Phrasal Verbs

The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for ideas from the local residents.

• renovate

• purchase

• demolish

• maintain

Although he is my friend, I find it hard to ___________ his selfishness.

• put up with

• catch up with

• keep up with

• come down with

We expected him at eight but he finally ______ at midnight.

• turned up

• came off

• came to

• turned in

You will have to _______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.

• put aside

• call off

• back out

• cut down

Jack found it hard to ________ the loss of his little dog.

• get over

• put off

• get along

• turn over

Granny is completely deaf. You will have to _____ allowances for her.

• bring

• find

• give

• make

Many people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____ public places.

• the - the

• the - 0

• 0 - the

• 0 - 0

Whole villages were _____ by the floods last year.

• come up

• looked after

• taken out

• wiped out

She didn't enjoy her first year at college because she failed to _______ her new friends.

• come in for

• look down on

• go down with

• get on with

In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ______ in the northern parts of the country.

• turned out

• rose up

• broke out

• came up