Phrasal verbs exercise 2

Phrasal verbs exerciseComplete the following sentences using appropriate phrasal verbs.. our personal differences and work for the common good.. a lot of hard work if you want to be a su

Phrasal verbs exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate phrasal verbs

1 The offer was too good to ………

a) pass up

b) pass out

c) pass away

d) pass on

e) put aside

2 Let’s ……… our personal differences and work for the common good

a) put aside

b) put away

c) put down

d) put back

e) put about

3 I don’t like it when you ……… in front of your friends

a) put me down

b) put me off

c) put me about

d) put me across

e) put me away

4 You will have to ……… a lot of hard work if you want to be a successful entrepreneur

a) put in

b) put off

c) put on

d) put out

e) put away

Answers

1 pass up

To pass something up is to discard it To pass out is to lose consciousness To pass away is to die To pass on is

to give something to another person To put aside is to save something for future use

2 put aside

To put differences aside is to stop considering them To put something away is to put it where it is usually kept To put something down is to place it somewhere To put something back is to return it to where it was To put

something about is to spread it

3 put me down

To put someone down is to criticize them To put somebody off is to make them not like something or somebody This expression is not usually used with people To put a message across is to express it in such a way that people can understand it This expression is not used with people To put somebody away is to send them to

4 put in

To put in effort is to work hard on something To put something off is to postpone it To put on clothes is to wear them To put out fire is to extinguish it To put something away is to save it for future use

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