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Using Phrasal Verbs to Create an Informal Tone
Click on the answer A, B or C that has the same meaning as the word(s) in bold. There are EIGHT questions in all.
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1) Please, feel free to begin your meal.
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tuck down
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tuck up
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tuck in
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tuck away
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2) The man was sent to prison for armed robbery.
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sent down
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sent off
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sent away
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sent in
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3) I think I'm going to go to bed now as I'm really tired.
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turn down
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turn in
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turn over
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turn off
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4) She's only got to see his face on TV and she starts laughing.
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cracks out
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cracks up
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cracks in
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cracks away
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5) Sarah hates babysitting their children as they always misbehave.
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play up
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play down
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play off
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play away
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6) I was really deceived by his 'hard-luck' stories and felt so sorry for him.
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taken over
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taken up
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taken in
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taken away
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7) I was very surprised to see how much my nephew had grown when we last saw him.
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couldn't get round seeing
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couldn't get through seeing
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couldn't get over seeing
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couldn't get in seeing
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8) Don't you just hate the way Steve's always criticising people?
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running people over
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running people down
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running people through
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running people out