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

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. My wife _______________ an old photo of us together about 20 years ago and it brought back all kinds of memories.
2. He lost his job because he was always _______________.
3. We're having a few people over Saturday night. Why don't you and your girlfriend _______________?
4. I _______________ a dress that I used to wear a lot but found that I had gained weight and couldn't wear it anymore.
5. The hospital was badly damaged during the earthquake and had to be _______________.
6. Your parents are going to freak out when they _______________ you're pregnant.
7. We thought he was going to be absent from class but he finally _______________ about 30 minutes late.
8. Let's go to school in my new car. I want to _______________ to everyone.
9. A few runners _______________ during the marathon because the weather was so hot.
10. We are really _______________ seeing the new James Bond movie next week.
11. I got Byron to help me _______________ a new laptop because he knows a lot more about computers than me.
12. The old man went to the hospital for a simple operation but _______________ catching some terrible infection which almost killed him.
13. We're going to _______________ your suggestion because we're not really sure right now.
14. I'll get my secretary to _______________ a meeting for next week.
15. Nobuko _______________ in a beautiful kimono for her presentation on Japanese culture.
16. It's important to _______________ against people who make sexist or racist remarks.