PHRASAL VERBS GIVE Exercises Keys

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GIVE" I. Choose an appropriate preposition or adverb to fill in the gap. 1. She gave all her money .... to the poor. 2. I think weshould give .... these old paintings; they are not so valuable and I'm tired of them. 3. Give me .... the money as soon as you can, I need it. 4. The cheddar cheese gave .... a very unpleasant smell. 5. He should keep his property instead of giving it all .... 6. I don't like to lend anyone books because they never give them .... to you. 7. Give .... the examination papers, please. 8. Give the money .... to the children so that they won't complain. 9. He gave .... his last chance of winning the election when he said the wrong thing to the media. 10. Give your exam papers .... to the teacher when you have finished. 11. The doctor told him to give .... alcohol. 12. I think youshould give .... smoking. 13. They were playing poker, and the one who was giving .... the cards was Mary. 14. These children aren't much given .... sports. 15. Oscar is very given .... reading literature. 16. After years of working hard his strength finally gave .... 17. I lent you my penwhich you should have given .... by now. 18. On doctor's orders, my father is going to give .... drinking wine. 19. Give .... the papers so that everyone may begin. 20. She gave .... all her old toys to the children. 21. You must give that .... to its rightful owner. 22. The search party gave him .... for lost. 23. Her patience gave .... and she went into hysterics. 24. I can't answer that question; I give .... 25. The rebels were forced to give .... II. Choose an appropriate phrasal verb to replace the words in italics. 1. You really ought to return to Jane the book that you borrowed from her. 2. You should return to him the money he gave you. 3. The eggs were emitting a bad smell. 4. The doctor told my father to stop smoking if he didn't want to continue endangering his health. 5. Distribute the money to the children so that they will be happy. 6. I can't let you know the end of the story, sorry! 7. Hand in your exam papers to the teacher when you've finished them. 8. He was distributing the cards as they were going to play poker. 9. She won't surrender to his threats. 10. She got tired of his heavy drinking and abandoned him. 11. Please, return the books to the library as soon as you have read them.. 12. The rotten meat emitted a stinking smell. 13. The children are not used to playing soccer. 14. When the doctor told her she had lung cancer she immediatly stopped smoking. 15. They handed in the questionnaire to the clerk. 16. You really ought to return that book you borrowed from Jane. 17. They were distributing leaflets about English courses in the streets. 18. He is prone to reading a lot when he is at home. 19. The date of the election will be announced soon. 20. She got rid of all her money. 21. You must restore that to its owner. 22. At first he wouldn't let her drive his motorbike, but she was so persuasive that he eventually ceased to resist. 23. The speaker announced the names of the winners. 24. The crook decided to surrender to the police. 25. His patience finished and he started to go raving mad. III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning. 1. He gave away a lot of money to the poor. 1 2. I think we should give away these old carpets. They take up a lot of room in the shop. 3. She gave away the bronze lamp for only five pounds. 4. He tried to pass himself off as a German, but his accent gave him away. 5. She gave in the forms to the clerk and waited for an answer. 6. They fought, but the older man had to give in at last. 7. The cheese gave off such an unpleasant smell that we had to leave the place. 8. The younger boy was giving out the cards. 9. After three weeks living on her own, her strength finally gave out. 10. These children are not much given to sports. 11. The doctor told him to give up smoking. 12. The date of the forthcoming election will be given out soon. 13. Our supplies of petrol have given out. 14. That door gives onto the garden. 15. She gave out a yell. 16. The building was eventually given over to the youth club. 17. I give up; tell me the answer. 18. The murderer gave himself up to the police. 19. Give your seat up to the old lady, Terry. 20. She had to give up a lot of friends when she got married. 21. The general ordered the soldiers not to give in. 22. If you don't want to put on weight, you'll have to give up eating so much. 23. He ran in the race until his strength gave out. 24. He's not a man given to expressing his feelings. 25. The teacher gave out the exam papers..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> IV. Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs. give back, give away, give out, give up, give in, give over, give off. 1. The building was given .... to the youth club. 2. He had to give .... smoking when the doctor told him to. 3. Give the money .... to its rightful owner. 4. The rotten meat gave .... a stinking smell. 5. She sometimes gives her money to charity. 6. Give the money .... to the children so that they receive the right amount. 7. Give your exam papers .... to the teacher when you have finished them. 8. They gave .... their clothes for only $10. 9. In the fight the weaker boy had to give .... at last. 10. That cheese gives .... such an unpleasant smell that I amgoing to throw it away. 11. She got tired of him and so gave him .... 12. Give the money .... to me or else! 13. He gave .... the old furniture he had in his flat. 14. He gave the books .... for only £10. 15. He said he would not give .... so easily. 16. The jury gave .... the final verdict. 17. They were playing together and Mary gave .... the cards. 18. Give ....! I'm fed up with your silly remarks. 19. He has developed lung cancer because he didn't give .... smoking. 20. When they were about to get married, he gave her.... unexpectedly. 21. The company had given .... to the strikers. 22. His American accent gave him .... 23. Why don't we give .... all these old clothes? 24. The plane will still fly, even if one of the engines gives .... 25. The proud father gave the bride .... ANSWER KEY KEY TO I 1. away 2. away 3. back 4. out/off 5, away 6. back 7, in/back 8. back. 9. away/ up 10. in/back 11. up 12. Up 13. out 14, to 15. to 16. out/in 17. back. KEY TO II 1. giveback. 10. gave him up 11.give back. 18. Up 19. out 20. away 21. back 22. up 23. out/out 24. up/in 25. in/up. 19. given out 20. gave away. 2. give back 3. giving out/off 4. give up 5. Give out 6. give away 7. Give in/back 8. giving out 9. give in KEY TO III 1. donated 2. sell cheaply 3. got rid of 4. betrayed him 5. submitted 6. surrender 7. emitted 8. dealing 9. abandoned her KEY TO IV 1. away/over 2. up 3. back 4. out/off 5.away 6. out 7. in 8. away 9. in/up. 12. gave out/off 13. given to 14. gave up 15.gave in 16. give back 17. giving out 18.given to. 21. give that back 22. gave up 23. gave out 24. give himself up/in/over 25. gave out. 10. partial to 19. vacate 11.stop 20. abandon 12. released 21. surrender 13. finished/run out 22. stop 14. communicates with/ opens 23. abandoned onto drained 15. let out 24. prone to 16. handed 25. distributed 17. submit 18. surrendered 10. out/off 11. up 12. back 13. away 14. away 15. in/up 16. out 17. out 18. over 19. up. 20. up 21. in 22. away 23. away 24. out/in/up 25. away. him/was.

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