Phrasal Verbs

4-4. REVIEW On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with these phrasal
verbs from previous units. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and
person. To check their meanings, review the unit number given after each one.
build up, 2
fall for, 2
give in, 1
pull through
cheer up, 1
figure out, 1
pass away, 1
show up, 1
1. My father said, “I _____________ _____________ your mother on our first date, and we
got married three months later.”
2. Noura was married for 32 years, but her husband _____________ _____________ about
seven years ago.
3. My ex-husband _____________ _____________ at my door asking for money.
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4. These instructions don’t make any sense at all. I can’t _____________ them
_____________.
5. After Aunt Mary’s stroke, her chances didn’t look good, but she _____________
_____________.
6. My daughter begged me to let her get her ears pierced, and I finally _____________
_____________.
7. After Manuela became sales manager, she _____________ annual sales _____________
from $4 million to $23 million in less than five years.
8. I’m tired of listening to you complain. If you don’t _____________ _____________, I’m
going to go home.
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Unit 5
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Stress in Two-Word Phrasal Verbs, Part 1
When a word (or syllable in a word with more than one syllable) is stressed, it means that
native speakers say that word or syllable a little more strongly and with a slightly higher
pitch (the level of their voice). Learning the stress patterns that native speakers use when
they say phrasal verbs will you help to use them more effectively and will also help you to
be more easily understood by native speakers.
In general, how a phrasal verb is stressed (shown here with capital letters) depends on
whether it is separable or inseparable and whether it is transitive (it requires an object) or
intransitive (it cannot have an object). Some phrasal verbs can be both transitive and
intransitive.