, I don't know...

400

Another defeat could be seriously ____________ for their fans and players


MORAL

DEMORALISING

400

Please ___________ your seats; the performance will start in five minutes

TAKE

400

_______________ originally by William Shakespeare, this 1996 movie updated the play to 90s California and starred Leo Dicaprio

WRITTEN, ROMEO + JULIET

500

He really admired his grandfather, who he resembled in many ways

looked up to --- took after

500

By the time I am retired, people will be able to communicate by hologram

HAVE

By the time I am retired, communication _________________________ invented

By the time I am retired, communication BY HOLOGRAM WILL HAVE BEEN invented

500

The President held power for more than 40 years, despite being both ____________ and unpopular


ELECT

UNELECTED

500

The company folded quickly because we had no idea how to ___________ a business

RUN

500

_____________ in theatres in 1977, this sci-fi adventure series is considered the first blockbuster, and continues to this day

RELEASED, STAR WARS