Phrasal Verbs

40-2. On a separate piece of paper, write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs
and nouns from this unit. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and person.
1. They’re not following the original plan. What aren’t they doing?
2. I took some aspirin, and my headache was gone for a while, but now I have a headache
again. What did my headache do?
3. You started to cry suddenly and loudly. What did you do?
4. Hank was supposed to meet with his lawyer in the morning, but he didn’t go because he
wanted to sleep late. What did Hank do to his meeting with his parole officer?
5. The hotel desk clerk didn’t tell me he had canceled my reservation by mistake. Instead
he invented a lot of crazy excuses that he knew weren’t true. What did the hotel desk
clerk do?
6. Todd’s sister was very upset, and he asked what the problem was, but she told him to
leave her alone. What did Todd’s sister ask him to do?
7. Skiing is what Heather likes more than anything. How does Heather feel about skiing?
8. Everyone in the factory was busy, so when the delivery truck came, David was forced to
unload it by himself. What happened to David?
9. Nancy began talking about joining the Peace Corps. What did Nancy do?
10. The number of people with malaria decreased, but now the number is increasing every
year. What is malaria doing?
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11. Poverty is a problem that never decreases or disappears. What doesn’t poverty do?
12. You went on a business trip three weeks ago, and you haven’t returned yet. What haven’t
you done yet?
13. There was a fire in Ned’s office, so he ran to various places looking for a fire
extinguisher. What did Ned do?
14. It would be nice to leave this city for a week or two. What would be nice?
15. When I was young, my parents taught me to believe in the golden rule. What did my
parents do?