Phrasal verbs I
to take care of something or someone
to look after
Please ______ ___ the lights. I'm trying to sleep.
turn off
to start a journey
to set off
Please don't stop. _______ ____ (continue).
Carry on
What is the capital city of the US?
Washington D.C.
to try to find something, to search
to look for
Make sure you _______ ______ the bus in the right place.
get off
to appear or arrive at a place
to turn up
Everyday I ______ ____ (start a journey) for work at 8 am.
set off
In which region of China did covid-19 first appeared?
Wuhan
to find by chance
to come across
I can lend you my pencil, but you have to ______ it _____ to me by the end of the class.
give back
to reduce the amount of something you drink, eat, use, spend etc.
to cut down on
If I want to lose weight I need to ______ _____ on eating sugar.
cut down
What is the currency used in Great Britain?
Pounds
to take someone as a passenger
to pick up
Yesterday I ________ _____ this photo of you when I was tidying up my bedroom.
came across
to assimilate information
to take in
Once I was _______ ____ (rejected) by a boy and it broke my heart.
turned down
Which city of the following is not in the US (Vancouver, San Antonio, Denver)?
Vancouver
to become successful or to leave the ground
to take off
I am sure that her career as a singer will soon _______ ____ and she will become very famous.
to postpone something
to put (something) off
I didn't know if I could win the contest but I still _____ ____ (try to get something) it.
went for
Who populated the US before Europeans arrived?
The Native Americans.