Phrasal Verbs

10-2. On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with nouns from this unit.
1. At the party, the children ate in the living room, and the __________________ ate in the
dining room.
2. The boss said, “One more __________________ and you’re fired.”
3. The reporter discovered that the mayor was taking __________________ from the
construction company.
4. Every year at this time the king gives __________________ to the poor.
5. Ned will be my __________________ while I’m on my honeymoon.
6. The teacher prepared a __________________ to give to the students.
7. The CEO said he regretted the __________________ , but there was no other way for
the company to avoid bankruptcy.
8. The team lost every game of the season and suffered a 60 percent __________________
in attendance.
9. The president called the general and gave him the _________________ for the attack.
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10-3. On a separate piece of paper, write three sentences using the objects in
parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.
1. You haven’t filled in. (all the spaces, them)
2. Is the teacher handing out? (the tests, them)
3. The company is going to lay off. (my brother, him)
4. I’m sorry I screwed up. (your plan, it)
10-4. On a separate piece of paper, write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs,
participle adjectives, and nouns from this unit. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the
correct tense and person.
1. I wasn’t sure if my plan would work, and I thought about it for a long time before I
finally decided to try it. What did I do with my plan?
2. The secretary gave me an application and told me to put the correct information in the
spaces. What did the secretary tell me to do?
3. In Question 2, how would you describe the application after I put the correct information
in the spaces?
4. The mechanic is trying to fix my car’s transmission, but she’s making a lot of mistakes.
What is the mechanic doing to my car’s transmission?
5. In Question 4, how would you describe the transmission after the mechanic finishes
fixing it?
6. You give $3,000 to the mayor every month so that he will give your company city
business. What do you do every month?
7. In Question 6, what is the $3,000 that you give to the mayor every month?
8. Business is bad at Nancy’s company, and they told her that they don’t need her anymore.
What happened to Nancy?
9. The hotel clerk forgot to call me in the morning to wake me up, so I was late for a very
important meeting. What did the hotel clerk do to me?
10. I was born in Hawaii, and I lived there until I was eighteen. What did I do in Hawaii?
11. Sally’s parents told her she can’t watch a TV show because it’s for adults. What did
Sally’s parents tell her about the TV show?
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12. New home construction will decrease if there is a recession. What will new home
construction do if there is a recession?
13. In Question 12, if there is a decrease in new home construction, what would it be called?
14. Timmy was teasing Susie all day until his mother told him to stop. What did Timmy’s
mother tell him to do?
15. Ali is doing Omar’s job while Omar is on vacation. What is Ali doing?
16. Blankets and boxes of food will be given to the people whose homes were destroyed by
the tornado. What will be done with the blankets and boxes of food?
17. Sarah had to answer the phone while she was watching a TV show. After she returned to
the TV room, Sarah’s friend Sally told Sarah everything she had missed. What did Sally
do for Sarah?