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Phrasal verb particles
For
each of the six questions choose the one
correct answer. There are two
possible answers for question 5.
1. When
she died, she gave ________ all her money to a
charity for cats.
a) away
b) out
c) on
d) off
2. You
boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you.
a) on
b) to
c) away
d) out
3.
Ouch! He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken
his shoulder.
a) off
b) away
c) out
of
d) down
4.
Would you mind taking ________ your shoes when you
come inside?
a) away
b) on
c) off
d) out
5. I
don’t feel like cooking, let’s order a
take-________.
a) out
b) up
c) in
d) away
6. Can
you pick ________ a few things in the supermarket?
We need milk,
bread
and loo rolls.
a) off
b) in
c) up
d) away
Phrasal verb particles answers
1.
a) away - If you give something
away, you offer something without charging
for it. Correct
b) out - If you give something out,
you distribute it, e.g. the teacher gave out the
students’ books.
c) on - ‘Give on’ does not exist.
d) off - Something can give off a
terrible smell.
2.
a) on - You can walk on something,
e.g. They went for a romantic walk on the
beach.
b) to - He walked to the shops
because he needed the exercise.
c) away - ‘Walk away’ from someone
is the opposite of walk towards to
someone. Correct
d) out - You can walk out of a room,
or walk out of a relationship, e.g. He walked
out after 15 years of marriage.
3.
a) off - You get on a bike or
a horse, so therefore you fall off.
b) away - ‘Fallen away’ is not
correct.
c) out of - ‘Out of’ is the opposite
of ‘in’ e.g. The baby fell out of the pram!
d) down - Someone can fall down, but
not fall down something
4.
a) away - If you take something
away, you move it to another place.
b) on - You can put on your shoes,
but what’s the opposite of put on?
c) off – You take “off” what you put
“on”. Correct
d) out - If you take something out,
you put it outside.
5. Two answers are possible for this
question
a) out - ‘Take out’ is correct, but
is mainly used in American English – what do
we say in British English? Correct
b) up - ‘Take up’ is not correct.
c) in - If you take something in,
you understand it. E.g. I couldn’t take in the bit
about computers – it was too
complicated.
d) away - Take-away is a verb but in
this case a noun (it can also be an
adjective – take-away food). Correct
6.
a) off - ‘Pick off’ is not correct.
b) in - ‘Pick in’ is not correct.
c) up - If you pick something up you
buy, collect or get it. E.g. I’ll pick up the
children from school.
d) away - ‘Pick away’ is not
correct.
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