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Phrasal Nouns: Verb First

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After insisting he could negotiate a new deal, he was forced into a ____down

a)

back

b)

break

c)

climb

d)

come

2.

After years of research into a cure for the disease, they have finally had a ______through.

a)

back

b)

break

c)

climb

d)

come

3.

After ten years out of the sport, he's made an amazing ____back and reached the final.

a)

come

b)

let

c)

mix

d)

rip

4.

Family ____-ups increase the risk of childhood depression

a)

back

b)

break

c)

climb

d)

come

5.

I find musicals a bit of a ____-off. They're just not my cup of tea.

a)

rip

b)

set

c)

turn

d)

write

6.

I'm afraid there's been a bit of a ____-up. I think I've got your case and you've got mine.

a)

come

b)

let

c)

mix

d)

rip

7.

I've only been in the job a couple of weeks, so I still don't really know the ____-up

a)

rip

b)

set

c)

turn

d)

write

8.

It was a bit of a ____-down when my friends cancelled at the last minute.

a)

come

b)

mix

c)

let

d)

rip

9.

Nobody was hurt in the accident, but my car's a complete ____-off

a)

rip

b)

set

c)

turn

d)

write

10.

The police called for ____up when they were unable to cope with the violent crowd.

a)

back

b)

break

c)

climb

d)

come

11.

She pretended she liked her present, but her expression was a real ____away.

a)

break

b)

give

c)

go

d)

hold

e)

make

12.

Sorry, we're going to be about 20 minutes late. There's a ____-up on the motorway.

a)

break

b)

give

c)

go

d)

hold

e)

make

13.

There was a really good ____out for the march -over 50,000 people.

a)

melt

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

turn

e)

write

14.

The shop's had a ____over and it's now much more modern.

a)

break

b)

give

c)

go

d)

hold

e)

make

15.

The team suffered a major ____back when their captain was injured.

a)

melt

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

turn

e)

write

16.

There has been a ____down in communication between the government and the unions.

a)

break

b)

give

c)

go

d)

hold

e)

make

17.

We chose the restaurant because it had a really good ____-up on Tripadvisor.

a)

melt

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

turn

e)

write

18.

We're just waiting to be given the ____-ahead before we start working on the new project.

a)

break

b)

give

c)

go

d)

hold

e)

make

19.

We're on ____by for the evening flight -let's hope there are some free seats.

a)

melt

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

turn

e)

write

20.

When my boss saw the sales figures, she had a complete ____down and sarted shouting at us.

a)

melt

b)

set

c)

stand

d)

turn

e)

write

21.

$150 for a T-shirt? That's a complete ____ -off!

a)

rip

b)

set

c)

turn

d)

write