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Phrasal Verbs B2.3 Unit 4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you don't study hard, you will ______________, so make sure that you ______________ your effort in class.

a)

suit to; identify with

b)

flunk out; improve on

c)

catch up; flunk out

d)

read up on; improve on

2.

I haven't seen my best friend for months. We have so much to ______________ on.

a)

read up on

b)

catch up

c)

suit to

d)

try for

3.

David works out a lot at the gym and does extreme sports, so he can _______________ people who have made similar sacrifices.

a)

identify with

b)

improve on

c)

suit to

d)

try for

4.

I am trying to _______________ my awareness of British history by ________________ key events involving my nation.

a)

improve on; reading up on

b)

suit to; reading up on

c)

pencil in; reading up on

d)

try for; reading up on

5.

People whom we ______________ may be those who have achieved what we wish to achieve by _______________ our flaws.

a)

read up on; suiting to

b)

suit to; improving on

c)

identify with; improving on

d)

read up on; trying for

6.

I'm expecting a delivery today, so would you _______________ the doorbell while I am out? I am going to a cafe to ______________ with my best friend. See you later.

a)

catch up; identify with

b)

try for; identify with

c)

pencil in; flunk out

d)

listen for; catch up

7.

You might say that electronic books are ______________ people with busy lives because you can read them practically anywhere.

a)

tried for

b)

improved on

c)

identified with

d)

suited to

8.

Martin is going to ____________ a job as a security guard, but I don't think he is ____________ that kind of work.

a)

identify with; tried for

b)

try for; suited to

c)

improve on; penciled in

d)

read up on; improved on

9.

We had this secretary who never ____________ any of the manager's appointments and he got so mad at her. She said she would _____________ this, but he ended up firing her.

a)

listened for; pencil in

b)

caught up; listen for

c)

penciled in; improve on

d)

read up on; try for

10.

Doing literary research at our university is ____________ students who enjoy ______________ famous literary characters.

a)

suited to; reading up on

b)

tried for; listening for

c)

improved on; catching up

d)

penciled in; trying for

11.

After Michael unsuccessfully ______________ the vacant position of regional manager, they told him that he needed to ______________ his IT skills.

a)

pencil in; identify with

b)

flunk out; catch up

c)

identify with; read up on

d)

tried for; improve on

12.

I've spent a lot of time recently ______________ my physical wellbeing, so I need to _____________ on my studies.

a)

reading up on; pencil in

b)

improving on; catch up

c)

identifying with; flunk out

d)

suiting to; catch up

13.

Write a sentence that uses the phrasal verb 'suit to'.

4 lines
14.

Write a sentence that uses the verb + preposition 'listen for'.

4 lines
15.

Write a sentence that uses the phrasal verb 'identify with'.

4 lines
16.

How do you feel about these phrasal verbs?

a)

I understand all of them and can use them in sentences of my own and when I speak.

b)

I understand what they mean but I don't know how to use them in sentences of my own or when I speak.

c)

I understand a few of them and know how to use them in a sentence and sometimes when I speak.

d)

I understand a few of them but don't know how to use them in a sentence or when I speak.