Phrasal verbs

A / Fill in the blanks with the appropriate  phrasal verbs from the lists :

  Look up – turn down – hand out – take off – take care – set up

 1-Mrs Baker couldn’t find someone to…………………….of ker grandmother during her absence.

2-Because of the heavy rain, the plane could not…………………………………….

3-In my view, you shouldn’t …………………………such a well-paid job.

    Set up – come back – calm down – look up – fill in – apply for.

4-I need to………………….this application form. I want to …………………a visa  to Canada.I’m going to study management  there  and  hope to…………………….a new business when I ………………………to Morocco.

Look after – put off – stand for – look forward to – bring about – find out.

  5-The  aim of the Family Code  in Morocco is to…………………………changes in the social conditions of women and children.

   6-I……………………….seeing you again next summer.

   7-Have you tried to………………………………how much this mobile phone costs ?

   8-The initials WHO ……………………………..World Health Organization.

Turns down – goes through – calms down – comes back – breaks down

   9-Tim : What does your father do when his car…………………………. ?

   David :  Guess what ? He gets very furious and starts shouting . But soon ………………………..and calls a mechanic.

  Write down – turn up – calm down – go through – fill in.

   10-Samir : Why do you look so confused ?

   Jalal : I really don’t know how to……………………….this  application form.

   Samir : Oh come on ! ………………………….your name first and I’ll help you with the rest.

     Log on – take down – stand for – give up – make up.

11- Ali decided to………………………..smoking when he became a father.

12- I rarely …………………..to social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

   Go out – turn on – find out – break down – show up

13-If Ahmed doesn’t……………………….in five minutes, we’ll call him up.

14-The detectives are still trying to…………………….the person who killed the singer.

    Show up – find out – set off – make up – stand for – go through – take up – catch up.

15-Ali : I will probably…………………….Spanish at the university.

     Jason : Good idea ! You’ll soon………………….that it is easierthan French.

16- Leila : What does UN …………………………………. ?

      Susan :United Nations, I think.

17- I waited for the guests for two hours but they didn’t ………………………………

     Give up – go through – pick up – find out – put up.

18- I need to………………………………why my daughter’s mark are so bad this semester.

19- Did you ………………………………..any Amazigh words during your stay in Tafraout ?

     Set up – write down – grow up – log on – stand for

20- You  can’t ……………………………..to your Facebook account  if you forget your password.

21-Samir  wants to………………………his own import- export  business.

              Make up – put on – set up

22-Our teacher intend to ………………………….a new English club.

               Turn down – agree with – look after.

23- I usually don’t…………………………him on this point.

Look after  - calm down  - call for  - turn up  - look up

24- When you are reading a textt, it isn’t necessary to …………………………….. every new word in the dictionary.

25- Many NGO’s often …………………………….. laws to prtect children from violence.

Went out – came back- put out – found out – brought back

26-Wife : I just ……………………………… that Tommy isn’t taking school seriously.

 Husband : How come ?

Wife : When I ………………………………home from work, the school called to tell me that his grades were below average.

Make up – bring about – go  through –turn down  - keep on

 27- Connecting schools to the internet will certainly ……………………………. Important changes in education.

28- « I will be back in a few minutes. Just …………………………………working. » The teacher said.

Make up – break down – log on – grow up  - turn down

  29- I can’t ……………………………. The invitation. It’s an opportunity for me to meet some important people.

  30- These washing machines are cheap but they quickly ……………………………………

B / Fill in the blanks with the appropriate particle from the list

  Across – up – over – about – for.

1- We couldn’t set…………a new company because our application for a loan was turned down.

2- New technologies have brought………………………big changes in our daily life.