10443 phrasal verbs with cut with dictionary 3 tasks with key fully editable greyscale version
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to reduce = cut down
to prune a plant
to reduce = cut back
to chop down, to deforest
to shorten
to interrupt
to interrupt a dancing couple in
order to dance with one of them
to start working
to go in front of others who are
waiting
to break up, to interrupt
to disconnect
to amputate
to make sg by cutting
to delete (a part of a message) or to
remove (e.g. a newspaper article)
to cross out
to cut to pieces
to mutilate
Task 2 - Fill in the sentences with the correct
form of one of the phrasal verbs with 'cut'.
e.g.: Why are you always cutting in our
conversation?
1) I won't have a cup of coffee, thank you. I'm
trying to ___________________.
2) Sam and Amy were on the phone yesterday
afternoon when they were
___________________ in the middle of their
conversation.
3) David is fond of football. He generally
__________ his favourite players' picture
____ of the newspaper.
4) The local government orders to
_______________ the requirements of the
entrance exams in each high school.
5) Sam ___________________ Mary in the
prom last week.
6) Dad always ___________________ the
firewood in the garden.
7) Mr Smith smokes 30 cigarettes a day. The
doctor told him to ___________________ on
his smoking.
8) When the electricity went out, the emergency
generator ___________________ and we
could get on our work.
9) The victim was badly ___________________
by the murderer.
10) The child has __________ some flowers
_____ of coloured paper.
Task 1 – Choose the correct option.
1) I don't cut ___ the whole meat before eating.
a) in
b) up
c) off
d) out
2) Sarah had to cut her article about corruption ___ to 800
words.
a) off
b) in
c) down
d) up
3) Tim always cuts ___ on the meeting.
a) out
b) up
c) back
d) in
4) Anne is cutting stars ___ of this piece of paper.
a) off
b) down
c) in
d) out
5) My father cuts ___ the trees and rose bushes in spring.
That's why they are so beautiful.
a) back
b) off
c) down
d) out
6) George's leg was cut ___ after the accident.
a) out
b) off
c) in
d) back
7) A lumberjack cut ___ a pine tree in my garden. It was too
old and high.
a) in
b) back
c) down
d) up
8) Mum is cutting ___ my birthday cake.
a) off
b) out
c) up
d) in
9) Sarah's writing an article about corruption. She has to cut
about 200 words ___ of it.
a) up
b) out
c) in
d) down
10) A woman cut ___ me while I was waiting at the post
office.
a) back
b) up
c) out
d) in
Task 3 – Rewrite the words in italics with
the correct phrasal verb.
e.g.: Why are you always interrupting our
conversation? - cutting in
1) The censor crosses out the politically inconvenient parts.
___________________
2) His foot had to be amputated because he had diabetes.
___________________
3) On the exam the composition must be 120-150 words. Sue's
composition is too long. She has to reduce it to 150 words.
___________________
4) The bomb mutilated the bomber's body. ________________
5) Grandpa prunes the plants in spring. ___________________
6) My uncle called me back but in the middle of our conversation
we were disconnected. ___________________
7) Mum sliced the vegetables. ___________________
8) All the trees are being deforested. ___________________
9) In the end the engine started working. _________________
10) The company is going to reduce it's costs. ______________
to reduce = cut down
to prune a plant
to reduce = cut back
to chop down, to deforest
to shorten
to interrupt
to interrupt a dancing couple in
order to dance with one of them
to start working
to go in front of others who are
waiting
to break up, to interrupt
to disconnect
to amputate
to make sg by cutting
to delete (a part of a message) or to
remove (e.g. a newspaper article)
to cross out
to cut to pieces
to mutilate
Task 2 - Fill in the sentences with the correct
form of one of the phrasal verbs with 'cut'.
e.g.: Why are you always cutting in our
conversation?
1) I won't have a cup of coffee, thank you. I'm
trying to ___________________.
2) Sam and Amy were on the phone yesterday
afternoon when they were
___________________ in the middle of their
conversation.
3) David is fond of football. He generally
__________ his favourite players' picture
____ of the newspaper.
4) The local government orders to
_______________ the requirements of the
entrance exams in each high school.
5) Sam ___________________ Mary in the
prom last week.
6) Dad always ___________________ the
firewood in the garden.
7) Mr Smith smokes 30 cigarettes a day. The
doctor told him to ___________________ on
his smoking.
8) When the electricity went out, the emergency
generator ___________________ and we
could get on our work.
9) The victim was badly ___________________
by the murderer.
10) The child has __________ some flowers
_____ of coloured paper.
Task 1 – Choose the correct option.
1) I don't cut ___ the whole meat before eating.
a) in
b) up
c) off
d) out
2) Sarah had to cut her article about corruption ___ to 800
words.
a) off
b) in
c) down
d) up
3) Tim always cuts ___ on the meeting.
a) out
b) up
c) back
d) in
4) Anne is cutting stars ___ of this piece of paper.
a) off
b) down
c) in
d) out
5) My father cuts ___ the trees and rose bushes in spring.
That's why they are so beautiful.
a) back
b) off
c) down
d) out
6) George's leg was cut ___ after the accident.
a) out
b) off
c) in
d) back
7) A lumberjack cut ___ a pine tree in my garden. It was too
old and high.
a) in
b) back
c) down
d) up
8) Mum is cutting ___ my birthday cake.
a) off
b) out
c) up
d) in
9) Sarah's writing an article about corruption. She has to cut
about 200 words ___ of it.
a) up
b) out
c) in
d) down
10) A woman cut ___ me while I was waiting at the post
office.
a) back
b) up
c) out
d) in
Task 3 – Rewrite the words in italics with
the correct phrasal verb.
e.g.: Why are you always interrupting our
conversation? - cutting in
1) The censor crosses out the politically inconvenient parts.
___________________
2) His foot had to be amputated because he had diabetes.
___________________
3) On the exam the composition must be 120-150 words. Sue's
composition is too long. She has to reduce it to 150 words.
___________________
4) The bomb mutilated the bomber's body. ________________
5) Grandpa prunes the plants in spring. ___________________
6) My uncle called me back but in the middle of our conversation
we were disconnected. ___________________
7) Mum sliced the vegetables. ___________________
8) All the trees are being deforested. ___________________
9) In the end the engine started working. _________________
10) The company is going to reduce it's costs. ______________
SOLUTION
Task 1
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D
D
A
B
C
C
B
D
Task 2
1) I won't have a cup of coffee, thank you. I'm trying to cut down.
2) Sam and Amy were on the phone yesterday afternoon when they were cut off in the middle of their conversation.
3) David is fond of football. He generally cuts his favourite players' picture out of the newspaper.
4) The local government orders to cut back / down the requirements of the entrance exams in each high school.
5) Sam cut in Mary in the prom last week.
6) Dad always cuts up the firewood in the garden.
7) Mr Smith smokes 30 cigarettes a day. The doctor told him to cut down on his smoking.
8) When the electricity went out, the emergency generator cut in and we could get on our work.
9) The victim was badly cut up by the murderer.
10) The child has cut some flowers out of coloured paper.
Task 3
1) The censor cuts out the politically inconvenient parts.
2) His foot had to be cut off because he had diabetes.
3) On the exam the composition must be 120-150 words. Sue's composition is too long. She has to cut it down to 150
words.
4) The bomb cut up the bomber's body.
5) Grandpa cuts back the plants in spring.
6) My uncle called me back but in the middle of our conversation we were cut off.
7) Mum cut up the vegetables.
8) All the trees are being cut down.
9) In the end the engine cut in.
10) The company is going to cut down / back it's costs.
