PHRASAL VERBS

Put the phrasal verbs into correct sentences. Use each only once.

1. Alex’s been __________ his keys for an hour but he hasn’t found them yet.

2. She doesn’t want to go to the airport alone. She wants her friends to __________ her ________.

3. It’s getting late. I think we have to __________on our journey now.

4. You have to __________this application form to get a full membership.

5. I __________suddenly when I saw Carlos on the side of the stadium. His car had __________ and he was trying to repair it.

6. I can’t hear the radio. Can you please_________it___________?

7. Claire really __________ her mother, she has the same eyes and hair.

8. Could you please _________ me ________ when you learn the result of the test?

9. The teacher ________ Kerim ______ for not bringing his books to the class.

10. A: I have to spend the night in the city because I have an appointment in the morning.

B: Don’t worry we’ll _________ you ________ for the night.

11. The fire spread very quickly but the firemen were able to _________ it _______.

12. Orkun __________ a lot of suggestions at the meeting but none of them were accepted.

13. If we invite all your friends, the food will __________ and we will have no food for the next week.

14. It was very easy to ________ Aylin ________ in the crowd because she was wearing a bright green jumper.

15. The soldiers tried to __________ the bridge ________ but there weren’t enough explosives.

16. While I was walking down the main street I __________ one of my old friends. We talked about old days for hours.

17. Jack is really very attractive and he __________ from the rest among other people because of his appearance.

18. Kate got fed up with working for other people. As a result, she decided to __________ her own business.

19. They had to __________ all the flights ________ because of the thick fog.

20. It’s freezing outside. You’d better _________ a jacket __________.

21. I finish work at 5 but I’ll __________ until half past five to meet you.

22. Lugano fell a sleep after the plane __________ because he had taken some sleeping bills.

23. Veronica __________ in a village near Manchester. Since her parents died in an accident when she was two, her uncle and aunt ________ her ________.

KEY

1. looking for  2. see me off  3. set off 4. fill in  5. pulled up / broken down  6. turn it up  7. takes after  8. call me up  9. told Kerim off  10. puy you up11. put it out  12. put forward  13. run out  14. pick Aylin out  15. blow the bridge up  16. bumped into  17. stands out  18. set up  19. put the concert off  20. put a jacket on 21. hang on  22. took off  23. grew up / brought her up

Fill in the blanks with ONE word only.

A) Tolga was __________(1) overweight and naughty. “You __________(2) exercise more and eat less,” his mother

advised __________(3) she didn’t want him to get __________(4) illnesses. However, he refused to listen and

continued eating __________(5).

One day, while Tolga was jogging __________(6) gym class, he collapsed. His teacher __________(7) him to

the doctor and called his parents. At the clinic, the doctor said that he was overweight and his heart was not

working well ________(8). The doctor advised her to ___________(9) weight in order to prevent a serious heart

disorder. Tolga was __________(10) afraid that he started to do exercise and eat less.

B) Everybody needs a place to live in. We need to shelter ourselves __________(1) the rain, the hot sun, strong

winds and the snow. Man learned to make shelters for __________(2) a long time ago. First, they lived in

caves. __________(3), they made their caves into better homes with doors and windows. After that, they used

materials such as wood and mud to ___________(4) their houses. Some even used snow and ice. In more

recent times, men have learned to use these materials to make __________(5) homes than those they

__________(6) to live in many years ago.

Key

A) 1. too/both 2. should  3. because  4. any  5. fatty/junk/fast  6. during / at  7. took  8. enough  9. lose  10.so

B) 1. from  2. themselves  3. Then  4. build  5. better  6. used

Exercise1. Complete the sentences with because / so.

1. Perez can’t help you at the moment __________ he is busy.

2. Bill has got a lot of money __________ he can buy a plane.

3. I haven’t got much time ___________ I can’t go out with you.

4. Lydia is an intelligent girl__________ she is able to solve these math problems.

5. They can’t go abroad _____________ they haven’t got a passport.

6. Alex has seriously injured __________ he won’t be play in the following match.

7. We can’t understand his French__________ he speaks very fast.

8. He forgot to set up the alarm clock ___________he was late to the meeting.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with although.

1. Murat didn’t wake up. The telephone rang many times.

____________________________________________________.

2. Kazim didn’t play in the match. He recovered from an injury.

____________________________________________________.

3. It was snowing. I drove without snow chains.

_____________________________________________________.

4. Carlos took a nap. He still feels very tired.

____________________________________________________.

5. Peter didn’t get hurt. He fell down the stairs.

_____________________________________________________.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences by yourself.

1. Although I wasn’t thirsty _______________________________.

2. My shirt still has coffee stains on it although _________________________.

3. Although my father is a careful driver _________________________________.

4. The refree showed him a red card because ______________________________.

5. They played very well so ______________________________________________.

Example:  All the flights are temporarily cancelled. The weather is foggy.

Because of: All the flights are temporarily cancelled because of the foggy weather.

Because: All the flights are temporarily cancelled because the weather is foggy.

As a result: The weather is foggy. As a result, all the flights are temporarily cancelled.

Since: Since the weather is foggy, all the flights are temporarily cancelled.

1. Miguel was very busy yesterday. He helped me.

Despite the fact that:________________________________________________.

Although:__________________________________________________________.

However:__________________________________________________________.

2. Sinem exercises vigorously. She can’t lose weight.

Although:  _________________________________________________________.

Despite the fact that: ________________________________________________.

However: __________________________________________________________.

3. Visitors are not allowed to park here. It is a private parking area.

Since: _____________________________________________________________.

Because of: ________________________________________________________.

Due to: ___________________________________________________________.

4. Jack can’t lift the box. He is very strong.

In spite of:___________________________________________________________.

However: ____________________________________________________________.

But: _________________________________________________________________.

5. Gabriel is rich. Simone is poor.

Whereas: ______________________________________________________________.

In contrast to: _________________________________________________________.

Unlike: _______________________________________________________________.

Complete this conversation.  Use the simple or the infinitive form of the verbs in parentheses.

Murat              Let’s go (go) to the cinema tonight.  I want 1____________ (see) Saw V

Aylin               Well, we need 2____________ (find) a baby-sitter first.

Murat              ___________3 (call) my mother.  She usually likes 4 ___________ (baby-sit) for her grandson.  Cenk likes 5_________ (play) at Grandma’s home.

Aylin               OK, but somebody needs 6___________ (do) the cleaning first.

Murat              7____________ (do) the , then let’s 8___________ (go) to the movie.

Aylin               Fine, but you have 9__________ (help) me.

Murat              Well, I don’t really want 10___________ (do)cleaning.

Aylin               And I don’t want 11____________ (see) Saw V.  Let’s 12___________ (stay) home.  Let’s 13____________ (hire)) DVDs.

Key: 1.to see  2. to find  3. Call  4. baby-sitting  5. playing  6. to do  7. Do  8. go  9. to help 10. to do 11. to see  12. stay  13. hire

Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs below. Use the correct tense form.

look for—-break down—–find out—-bump into—–look after——pull up

pin up—–call up——-look at——set off—–turn out—–call at

1. Alex was two hours late for the meeting because his wife’s car ____________ on the way to her school.

2. If she __________ in time, she would have crashed the car in front of her.

3. While they were doing a research in the jungle, they __________ that there were a lot of different species of plants and insects.

4. When Aylin saw her surname ___________on the noticeboard, she went to her teacher’s room to learn what the problem was.

5. The plane to Ankara __________at 06.20 on Monday so I must be at the check-in one hour before the flight time.

6. I am really worried about my grandfather’s operation. Do you think you could ___________ when the operation is over?

7. While we were walking around the stadium, we ____________ Roberto Carlos.

8. I am tired of __________ my nephews. They are really naughty.

9. As it is an important thing, I can’t speak it on the phone. However, if you are at home this evening, I __________ and discuss the matter with you.

10. As soon as he __________ this matter from my point of view, he’ll understand why I have refused his offer.

11. He ___________ the sales report which he has just written but he can’t find it anywhere.

12. After I made a joke about losing my wallet, it suprisingly _____________ to be true.

KEY: 1. broke down / had broken down  2. hadn’t pulled up  3. found out  4. pinned up  5. sets off  6. call me up  7. bumped into  8. looking after  9.will call at  10.looks at  11.is looking for  12. turned out

1. Anelka used to playing in Fenerbahçe.

________________________________________________________.

2. When I was in Cunda, Ayvalik, I used work in an olive oil factory.

________________________________________________________.

3. I didn’t used to watch horror films very much.

_________________________________________________________.

4. Used he to drink Turkish coffee?

________________________________________________________.

5. Did you used to live alone before you got married?

________________________________________________________.

Anelka in Fenerbahçe

Cunda, Turkey

KEY

1. Anelka used to play in Fenerbahce.

2. When I was in Cunda, Ayval?k, I used to work…………

3. I didn’t use to……………

4. Did he use to drink…………….?

5. Did you use to live…?

Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the simple present or used to.

1. I ___________(not play) computer games when I was a child, but now I ____________ (play) a lot of games in the evenings.

2. Mike _____________ (not smoke) before going to the army.

3. There _____________ (be) three parks in our village, but now now there ___________(be) only one.

4. Murat ____________(like) cheeseburgers, but now he ____________(eat) healthty food.

5. She _____________(not cook) before she got married, but now she ___________(cook) every evening.

6. Alex ______________ (not have) a mobile phone, but now he ___________ (send) text messages easily.

7. When I was single, I _____________(have) big parties in my house, but now I ___________(watch) TV in the evenings.

8. When I was in Istanbul, I ___________ (watch) Fenerbahçe’s matches at the stadium. Now I ___________ (watch) on TV every weekend.

9. A: _____________ you ____________ (drink) a glass of milk every morning when you were a child?

B: Yes, I did, but now I ______________ (drink) a cup of coffee every morning.

10. My sister_____________(love) classical music, but she ____________(hate) it when she was younger.

KEY: 1. didn’t use to play / plays  2. didn’t use to smoke  3. used to be / is  4. used to like / eats  5. didn’t use to / cooks  6. didn’t use to have / sends  7. used to have / watch  8. used to watch / watch 9. Did you use to drink / drink  10. loves / used to hate

Choose the correct answer

1. Murat decided to give up smoking _________he had had a heart attack two times.

a) in case    b) although    c) because   d) even if

2. ____________ she was walking along the garden, she found a very rare flower.

a) because  b) provided that  c) so that   d) while

3. ____________ my father woke up, he realised that he had forgotten to turn off the lights.

a) when  b) unless   c) while   d) even though

4. __________ he behaves well, Mary will never talk to him.

a) although  b) unless   c) if    d) in the even that

5. __________ my best friend Hasan five years older than me, he looks very young.

a) until   b) when  c) although  d) because

6. __________ they have passed the stamina test, they can get their scuba diving licence.

a) Now that   b) Even though   c) Unless   d) When

7. I have decided to buy a car ____________ I can go to work easily.

a) in case   b) so that   c) provided that   d) although

8. Merve looks at her husband _________ she hasn’t seen him before.

a) as if   b) when   c) although   d) because

9. The soldiers in the camp will be punished ___________ they didn’t obey the rules.

a) although  b) because  c) even if   d) however

10. You must wear your helmet while riding a motorbike, __________ you may hurt seriously in case of an accident.

a) but   b) although  c) even though  d) otherwise

11. __________ you are in top form, your coach always shows you respect.

a) Unless   b) As long as  c) Although  d) As if

12. __________ Jale did the ironing, _____________ she had also prepared the breakfast.

a) not only / but  b) not had only / but  c) not only had / but  d) not only have / but

13. I don’t want to invite Kemal to the party ___________ he always talks about nonsense things.

a) although  b) even if  c) despite  d) because

14. I’m going to work harder __________ I can be promoted.

a) when   b) so that   c) because   d) in spite of

15. She was very exhausted ____________ she didn’t stop working.

a) but   b) unless   c) although   d) because 

Key: 1.c  2. d  3. a 4. b 5. c  6.a  7.b  8.a  9.b  10.d  11.b  12. a  13. d  14. b  15. a

There are a lot of phrases in which a particular verb is used together with a particular noun. Check the examples:

Let’s make a cake.

She’s doing her homework at the moment.

We use make in sentenes about creating or producing something:

Mustafa made some coffee and watched TV.

My mother always makes sandwiches.

We often use do in sentences about working, or about doing particular jobs.

He did a great job last week.

I never do the ironning.

EXPRESSIONS with MAKE and DO

MAKE

an appointment, an arrangement, the beds, a cake, certain, changes, coffee, a deal with somebody, a decision, a discovery, an effort, an excuse, a fortune, an impression, improvements, a joke, a mess, a mistake, money, a noise, an offer, peace, preparations, progress, a success of something, sure, a translation, trouble, war, friendsi dinner, someone laugh / cry, up your mind, etc..

DO

the cleaning, one’s best / worst, business with somebody, a crossword, damage to, one’s duty, an exercise, an experiment, good, one’s hair, harm, homework, the housework, a job, lessons, a service, something for a living, miracles (for), research, right/wrong, the shopping, translation, the washing up, some work, a course, nothing, the washing, a degree, an exam, someone a favour, etc..