MATRIX INTERMEDIATE
2
UNIT 1
BRING – PUT - CARRY - SORT – TURN – PICK MAKE
PHRASAL VERBS
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Complete the sentences with the suitable
verbs (be careful – you must put it in the
correct form).
Rewrite the sentences using the correct
phrasal verb (be careful – you must put it
in the correct form).
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They have divorced after five years together.
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2 She had six children and she educated them all
in exactly the same way.
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3 Children who come to our classes without basic
reading skills often find it hard to reach the
others.
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4 At a very early age she decided to become an
actress.
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5 Make sure you tidy up this mess before you go out.
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6 I intend to mention the matter at our next
meeting.
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7 If you really want to lose weight, you need to
stop eating desserts.
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8 The soldiers fought very hard but had to
surrender themselves in the end.
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9 Louise invented this ghost story to entertain her
friends.
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10 John decided to accept the job offer, despite
the poor pay.
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The photos ______________ BACK many
happy memories of home.
It took the firemen 4 hours to
______________ OUT the fire.
I'm afraid she's got too many duties to
______________ OUT.
This is a problem we need to ______________
OUT as soon as possible.
The manager ______________ UP the subject
of the missing money at the meeting.
Can you ______________ UP the television a
little - I can hardly hear it.
Alex ______________ UP late, as usual.
They were ______________ UP by their
grandmother after their mother died.
Don’t worry; I’ll ______________ you UP
outside the station.
Jack couldn’t ______________ UP his mind
about which girl to marry.
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Complete the sentences with the suitable
verbs (be careful – you must put it in the
correct form).
BRING – PUT - CLEAR - GIVE – TURN – TAKE –
BREAK – MAKE - CATCH
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Once you've ______________ your mind UP,
there's no turning back.
He ______________ UP with the other runners
on the last lap.
They decided to ______________ Up the
demonstration before it became too violent.
If the weather ______________ UP in the
afternoon, we shall go for a walk.
The criminal ______________ himself UP to
the police.
She had missed the last train home, so I
offered to ______________ her UP for the
night.
You need to ______________ UP a sport if you
want to get fit.
Jack and Mandy ______________ UP last
week. They just weren't happy together.
______________ the oven UP to 200 degrees.
I'm just waiting to ______________ UP the
kids.
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MATRIX INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 1
PHRASAL VERBS
Louise MADE UP this ghost story to entertain her
friends.
10 John decided to accept the job offer, despite
the poor pay.
John decided to TAKE UP the job offer, despite
the poor pay.
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Complete the sentences with the suitable
verbs (be careful – you must put it in the
correct form).
BRING – PUT - CARRY - SORT – TURN – PICK MAKE
The photos BROUGHT BACK many happy
memories of home.
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It took the firemen 4 hours to PUT OUT the fire.
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I'm afraid she's got too many duties to CARRY
OUT.
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This is a problem we need to SORT OUT as soon
as possible.
5
The manager BRING UP the subject of the
missing money at the meeting.
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Can you TURN UP the television a little - I can
hardly hear it.
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Alex TURN UP late, as usual.
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They were BROUGHT UP by their grandmother
after their mother died.
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Don’t worry; I’ll PICK you UP outside the
station.
10 Jack couldn’t MAKE UP his mind about which girl
to marry.
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1
Rewrite the sentences using the correct
phrasal verb (be careful – you must put it
in the correct form).
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They have divorced after five years together.
They have BROKEN UP after five years together.
She had six children and she educated them all
in exactly the same way.
She had six children and she BROUGHT them all
UP in exactly the same way.
Children who come to our classes without basic
reading skills often find it hard to reach the
others.
Children who come to our classes without basic
reading skills often find it hard to CATCH UP
WITH the others.
At a very early age she decided to become an
actress.
At a very early age she MAKE UP HER MIND to
become an actress.
Make sure you tidy up this mess before you go
out.
Make sure you CLEAR UP this mess before you
go out.
I intend to mention the matter at our next
meeting.
I intend to BRING UP the matter at our next
meeting.
If you really want to lose weight, you need to
stop eating desserts.
If you really want to lose weight, you need to
GIVE UP eating desserts.
The soldiers fought very hard but had to
surrender themselves in the end.
The soldiers fought very hard but had to GIVE
UP themselves in the end.
Louise invented this ghost story to entertain her
friends.
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Complete the sentences with the suitable
verbs (be careful – you must put it in the
correct form).
BRING – PUT - CLEAR - GIVE – TURN – TAKE –
BREAK – MAKE - CATCH
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Once you've MAKE your mind UP, there's no
turning back.
He CATCHES UP with the other runners on the
last lap.
They decided to BREAK UP the demonstration
before it became too violent.
If the weather CLEAR UP in the afternoon, we
shall go for a walk.
The criminal GAVE himself UP to the police.
She had missed the last train home, so I
offered to PUT her UP for the night.
You need to TAKE UP a sport if you want to get
fit.
Jack and Mandy BROKE UP last week. They
just weren't happy together.
TURN the oven UP to 200 degrees.
I'm just waiting to BRING UP the kids.
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