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Phrasal Verbs Put

This document provides exercises to test understanding of phrasal verbs containing "put". The first exercise matches phrasal verbs with their definitions. The second fills in blanks with the correct phrasal verb form. Key phrasal verbs include "put across", "put off", "put up with", and "put out". Mastering these phrasal verbs helps improve proficiency with English verb constructions.

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Phrasal Verbs Put

This document provides exercises to test understanding of phrasal verbs containing "put". The first exercise matches phrasal verbs with their definitions. The second fills in blanks with the correct phrasal verb form. Key phrasal verbs include "put across", "put off", "put up with", and "put out". Mastering these phrasal verbs helps improve proficiency with English verb constructions.

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PHRASAL

VERBS
U

1 MATCH THE VERBS IN COLUMN A WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS IN COLUMN B


A

PUT ABOUT

discourage ____________________

PUT ACROSS

provide accommodation __________

PUT DOWN TO

postpone ______________________

PUT FORWARD

tolerate _______________________

PUT OFF

pretend _______________________

PUT OFF

suggest, propose _______________

PUT ON

cause to be understood __________

PUT OUT

extinguish _____________________

PUT OUT

start, cause to circulate ___________

PUT UP

inconvenience __________________

PUT UP WITH

attribute to ____________________

2 FILL THE GAPS WITH ONE OF THE PHRASAL VERBS ABOVE IN THE CORRECT TENSE
1.- Don let me .......................................(you) going to see it. I mean, the film does have its good points.
2.- At the meeting someone ......................... the idea that there should be a student representative on
the committee.
3.- He did seem a bit short-tempered, I agree. I ................................. (it) overwork.
4.- Im just not prepared to ......................... your inefficiency any longer. Youre fired!
5.- Thank you, Id love to stay for dinner, as long as I wont ............................... (you) at all .
6.- Well just have to .....................................(the meeting) until everyone is back from holiday.
7.- The part of the course I enjoyed least was philosophy. It wasnt ............................. very well by the
lecturer.
8.- If my sister can......................................(me) itll save the cost of a hotel room for the night.
9.- She ...................................(it) that she was thinking of leaving the company and, as a result, she
received several offers from a rival firm.
10.- He didnt really hurt his leg. He limped a bit but he was only ..................... (it) to get our sympathy.
11.- She couldnt ....................... the humiliation of being rejected by the casting director for the second time.
12.- Due to the strong wind, it took over 15 hours to ------------------------------- the fire in that wood.
13.- You shouldnt ..................................... going to the dentist any longer. Its urgent.
14.- Dont ....................................... (your failure) bad luck. You didnt work hard enough.
15.- Most people ............................................. (him) as Chairman of the committee.

EXERCISE ONE
1- Put about
2- Put across
3- Put down to
4- Put forward
5- Put off
6- Put off
7- Put on
8- Put out
9- put out
10- put up
11- put up with

start, make circulate


cause to be understood
attribute to
suggest, propose
discourage
postpone
pretend
extinguish
inconvenience
provide accommodation
tolerate

EXERTCISE 2
1- put you off
2- put forward
3- put it down to
4- put up with
5- put you out
6- put off
7- put across
8- put me up
9- put it out
10- putting it on
11- put up with
12- put out
13- put off
14- put your failure down to
15- put him forward

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