Phrasal Verbs

unit. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and person.
1. Heather thinks she’s so high-class. She _____________ _____________ other people all
the time.
2. The situation _____________ _____________ after the cease-fire was declared.
3. The sun comes up around 6:00, and it _____________ _____________ around 8:00.
4. Here’s the list of candidates for the promotion. Let’s _____________ _____________
the list and decide.
5. The airlines were told that they must _____________ the noise level _____________ to
150 decibels.
6. The sun broke through the storm clouds, and the strong winds _____________
_____________.
7. I saw a tow truck looking for illegally parked cars, so I _____________ _____________
to my car and moved it.
8. My office is on the ninetieth floor, so sometimes it takes me fifteen minutes to
_____________ _____________ to the lobby.
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9. It’s hard to write sympathy notes. I never know what to _____________
_____________.
10. The company tried to reduce benefits, but they _____________ _____________ when
the union threatened to go on strike.
11. The Appalachian Trail starts in Maine and _____________ all the way _____________
to Georgia.
12. Don’t _____________ the baby _____________ there—she might fall.
13. If you _____________ $100,000 _____________ on that house, you won’t need a very
large mortgage.
14. My father was an alcoholic who never _____________ _____________ a job for more
than a few months.
15. The union’s proposal to reduce the workweek to four days didn’t _____________
_____________ well with the company.
16. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to _____________ _____________ a
new set of regulations regarding seafood inspection.
17. Nicholas feels that his criminal record is _____________ him _____________ and
preventing him from moving up in his company.
18. Those boxes are too heavy for you. _____________ them _____________ and let me
carry them for you.
19. A pedestrian was _____________ _____________ by a truck on Lincoln Avenue.
20. The stock exchange had to stop trading when its computers ___________ ___________.
21. _____________ a jet _____________ on an aircraft carrier at night is very difficult.
22. Someone left this flashlight on all night, and the batteries have _____________
_____________.
23. What are you so worried about? Just _____________ _____________—everything’s
going to be all right.
24. The price of computers has ___________ ___________ dramatically in the last few
years.