English Vocabulary Exercises - Phrasal Verbs (School & Work) - Exercise 2-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. This assignment is a mess. I can hardly read it. I'm afraid you'll just have to _______________.
2. Don't work too hard. You'll _______________ and then you won't be able to do anything.
3. He _______________ at school because he missed a week of classes while his friend was visiting from overseas.
4. If we _______________ this new sales strategy, I'm sure that our profits will increase this year.
5. I forgot to _______________ my homework and now I'm afraid it is too late and the teacher won't accept it.
6. You've missed three assignments now. You're going to have to work hard to _______________.
7. Unless our sales improve, we are going to have to _______________ some staff.
8. My alarm clock didn't _______________ this morning so I got up late.
9. They were _______________ in the office, throwing paper airplanes around, when the boss walked in.
10. I tried to fix my car myself, but I just couldn't do it, so I _______________ and took it to a garage.
11. He quit his job because he couldn't _______________ all the stress.
12. The meeting has been _______________ until tomorrow because some people can't make it today.
13. I love it on Saturdays when I can _______________ until noon if I want to.
14. When I was in high school, I really _______________ and went to a lot of parties, but now that I'm in university, I have to work really hard.
15. Please don't talk with each other while I am _______________ the test.