P o w e r e d b y c o b u I l d

particle
FROM
meaning
to talk about sources or origins
separating or preventing
example
• come from
• keep from
• result from
• protect from
• hear from
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particle
IN
OUT
meaning
entering or arriving at a place
leaving a place
example
• check in
• w alkout
• move in
• checkout
• come in
• get out
particle
IN
OUT
meaning
being involved and active
excluding, preventing or removing
example
• join in
• pull out
• step in
• talk out of
• engage in
• keep out
particle
IN
OUT
meaning
remaining somewhere, especially at home
locations outside and away from home
example
• eat in
• eat out
• stay in
• go out
• stop in
• hang out
particle
IN T O
meaning
involvement in an activity
persuading and forcing someone
example
• look into
• force into
• get into
• talk into
• enter into
particle
ON
OFF
meaning
movement into something or
movement out of or away from
somewhere
something or somewhere
example
• get on
• get off
• call on
• go off
• come on
• set off
particle
ON
OFF
meaning
adding or attaching something
removing or disposing of something you 
no longer need or want
example
• put on
• take off
• try on
• pull off
• have on
• pay off
particle
ON
OFF
meaning
continuing to do something
stopping or cancelling something
example
• carry on
• call off
• hold on
• switch off
• keep on
• turn off
Work on your Phrasal Verbs 
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A ppendix 2
particle
O V E R
meaning
moving across a surface
changing or transferring something
example
• come over
• hand over
• go over
• take over
• pull over
• win over
particle
T H R O U G H
meaning
passing from one side of something to
completing something
another
example
• come through
• get through
• go through
• run through
particle
UP
DOWN
meaning
movement from a lower position or place
movement from a higher position or
to a higher one
place to a lower one
example
• get up
• fall down
• move up
• lay down
• stand up
• sit down
particle
UP
DOWN
meaning
an increase in size, amount, or intensity
a decrease in size, amount, or intensity
example
• grow up
• go down
• build up
• calm down
• speed up
• slow down
particle
UP
DOWN
meaning
something is starting or being prepared
something is collapsing, being cut, or 
destroyed
example
• get up
• knockdown
• startup
• breakdown
• set up
• smash down
particle
WITH
meaning
connections, associations, or 
relationships
supporting something
example
• deal with
• agree with
• finish with
• stick with
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Appendix 3 
Common nouns used with phrasal verbs
There are certain nouns which are commonly used together with certain phrasal verbs. It can be helpful to 
make a note of these as you come across them. You will find lots of examples of these in this book, in the 
examples given after each phrasal verb meaning. Some common noun and phrasal verb collocations are 
given below. Note that it is often necessary to add an article (a/an or the) between the phrasal verb and 
the noun, for example: bring about an improvement) call off the strike: carry out an investigation.
phrasal verb
noun collocations
examples
bring about
• change
• improvement
• peace
• reform
New medication brought about a great 
improvement in her condition.
Havina children brinqs about huae chanaes 
for any couple.
call off
• search
• strike
• protest
• visit
Union leaders have agreed to call off the 
strike.
He has called off his visit to Texas.
carry out
• examination
• experiment
• investigation
• search
Experts are carrvina out an investiaation 
into the accident.
Officers carried out a search of all the cells.
come under
• attack
• criticism
• pressure
• strain
Her policies have come under a lot of 
criticism.
He came under a lot of pressure to resian.
come up with
• answer
• suggestion
• excuse
• theory
Every week he comes up with a new excuse 
for being late.
She came up with a aood theorv about whv 
these children are hard to teach.
deal with
• issue
• problem
• incident
• complaint
Mv iob is to deal with complaints from 
customers.
Police were called to deal with the incident.
enter into
• agreement
• alliance
• arrangement
• partnership
Thev entered into a Iona-term aareement to 
rent the property.
His partv entered into an alliance with the 
socialists.
face up to
• truth
• fact
• reality
• responsibility
He decided to return home and face up to 
his responsibilities.
1 had to face up to the fact that 1 might 
never see him again.
find out
• truth
• answer
• information
• cause
\Ne eventually found out the truth about 
what happened.
Where can 1 find out the information 1 need?
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A ppendix 3
phrasal verb
noun collocations
examples
get over
• shock
He never oof 
over 
the death of his wife.
• death
• disappointment
• surprise
She didn't win, but she 
got over 
her 
disappointment fairlv quicklv.
lay off
• employee
We were forced to 
lay o ff 
staff.
• staff
• worker
The factory has 
la id o ff 
half its workers.
make up
• bulk
Household waste 
makes up 
a small
• majority
proportion of the total.
• rest
• proportion
Family law 
m akes up 
the bulk of my work.
pass on
• message
David 
passed on 
vour messaae to me.
• tip
• information
• knowledge
We 
passed on 
all the information we had to 
the police.
pay off
• money
We used the monev to 
paw o ff 
our debts.
• debt
• loan
We soon 
p aid o ff 
the loan.
• mortgage
put forward
• idea
Thev 
put forw ard 
a proposal to build a new
• proposal
bridge.
• argument
• suggestion
She 
put forw ard 
the araument that torture 
is wrong in any circumstance.
sell off
• assets
They were forced to 
sell o ff 
most of their
• land
assets.
• property
• business
We 
so ld o ff 
our business.
set up
• business
He has plans to 
set ud 
his own business.
• company
• commission
• meeting
The aovernment has 
set up 
a commission to 
investigate the affair.
take out
• mortgage
We 
took out 
a loan to buy the car.
• loan
• insurance
She 
took out 
a lease on a buildina in the citv 
centre.
• lease
work out
• compromise
There was disagreement over the money, but
• solution
eventually thev 
worked out 
a compromise.
• details
• arrangement
We 
worked out 
an arranaement to cover the 
holiday period.

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Answ er key
1 Basic actions
2 Actions with an object
Exercise 1
Exercise 1
1 E
3 B
5 D
1 D
3 B 
5 E
2
C
4 A
2 F
4 A 
6
C
Exercise 2
Exercise 2
1
back
3 back
5 on
1
up
4 at 
7 down
2
in
4 into
6
in
2
back
5 on 
8
up
Exercise 3
3 into
6
together
1 D
3 E
5 B
Exercise 3
2 C
4 F
6
A
1 F
4 T 
7 T
Exercise 4
2 T
5 F 
8
F
1 D
3 B
3 F
6
F
2 A
4 D
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
1 C
3 A 
5 E
1
sat down
4 laid the book down
2 D
4 B
2
stood up
5 ran out
Exercise 5
3 got up
6
get out
1 E
3 F 
5 A
Exercise 
6
2 B
4 C 
6
D
1
got out
4 moving up
Exercise 
6
2
get up
5 laid (it) down
1 E
3 F 
5 D
3 ran in
6
got off
2
C
4 B 
6
A
Exercise 7
Exercise 7
1
turn back
4 go back
1
let in
4 put together
2
go into
5 get up
2
put back
5 throw away
3 move down
6
sit down
3 lit up
6
looking for
Exercise 
8
Exercise 
8
SKI SAFELY!
• 1 arrived very late at the hotel last night, and the doors
You must always sit down while using the chairlift.