Exercise 4: Fill in the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box.
call off cut off doze off go off scare off show off tell off turn off blow out carry out hand out let out run out take out throw out turn out |
1. I missed my train to work this morning as my alarm clock didn’t ...............
2. I was so tired I … … during the movie and missed the end.
3. Last year’s outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel has …… ….. many of its guests from returning this summer.
4. Satisfied with the new pay offer, the workers have …………. their strike.
5. Don’t forget to ….. the TV before you go to bed. You left it on last night.
6. Key’s boss ………….. him ………….. for making so many phone private calls.
7. Helicopters brought supplies to the town which had been ……… after a heavy snowstorm.
8. Although Lizzy’s by far the best athlete in the school she’s very modest and doesn’t ……… about it.
9. It’s advisable to ……………… insurance when going on holiday.
10. Last weekend we did a spring clean and ………… lots of junk we don’t use anymore.
11. Can you go to the supermarket and get some mill? We’ve ……………
12. In the high street they were ……… fliers for the new disco.
13. Everyone clapped and cheered as the birthday girl ……….… the candles on her birthday cake.
14. As it had stopped raining I …………… the dog ………. into the garden.
15. The museum will be closed for a few days while they………….. repairs to the roof.
16. Although it was pouring with rain thousands ………….. at Central Park for the free rock concert.
work out get up turn off put on go out take off wake up