37610 phrasal verbs

PAIR DICTATION

PHRASALVERBS

Student A:
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I didn't have an excuse, so _____ _________ __________ ________.
My grandfather passed away _____ _______ ___________ ______ _______.
Mark and Kate are always fighting. They should _____________ _________.
I'm trying ______ ____________ ___________. I don't eat out anymore.
Kate __________ ________ ________ ________. She didn't want to speak anymore.
"Have you seen the new Batman movie? You should _________ _____ __________."
No one could figure out ______ __________ _____ ___________ ______ ______________.
Brenda ____________ ________, so I told her a joke to cheer her up.
I agreed to look after Renee's dog ________ ________ ______ ______________.
"__________ ________, Lisa! I can't hear the TV!" (note: impolite expression)

PAIR DICTATION

PHRASALVERBS

Student B:
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I didn't ______ _____ __________, so I made one up.
My ______________ __________ ________ at the age of 98.
Mark and Kate_____ ___________ _______________. They should break up.
I'm trying to save money. I don't ________ ________ _______ _____________.
Kate hung up on me. She _________ _______ _____ ___________ anymore.
"Have _________ __________ ______ ________ ___________ ________? You should
check it out.”

7. No ________ _________ _____________ _________ the clues to solve the mystery.
8. Brenda looked sad, so I told _________ ______ _____________ _____ _________
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_________ _________.
I agreed _______ ________________ ____________ Renee's dog while she is away.
"Shut up, Lisa! I can't __________ _______ _________!" (note: impolite expression)

Sample sentences for other uses (or other common contexts) of phrasal verbs. Read the sentence and
below it write the meaning of the phrasal verb in that context.
1. Peter and Jane got in a fight yesterday, but today they made up.
Definition:______________________________________________________________________________
2. The conversation through Skype was breaking up because of the bad internet connection.

Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________
3. “Check out that dress in the window. It’s so cute”
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________
4.“Shut up! There is no one Brad Pitt cheated on Jennifer Aniston, I just can’t believe.”
Definition: ______________________________________________________________________________


Matching section: match each phrasal verb to its definition.
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Make up
Pass away
Break up
Eat out
Hung up
Check out
Figure out
Cheer up
Look after
Shut up

__________ Be quiet
__________ to end the call (sometimes abruptly)
__________ solve
__________ to invent
__________see it/ try it/ go to it
__________ to die
__________ to make someone happy
__________ to separate or end the relationship
__________ to eat at a restaurant
__________ to take care of

KEY:
Sample sentences for other uses (or other common contexts) of phrasal verbs. Read the
sentence and below it write the meaning of the phrasal verb in that context.
1. Peter and Jane got in a fight yesterday, but today they made up.
Definition: ________To end the fight by coming to an agreement. Fixing the problem____
2. The conversation through Skype was breaking up because of the bad internet
connection.


Definition: __There is a bad connection__________________________________________________
3. The quarterback threw the pass away when he threw it out of bounds.
Definition: _________He wasted the pass_______________________________________________
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“Check out that dress in the window. It’s so cute”

Definition: ________________Look at that!________________________________
5. “Shut up! There is no one Brad Pitt cheated on Jennifer Aniston, I just can’t believe.”
Definition: _____No way, I can’t believe it______________________________________________

Matching section: match each phrasal verb to its definition.
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Make up
Pass away
Break up
Eat out
Hung up
Check out
Figure out
Cheer up
Look after
Shut up

_____T____ Be quiet
____O___ to end the call (sometimes abruptly)
____Q______ solve
____K______ to invent
____P______ see it/ try it/ go to it
____L_____ to die

__ _R_______ to make someone happy
____M_____ to separate or end the relationship
__ _N_______ to eat at a restaurant
____S_____ to take care of