Phrasal verbs:
These phrasal verbs appear in the order in which they are in the exercises on SB. unit3 (Insights into English): pages 57-58.
1-bump up: (of prices/temperatures) to increase or raise- to go up.
2-finish up: to finish something up: to use/drink/eat what remains of something.
3-cheer up: be happy /be cheerful.
4-come down: (of prices/temperatures…): to become less/lower-to decrease.
5-tone down 
of volume/sound/voice): to make the volume less /to minimize.
6-liven up: to liven up a place or a person: to make a place/person more lively /active.
7-get (a person) down: to make a person feel depressed/unhappy/annoyed.
8-calm down: of a person: to become very calm-especially after being angry.
9-put (something) down: to stop /to suppress it. “Stop down your doubts”.
10-look up: to become better/to improve-“the situation will look up soon”.
11-fade away: of a voice-to become less and less-to disappear gradually/to become weaker.
12-turn out: to empty something.
13-ease off: to become less strong/less intense or less severe.
14-look ahead: to think of what will happen in the future/to look to the future events/plans…
15-look forward to: to expect s.thing with pleasure/to be eager for s.thing that one expects to happen.
16-date back to: to exist since….-this song by Fouith dates back to the early 1950s.
17-leave something behind: to leave something to others especially after one’s death.
18-look back: to think about something of the past.
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19-come along: to appear.
20-fall behind with s.b/s.thing:to fail to keep level with something/somebody. to be behind others…
21-sail through: to pass an examination or a test without difficulty.
22-keep on: go ahead/continue/don’t stop.
23-join in: to take part/participate with others in an activity or task.
24-work around: to approach a topic or subject.
25-put aside: ignore/forget/disregard something.
26-laugh off a person: to show that one doesn’t care about somebody or something/regards it as unimportant.
27-get together: to meet together.
28-rally together: to come together especially for a certain purpose/to support somebody or something.
29-pair up: to work in pairs to do a certain activity or work.
30-put an idea across: to say an idea to a person clearly and successfully.
31-get through to a person: to contact/communicate with them.
32-come over: to arrive /to appear.
33-pass between people: to happen.
These definitions have been largely derived from:
-Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.Oxford, Oxford University Press, (1995).
-A.J.Thomson and A.V.Martinet. (1994).A Practical English Grammar. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
EXERCISES:EXAM QUESTIONS
These exercises are taken from previous national exams.
1-Fill in the blanks with the right phrasal verb from the list: stand for – fill in –bring about – look up – get off –apply for
a- The father encouraged his son to…………………….another job.
b- The letters VIP ………………………………..Very Important Person.
c- The new initiative tries to …………………………………change in education. 2009 exam.
2- Fill in the each gap with an appropriate phrasal verb from the list. 2010 exam.
Look after – put off – stand for – look forward to – bring about – find out.
a- The aim of the family code in Morocco is to………………………changes in the social conditions of women and children.
b- I ………………………………….seeing you again next summer.
c- Have you tried to……………………………….how this machine works?
d- The initials WHO ………………………………………World Health Organization.
3- Fill in the gap with an appropriate phrasal verb: 2008 exam.
a- I am …………………………………our trip to France .We’re leaving next month.
a- Bringing about b- coping with c-looking forward to.
b- Bill proposed to marry Sue but she
……………………………………….his proposal.
a- Broke down b- turned down c- calmed down.
b- That little boy always ……………………………………….excuses for being late.
a- Makes up b- takes up c- looks up.
4- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs. 2010 exam.
Look up – turn down – hand out – take off - take care – set up .
a- Mrs. Baker couldn’t find someone to………………………………..of her grandmother during her absence.
b- Because of the heavy rain, the plane could not…………………………………….
c- In my view, you shouldn’t………………………………………….such a well-paid job.
5- Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
Picked up - found out – grew up – went through – turned down .
a- Jane was accepted to work in a bank but she ………………………………the job because the salary was not interesting.
b- My uncle Ibrahim ……………………………………his American accent when he was working in the USA.
6- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verb. 2008 exam .
Stand for – write down – bring about – look up – look after – apply for – get on.
a- When students find very difficult words in a text, they can ……………them………..in a dictionary.
b- John asked his wife to ……………………………………..the job advertised in the newspaper.
c- The government has introduced new plan to…………………………………important
changes in education..
d- Ali: What does NGO ………………………………………………?
Hamid: Non Governmental Organization.
Answers to the exercises on phrasal verbs
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