EXERCISE 1 Complete each of the following sentences with a preposition or adverb.
-through -up(x2) -down (x3) –away -out(x2) - into |
1. Fighting broke ………….. between demonstrators and the police.
2. Her car broke …………., so she had to call for a mechanic.
3. A burglar broke ………….our apartment and stole our money and jewellery.
4. Sally and Jim broke ……….after they had a big argument.
5. We have begun the job of raising educational standards and breaking ……. the barriers between the vocational and the academic routes.
6. She blew ………….. the candles on her birthday cake.
7. The terrorists planted a huge bomb and it blew …………..the building.
8. She broke …………….. in tears when she heard the news.
9. After the conflict, a few politicians broke …………… to form their own party.
10. With the discovery of the new drug, the scientists broke ……………… in their fight against cancer.
EXERCISE 2: Complete each of the following sentences with a phrasal verb from the box
- burn you out - brings back - breathing in - belong to - back up - bet on – broken down - bumped into - brought up - brighten up - brought out - bring in - blocking up - brought about - broke out - burned down - based on - believe in |
1. You have to ……………….. what you say with evidence to show that it's true.
2. The conclusions we reached in our report are…………..…… the evidence we collected.
3. Do you ………………...UFOs and alien beings from other planets?
4. Joe says he'll have the job done on time, but don't ………………… it. He often misses deadlines.
5. Ten houses …………………. in the fire.
6. I …………………….an old friend of mine at the mall today.
7. A lorry had ………………………… on the motorway and we had to wait for over an hour.
8. This cold is ……………………. my nose and I can hardly breathe.
9. It seems that the fire ……………………. in the kitchen.
10. The government are planning to ……………………. a law banning hunting
11. Both Sarah's parents died when she was young and she was …………………….by her grandmother.
12. Did you hear that REM have just …………………….a new album
13. I can't wait to see the flowers I planted blossom into beautiful colors and ……………………. our yard.
14. A huge amount of environmental damage has been ………………… by the destruction of the rainforests.
15. That song ……………………. such good memories of my childhood.
16. My lungs are unhealthy because I've been ……………………. smoke from the factory for so many years.
17. Your busy schedule will ……………………. if you don't take a break soon.
18. Lions and tigers ……………………. big cats.
Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions: (down, up )
1.We’ll buy a smaller house when the children have grown ____up_____ and left home.
2. The computer isn’t working. It broke ____down_____ this morning.
3. My headaches have been much better since I gave up drinking coffee.
4. I turned _____down_____ their offer because they weren’t going to pay me enough money.
5. It was not a problem. We looked____up_____ his number in the telephone book.
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