Use of English Phrasal Verbs Prepositions

C1: Use of English Part 2
Phrasal Verbs
Choose the correct preposition.
1. The new students struggle to figure out/off what they had to do in class.
2. New evidence has come to light that backs up/down the researchers’ previous theory.
3. A series of tests will be carried on/out to try to ascertain the cause of the accident.
4. I couldn’t make out/off what she was saying over the loud music.
5. All the kids were happily tucking away/into their burgers and chips.
6. At the end of the day, it all boils down/up to money, there just isn’t enough to fund the project this year.
7. How did such a nice, well-behaved girl get mixed down/up in a bank robbery?
8. The government have clamped down on/at illegal parking by introducing hefty fines.
9. He doesn’t have any savings to fall back/down on if he loses his job.
10. I still haven’t got about/around to fixing the window in the garage.
11. You should hang onto/into those old Star Wars toys, they’ll be worth a fortune someday.
12. I hate the way he looks down/up on the wait staff whenever we eat out.
13. He makes himself off/out to be this hotshot lawyer but he’s never actually been to law school.
14. You can opt out/off of English classes at school once you have a C1 level.
15. The manager singled the goalkeeper down/out for praise after their 1-0 win.
16. He’s such a sexist, he always talks down/up to the women in meetings.
17. I managed to talk him out/in of shaving his head, it would have looked horrible.
18. It was my uncle who talked me into/onto studying Japanese, and I’m really glad he did.
19. When I was a kid I wanted to be a vet but I went out/off the idea when I realised how much blood and guts were
involved!
a. Convince sb to do st g. Find time to finally do st n. Be the main reason/most
b. hear/see/perceive h. Rely on as a safety net basic part of st
c. guess/deduce i. Keep st o. Introduce restrictions
d. complete/do/perform j. Speak in a patronising way p. Convince sb not to do st
e. Start eating k. Support q. Lose interest in st/sb
f. Highlight sb/st over others l. Pretend/present oneself as r. Think you’re better than sb
m. Become entangled in a bad s. Choose not to do st
situation
Dependent Prepositions
1. According ….. researchers, the human brain may be capable of much more than was initially thought.
2. You need to show your ID card to enter the building regardless ….. how long you’ve been working
here.
3. The summer course he did had a huge impact ….. his choice of degree course.
4. Her room was completely bereft ….. colour or any type of decoration.
5. The demise ….. the high street shop has been predicted for decades.
6. The prisoners were deprived ….. sleep for 2 days straight.
7. Over 65s are exempt ….. paying bus fares, they just have to show their passes.
8. He’s prone ….. outbursts of anger ….. occasion.
9. I’ve decided to abstain ….. eating chocolate for lent.
10. Congratulations ….. passing your driving test!
11. Patients must be careful as they will be susceptible ….. infection in the weeks after the operation.
12. I have identical twins in my class, I struggle to distinguish one ….. the other.
13. Please refrain ….. using mobile devices during take-off and landing.
14. Contrary ….. popular belief, not all Indian curries are spicy.
15. They have a whole room dedicated ….. Picasso’s blue period.
16. A strange black shape emerged ….. the fog and began moving towards them.
17. Fox News’ coverage of the election was biased ….. the Democrats.
18. Any company found to have discriminated ….. employees on the basis of age or sex will receive a
hefty fine.
Substitute the collocations in bold for ones in the box, make any necessary changes to the sentence:
a. Prejudiced against h. Good job on n. Influence on
b. Devoted to i. As stated by o. Not required to
c. Forgo j. Robbed of p. Every now and then
d. Downfall of k. Vulnerable to q. Inclined to
e. No matter l. Tell …. From ….. r. Take care not to
f. Lacking in m. Despite what people think, s. Came out of
g. Mistreated
Expressions with Prepositions

1. I’ve driven this route so many times I can do it …. auto-pilot.
2. I was fortunate …. that I could move back in with my parents after uni.
3. It has been brought …. my attention that motivation levels have dropped.
4. Thanks …. all your hard work, we’ve had one of our best years.
5. No way! Taking the whole week off is completely …. of the question.
6. Her expertise …. the field of robotics was a godsend for the company.
7. He got carried …. while shopping on Amazon and bought new bikes for the whole family.
8. Be careful! There’s an iceberg dead ……!
9. The asteroid is …. a collision course with Earth! We have to do something about it.
10. I’m sure he’s going to play a major role ….. the project.
11. We’re a bit short …. time so let’s wrap things …. for the day and pick …. again tomorrow.
12. I’m afraid I have deep misgivings …… the investment and I don’t think I can go …. with it.
13. They talked about the issues …. length and finally came …. a compromise.

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