⭐️Stress and Linking in Phrasal Verbs⭐️

I didn’t hear you clearly. Could you please __________ up?

• a) talk

• b) speak

• c) tell

• d) say

Answer explanation

Speak up means to speak in a louder voice so that people can hear you.

After a long day, I like to________ down and read a book.

• a) get

• b) lie

• c) sat

• d) stay

Answer explanation

Lie down means: To move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:

-He lie down on the bed to relax.

She________her keys and had to go back home to get them.

• a) left out

• b) left behind

• c) left over

Answer explanation

Left behind: to leave a place without taking someone or something with you

When a phrasal verb is being used as a _____________ the first word is stressed.

• a) noun or pronoun

• b) noun or adverb

• c) noun or adjective

• d) noun or verb phrase

• c) non of the options

Native speakers will naturally ________ the words together, so they’ll sound like just ONE word.

• a) separate

• b) say more slowly

• d) blend or link

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to c____m herself d___n.

(Complete answer please)