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Phrasal verb Unit 36+37

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(phr.v) bail out

a)

help a person or organisation to get out of difficulty by giving them money

b)

spend a lot very quickly

c)

use a lot of sth, especially money

d)

cost a particular amount of money, usually a large amount

2.

It took him just a few months to ... all the money his father left him.

a)

bail out

b)

cough up

c)

break into

d)

run through

3.

(phr.v) Meaning: (informal) provide money, often unwillingly

a)

plough back

b)

square up

c)

cough up

d)

gobble up

4.

(phr.v) Meaning: reduce the size of a debt by earning money to pay for it

a)

pay into

b)

work off

c)

roll in

d)

set back

5.

He has been ... a private pension scheme for 30 years.

a)

coming into

b)

rolling in

c)

paying into

d)

squaring up

6.

Profits are being ... into the company to allow expansion.

a)

bailed out

b)

rolled in

c)

gobbled up

d)

ploughed back

7.

Once our business gets started, the money will be ... .

a)

setting back

b)

squaring up

c)

rolling in

d)

coming into

8.

Buying a car unfortunately ... more than I had anticipated.

a)

put me aside

b)

set me back

c)

ran me through

d)

work me off

9.

You will certainly ... some money on your gran's death.

a)

cough up

b)

bail out

c)

come into

d)

set back

10.

I want to put off ... my savings for as long as I can.

a)

carrying forward

b)

breaking into

c)

renting out

d)

cleaning out

11.

Buying our new house has completely ... .

a)

carried us forward

b)

cleaned us out

c)

set us back

d)

square us up

12.

(phr.v) Meaning: make a place (or a person) look tidier

a)

chuck away

b)

smarten up

c)

put out

d)

mop up

13.

You'll need to buy a suit and ... a bit for the interview.

a)

clutter up

b)

clean up after

c)

plump up

d)

smarten up

14.

(phr.v) Meaning: fill sth in an untidy or badly organised way

a)

chuck away

b)

plump up

c)

clutter up

d)

do out

15.

(phr.v) straighten up

a)

become relaxed and happy in new surroundings

b)

fill a hole so that nothing can pass through it

c)

make tidy

d)

decorate

16.

They ... with balloons and streamers ready for the party.

a)

pulled the room up

b)

parted the room

c)

did the room out

d)

cleaned the room up after

17.

You will make the sofa look more comfortable if you ... the cushions.

a)

plump up

b)

mop up

c)

part with

d)

clutter up

18.

There's milk on the floor over there - could you get a cloth and ... ?

a)

block it up

b)

chuck it out

c)

settle it in

d)

mop it up

19.

The bookcase was too big for our new flat, so we had to ... .

a)

put it up

b)

wash it down

c)

part with it

d)

settle it in

20.

The kids always ... the hall up with school bags and coats and stuff.

a)

lock

b)

clutter

c)

do

d)

straighten