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Trouble!with!Phrasal!Verbs!
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Draw!a!line!from!the!underlined!phrasal!verbs!on!the!left!to!one!of!the!definitions!on!the!
right.!Some!phrasal!verbs!look!the!same!but!have!different!meanings,!so!make!sure!to!look!
at!the!context!of!the!sentence.!!Use!a!dictionary!if!necessary.!The!first!one!is!done!for!you.!
1. Terrorists!claimed!credit!for!blowing!up!a!car!bomb.!
2. Please!completely!fill!out!the!application.!!
3. Buy!your!tickets!for!the!concert!now!before!it!fills!
up.!
4. When!the!store!opened,!it!gave!away!a!free!TV!to!the!
first!100!customers.!!
5. !Before!all!the!crude!oil!in!the!world!is!used!up,!we!
will!have!to!think!about!alternative!fuel!sources.!
complete!a!form!
fill!to!capacity!
exhaust,!use!completely!
give!something!to!someone!
for!free!
explode!
6. My!friend!hates!it!when!I!bring!up!her!weight.!
ask!to!answer!or!recite!in!
class!
7. After!losing!his!job,!Todd!had!to!dip!into!his!savings!
until!he!found!a!new!job.!
use!money!originally!put!
aside!for!another!purpose!
8. The!news!reported!two!men!held!up!a!bank!
yesterday.!
hear!and!understand!
9. My!phone!isn’t!working!right.!I!couldn’t!make!out!
what!your!voice!message!said.!
discuss!a!topic!
10. Don’t!forget!to!put!out!the!candle!before!you!go!to!
sleep.!Otherwise,!could!you!burn!the!house!down.!
remain!far!away!or!at!a!
distance!
11. !The!teacher!always!calls!on!the!same!3!students!in!
class.!!
rob!
12. !Jill!is!afraid!of!large!dogs!and!always!crosses!the!
street!to!keep!away!from!them.!!
extinguish!!