1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

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Shaun Fitzhenry, Coordinator of Studies EnglishBusiness, Hamburg, Germany Word Up is available now at http://www.teflgames.com 2 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Phrasal verbs beginning with A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Phrasal verbs beginning with B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Phrasal verbs beginning with C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Phrasal verbs beginning with D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Phrasal verbs beginning with E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Phrasal verbs beginning with F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Phrasal verbs beginning with G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Phrasal verbs beginning with H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Phrasal verbs beginning with I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Phrasal verbs beginning with J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Phrasal verbs beginning with K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Phrasal verbs beginning with L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Phrasal verbs beginning with M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Phrasal verbs beginning with N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Phrasal verbs beginning with O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Phrasal verbs beginning with P Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Phrasal verbs beginning with R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Phrasal verbs beginning with S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Phrasal verbs beginning with T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Phrasal verbs beginning with W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Phrasal verbs beginning with Y Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 More phrasal verbs (printable template) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Answer Sheets for quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Answer Key to quiz questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Appendix 1: Recommended reference works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Appendix 2: Online resources, games, quizzes, etc. . . . . . . . . . 155 3 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html Introduction 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context is designed to help intermediate to advanced learners of English improve their knowledge of phrasal verbs. It can be used as a self-study guide by learners, or the material can be used by teachers in their EFL/ESL classes. The book presents over 1,000 phrasal verbs in alphabetical order. The first section has phrasal verbs beginning with the letter ‘a’, followed by a set of quiz questions that test them. The second section has phrasal verbs beginning with the letter ‘b’, followed by another set of quiz questions, and so on. Could you chop up some vegetables and put them in the soup, chop up sth chop up please? There’s a knife over there. chop sth up Let’s chop those old ? ? see also: cut up boards up and use them as firewood. Fig 1. Table presenting the phrasal verb ‘chop up’ (from p. 22) Each phrasal verb is presented in its own table (see Fig. 1), and each table has: • two example sentences, one with the phrasal verb colour-highlighted • patterns of usage (e.g. ‘chop up sth’/ ‘chop sth up’) • references to related phrasal verbs (e.g. ? see also: cut up) • space to write your own example sentence (under ? ) • space to write your own notes (under ? or ? ) You may have noticed that there is no definition. This is because one of the best ways to learn phrasal verbs is to see them in context, and then figure out the meaning for yourself. It seems that if learners do this, they can get a clearer idea of the meaning, and a better understanding of how the phrasal verb is used, than they would by just memorizing a definition or a synonym. But figuring out a phrasal verb’s meaning by seeing just one example of its use can be difficult, so in this book you are given two example sentences. To learn a new phrasal verb, start off by reading the sentence in which the phrasal verb is colour-highlighted. When you think you’ve worked out what it means, see if the meaning fits the second sentence as well. If it does, you can be fairly sure that you’ve found the correct meaning. If it doesn’t, study both sentences again and see if you can get the correct meaning. If you really can’t figure out the meaning, or if you’re not sure whether the meaning you’ve come up with is correct or not, you can look the phrasal verb up in a dictionary. If the dictionary gives several meanings, make sure you find the one that fits the context in both the example sentences. Then you can write notes in the table to help you to remember it if you like (see Fig. 2). Could you chop up some vegetables and put them in the soup, chop up sth chop up please? There’s a knife over there. chop sth up Let’s chop those old ? The cat is hungry so I’m chopping up some meat ? see also: cut up boards up and use them for her. cut into small pieces as firewood. Fig 2. Write your own example sentences and add your own notes. Your notes can be written in English, or in your own language if you prefer. You can also make up and write your own example sentences. This will help you to remember the phrasal verbs, and it will also help you to remember how to use them correctly. If possible, have a teacher or a fluent speaker check your sentences for you. Over 1,000 quiz questions are also included. All the questions are in the ‘missing word’ or cloze format. A sentence is given in which one word is missing, and you have to figure out what the missing word is (see Fig. 3). You are shown where the word fits in the sentence, and told how many letters it contains. In all the questions the missing word is part of a phrasal verb, either the verb (e.g. ‘chop’) or the particle (e.g. ‘up’). 4 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 36 Jenny looks a bit sad. Do you think a movie would cheer her _ _ ? (2 letters) 37 After a hard day’s work, I like to chill _ _ _ by watching TV. (3 letters) 38 We should get our gardener to _ _ _ _ down that dead tree. (4 letters) 39 Use this knife to chop _ _ the vegetables for the soup. (2 letters) 40 The police are trying to clamp _ _ _ _ on drug dealers. (4 letters) 41 If you make a mess in the kitchen, please _ _ _ _ _ it up. (5 letters) Fig 3. Some of the questions testing phrasal verbs beginning with ‘c’ (from p. 32) The quiz questions can be used in several ways. You can test yourself before studying to find out which phrasal verbs you need to learn. You can also do the quiz questions just after you’ve studied some of the phrasal verbs in order to check your understanding. The questions can also be used for revision. A couple of days after you’ve learned some of the phrasal verbs, do the questions that test them again. Keep doing them every few days until you get them all correct. Answer sheets are provided at the back of the book (pp. 145- 149), and you can check your answers in the Answer Key (pp. 150-153). You can also find two appendixes at the back of the book. Appendix 1 (p. 154) is a small selection of recommended phrasal verb dictionaries and study guides. Appendix 2 (p. 155) is a collection of links to various online resources, including dictionaries, grammar notes, interactive games and phrasal verb quizzes in various formats. Key to Abbreviations sb somebody sth something inf informal Brit British English Am American English Aust Australian English 5 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context A a (1/3) account for How can we account for the high electricity bill this month? Did we use account for sth the air-conditioning more than usual? Part of her job is to record ? ? and account for all the company’s expenses. act as Bobby is a big guy and he has studied boxing, so he can act as my act as sth bodyguard as well as my driver. The hairs in the nose act ? ? see also: function as as filters to help keep dust out of our lungs. act on You should act on your teacher’s advice and try to learn these phrasal act on sth verbs. We’re acting on our tax ? ? lawyer’s advice to set up an offshore company. My computer was acting up, so I took it a repair shop near my house act up act up (informal) and had it fixed. I’ll have to miss golf as ? ? see also: play up (inf) my knee is acting up again and it’s very sore. add to On the film’s opening night, the surprise appearance of several famous add to sth movie stars added to the excitement. add sth to sth It’s reputation for friendly ? ? see also: contribute to staff added a lot to the hotel’s value. add up I don’t believe his story. There are too many things that don’t make add up sense and the whole thing just doesn’t add up. (Usually negative, as in ‘It doesn’t add up.’) The boss’s claim that he ? ? didn’t know doesn’t add up. He must have known. add up to What do 10, 7 and 6 add up to? Do they add up to 22, or is it 23? add up to add up to sth I’ve checked the receipts ? ? see also: come to for expenses, and they add up to over $10,000. aim at The new ads for Levi jeans are aimed at young people in particular and, (be) aimed at sb/sth like all ads, they’re aimed at increasing sales. (be) aimed at doing sth aim sth at sb/sth We’ve aimed this book at ? ? people who really want to learn phrasal verbs. allow for When you figure out what time to leave for the airport, allow time for allow for sth traffic jams, and also take the weather into account. allow sth for sth When you make the ? ? see also: factor in budget, don’t forget to allow for rising prices. amount to A music CD needs to sell 100,000 copies or more to be a hit. Selling amount to sth 10,000 copies doesn’t really amount to success in the music business. Does having had two ? ? books published amount to a career as a writer? 6 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context A a (2/3) My son got into trouble at school for being impolite by answering back answer back to sb answer back to his teacher. answer sb back One of our players was ? ? see also: talk back sent off for answering back to the referee. appeal for After the earthquake, the government appealed for emergency aid and appeal for sth assistance from neighbouring countries. appeal for sth from sb appeal to sb for sth After she disappeared, the ? ? see also: ask for girl’s family appealed to the public for help. appeal to Teenagers are a major market for mobile phones, so we need to design a appeal to sb range of cool phones that will appeal to them. The small apartments will ? ? appeal to single people more than families. apply to The company’s new regulation to ban smoking in offices applies to apply to sb everyone, from cleaners and guards to the CEO. Some young people from ? ? rich families think the law doesn’t apply to them. arrive at After doing research into diet, he arrived at the conclusion that a good arrive at sth diet included fish and seafood but didn’t include animals or birds. They arrived at the retail ? ? price by considering all their production costs. ask after I got an email from Elisa and she asked after you. I said you were fine ask after sb and doing well in your new job. Whenever I meet James, ? ? he asks after you and I tell him you’re fine. ask for If you get lost, ask someone for directions to your hotel and they’ll tell ask for sth you where to go. ask sb for sth I tell my staff not to be ? ? afraid of asking for help or advice if they need it. ask out If you like Mirka, you should ask her out. Tell her you’d like to take her ask sb out to dinner and then see a movie or go dancing or whatever. ask sb out for sth Do you think it’s strange ? ? see also: invite out for a girl to ask a guy out for dinner or for a date? We’re asking some friends over to our new apartment for dinner on ask sb over ask over / around Saturday night. ask sb around Let’s ask a few people ? ? see also: invite over / from work around to play around cards on Sunday. attach to You shouldn’t attach too much importance to what the critics say about attach sth to sth your book. What really matters is what your readers think. I think our boss attaches ? ? too much significance to how someone looks. 7 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context A a (3/3) attend to We have to make sure there are enough sales staff in our stores to attend attend to sb/sth to all the customers who need help, especially at busy times. There’re two more issues ? ? see also: deal with, that we should attend to see to in today’s meeting. average out Some days we sell more, some days we sell less, but sales average out at average out about 150 units a day. average sth out average out at sth His income depends on ? ? sales, but it averages out at about $3,000 a month. 8 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 1000 Phrasal Verb Quiz Questions A a Complete the sentences so that each includes a phrasal verb beginning with ‘a’... 1 We’ll have to account _ _ _ the missing money somehow. (3 letters) 2 Maria sometimes has to _ _ _ as our babysitter as well as our maid. (3 letters) 3 You should act _ _ your doctor’s advice to eat more fruit and vegetables. (2 letters) 4 My printer was _ _ _ _ _ _ up so I had to get it fixed. (6 letters) 5 A good light show adds a lot _ _ the excitement of a rock concert. (2 letters) 6 I don’t believe his story. It just doesn’t add _ _ . (2 letters) 7 The electricity and telephone bills _ _ _ up to $325.00. (3 letters) 8 The ads for the new jeans are aimed _ _ teenagers. (2 letters) 9 Don’t forget to _ _ _ _ _ enough time for traffic jams on the way to the airport. (5 letters) 10 Having one book published doesn’t really amount _ _ a career as a writer. (2 letters) 11 He got into trouble for answering _ _ _ _ to his teacher. (4 letters) 12 The Red Cross had to appeal _ _ _ more money to help people after the earthquake. (3 letters) 13 Our new line of watches is designed to _ _ _ _ _ _ to young professional people. (6 letters) 14 The tax increases only _ _ _ _ _ to people in the top income brackets. (5 letters) 15 We arrived _ _ our conclusions after studying all the evidence. (2 letters) 16 I got an email from Mark and he _ _ _ _ _ after you, so I said you were fine. (5 letters) 17 If you get lost, _ _ _ someone for directions. (3 letters) 18 If you like her, you should ask her _ _ _ on a date. (3 letters) 19 We’re going to _ _ _ some friends over for dinner tomorrow night. (3 letters) 20 You shouldn’t attach any importance _ _ what people say when they’ve been drinking. (2 letters) 21 She has to _ _ _ _ _ _ to two customers at once if there aren’t enough sales staff. (6 letters) 22 Her income depends on sales of her books, but it averages _ _ _ at about $10,000 a month. (3 letters) 9 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context B b (1/7) The workers refused to back down on their demand for higher wages back down back down and voted to continue their strike. back down on sth The president wouldn’t ? ? back down on his decision despite its unpopularity. Before the election, the president promised to cut taxes if he won. But back out back out after being elected he backed out, saying they couldn’t afford to. They’d agreed to increase ? ? see also: go back on (esp. wages, but backed out ‘Go back on one’s word’) when their profits fell. The company backed out of the agreement it had signed to cut down on back out of sth back out of carbon emissions, saying the cost was now too high. The government backed ? ? see also: pull out (of) out of the deal to release the prisoners. When writing your essay, state your thesis and then back up what you back up sth back up say with examples to show that it’s true. back sth up The prosecutor backed his ? ? claim up with enough evidence to prove it. I’ll back you up if anyone says you’re lying. I know what you’re saying back sb up back up is true and I’ll do whatever I can to help you. We trust Sue and backed ? ? see also: stand up for, her up when the company stick by accused her of stealing. After he called and said he’d been arrested and locked up in a cell, I bail out sb bail out went to the police station and bailed out my troublesome son. bail sb out Whenever Jim gets into ? ? debt, his parents bail him out by giving him money. We couldn’t set up the computer network ourselves, so we’re banking bank on sth/sb bank on on an IT engineer from the university to set it up for us. bank on sb to do sth bank on sb doing sth They say the only two ? ? see also: count on, things we can bank on in depend on life are death and taxes. They always base their new designs on the latest market research. base sth on sth base on (be) based on sth Our prices are based on ? ? the cost of production and customer expectations. The protesters looked scared as police bore down on them, waving their bear down on sb/sth bear down batons as they moved in. on Everyone was worried as ? ? see also: close in (on) the cyclone bore down on their city. The judge said that the new evidence didn’t bear on the case and bear on sth bear on / couldn’t be presented in court. bear upon sth upon We only need information ? ? that bears directly upon the issue being looked at. 10 1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007 www.teflgames.com/phrasal_verbs.html