English Vocabulary Exercises - Phrasal Verbs (General - 1) - Exercise 3-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. If you think your boss is being unfair, you should _______________. Nothing will change if no one says anything.
2. Why don't you _______________ our place on your way home from work and I'll show you my new computer?
3. This sweater might be nice for you. Why don't you _______________ and see how it fits?
4. My wife and I are going to the Bay Centre to _______________ a new couch for our living room.
5. The students really _______________ for their grad ceremony. One girl had a gorgeous silk dress on.
6. I thought I had lost my passport, but I _______________ it when I was cleaning out my desk.
7. Only half of the people who were invited to the party _______________, so it was a little boring.
8. You'd better work hard at school or you'll _______________ in some poorly paid job with no future.
9. It took us a couple of hours to _______________ everything for the class party.
10. They _______________ the old school and are going to build a new one.
11. Your idea sounds interesting...I'll _______________ and get back to you tomorrow.
12. Yuki drank six bottles of beer at the party and then _______________. We left her there sleeping on the sofa.
13. I think I really _______________ with my new girlfriend. I forgot her birthday and then accidentally called her by my old girlfriend's name.
14. He wanted to _______________ everything he could about his family's history, so he began searching on the Internet for information.
15. We're _______________ travelling to Mexico for a family holiday next spring.
16. The secretary got engaged on the weekend, so she was _______________ her new engagement ring to all her co-workers on Monday.