PHRASAL VERBS (Enterprise 4, Units 1-12)
One word verb / phrasal verb / translationstopped / She gave …… eating fatty foods when she went on a diet.
revealed / Spies gave …… top secret information during the war.
surrender / Although it looked as though Steffi was winning the match, Monica refused to give …….. .
gave freely / The charity gave …… food to the poor and needy.
emits / For such a small electric fire, it gives ……. a lot of heat.
came to an end / Their food supplies gave …… before they reached the summit of the mountain.
removed / They took …… the old painting and put up a new portrait.
surprised / I was taken ….. by his rude reply.
deceived / Don't be taken …… by his friendly manner; Dave's not as nice as he appears.
leaves the ground / Fasten your seat-belts before the plane takes …….. .
take control of / The boss asked Mr Smith to take………..the running of the office while he was away.
began a hobby, activity, etc / He took ……. judo to get some exercise.
liked / The children took …….. their new teacher the moment they saw her.
recover from / It took her years to get ……. the death of her husband.
go on holiday / He decided he needed to get ……. for a while after months of hard work.
have a good relationship with / You should try to get ……. Andrew: he's your brother, after all.
survive / He doesn't make a lot of money, but he has enough to get……….
escape without being punished / Small-time criminals rarely get ……. their crimes.
reduce consumption of / The doctor advised her to cut …….. sugar and fat.
interrupted sb while speaking / The secretary cut …….. to tell them that someone was asking for Mr Jones on the phone.
isolated / Their house was cut ……. from the rest of the world by heavy snow.
disconnected / They had their electricity cut ……. because they failed to pay the bill.
removed / The editor cut ……. several paragraphs to make the text shorter.
got excited / The audience were carried ………. by the singer's brilliant performance.
fulfilled / Peter carried …… his promise to help us.
complete / Despite the difficulties, they managed to carry …… the task.
continued / Although his ankle was bothering him. the dancer carried……… the performance.
switch off / Don't forget to turn …….. the cooker before you leave.
arrived unexpectedly / Steve finally turned …….. at the party two hours late.
goes to sb for help / When she is in trouble, she always turns ……… her parents.
rejected / He turned ……… the job offer because the money they offered him wasn't good.
proved to be / Pierre turned ……… to be the most creative chef they had ever employed.
enter a place illegally / It was not difficult for the robbers to break ……………because a window was left unlocked.
illegally enter / The burglar managed to break the house and steal the TV and video.
separated / I broke ……… a piece of chocolate and gave it to my friend.
escaped from / Four prisoners broke ……. prison during the riots yesterday.
ended their relationship / Unfortunately. Jackie and Andy broke just a few days before Christmas.
overcome / Tim used to be afraid of heights, but now that he's been climbing a few times he has grown………….his fear.
developed from / His skill in computer programming grew …… his interest in computer games.
becomes an adult / 4-year-old Joseph wants to be a basketball player when he grows……….
postponed / The Conservation Society meeting has been put .... until next month because the director is in Africa.
raise / I'm gcing to sell my car if they put ……. the price of petrol again.
tolerate / I refuse to put ……. …….. that noise; I'm going to call the police.
extinguish / Fortunately the fire brigade were able to put ……… the forest fire.
devoted / Jim has put ……. a lot of time and effort in order to finish his project.
reveals / Cooperation brings ……. the best in people.
caused / His heavy smoking brought …….. his death.
persuade sb to change an opinion / Mary managed to bring ……. her father to her point of view.
made him regain consciousness / They brought him …….. by splashing water on him.
raise / It's very hard to bring a child.
had no more / When I went to make some coffee. I realised that we had run…..sugar.
collide with / Drive more carefully, or you will run ………. another car.
encountered / The team of climbers ran ……. so many problems that they were unable to reach the mountain top.
knocked down / The old lady was seriously injured when she was run ……by the car.
secretly escaped / Jimmy ran …… from boarding school because he missed his parents so much.
practised / The actor ran …… his script one last time before stepping onto the stage.
rising / The price of petrol is going ……. in many countries.
exploded / A bomb went ……… just after the jet plane took off.
continued / Although he was tired he went ……. driving until he arrived at his destination.
examined / After the train crash, investigators went …… the wreckage to try and find the cause.
entering / Tom is thinking of going …..... the round-the-world bicycle race!