PHRASAL VERBS ~ CALL (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH “CALL”
I. Fill in the gaps using appropriate prepositions or adverbs.
1. I called....the Post Office and arranged to send a parcel to HCM City.
2. We go to church together. He calls....me at about half past ten.
3. We shall leave our coats in the cloakroom and call back....them later on.
4. Call....on your way home and tell me about the party.
5. He called....all the workers in the area to gather in the City Hall.
6. You have finally graduated! This calls....a celebration.
7. The situation is confusing and calls....diplomacy.
8. Housewives are calling....a social salary.
9. The pipes are frozen; we`ll have to call a plumber....
10. Churchill called....British people to make sacrificies for the good of their country during World War II.
11. The general called....his officers to read the lists of casualties.
12. They had to call....the match as the referee had sprained his ankle.
13. The hunter called his dogs....after shooting the bear.
14. Troops were called....to maintain public order.
15. When Tom suffered a heart attack, the doctor had to be called....in the middle of the night.
16. In Spain men are called....at the age of eighteen.
17. I called Jim....and asked after his wife.
18. Before the meeting he called me....and spoke to me in private.
19. You`ll have to call....all your intelligence to solve that problem.
20. The search was finally called....due to the fog.
21. The ship called....Barcelona before leaving for the Gulf.
22. When he saw the flat burning, he called....help.
23. The President called....the nation to help.
24. The situation calls....prompt action.
25. I nowcall....Mr Smith, whowill make a speech about the political situation.
II. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. I visited the bank and opened a savings account.
2. I visited the parish and had a word with the vicar.
3. I am going to a concert with Mary andI`ll be collecting her at ten p.m.
4. We shall leave the bags in the hall and collect them on our way back.
5. Look in on your way back and tell me about the film.
6. You`ve finally sold your car! This requires a celebration.
7. These children need a steady hand.
8. The parents of the kidnapped girl are demanding an official inquiry.
9. He felt terribly sick, but it was too late to send for a doctor.
10. The lecturer asked his pupils to study harder.
11. The speaker asked the secretary to read the figures.
12. They had to cancel the match as the ground was covered with snow.

13. When the temperature fell, the search was abandoned.
14. Troops were summoned to control the mobs.
15. In the USA men are no longer summoned for military service.
16. I telephoned her but I couldn`t getthrough the line was engaged.
17. The situation requires tact and diplomacy.
18. I visited Mr Hanna`s home and we had a nice chat.
19. She is going to marry Tom! This requires a party.
20. They cancelled the marathon due to the fog.
21. The medium claims she can summon the spirits of the dead.
22. The doctor asked me aside and told me that my grandmother was about to die.
23. The neighbours summoned the fire brigade to put out the fire.
24. When they arrived at his cottage, he controlled his dogs.
25. The workers are asking for a rise.
III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. Mr Smith was about to leave when his secretary called him back.
2. I can`t speak now; I`ll call you back later on.
3. He was called up in 1943 during World War II.
4. When the country was invaded, the army was called out to fight.
5. We can call on Jim tomorrow.
6. The father called on all the family to work hard for their home.
7. The tennis match was called off because of the rain.
8. Call off your dog; it is trying to bite me!
9. The company called in all the goods with dangerous faults.
10. Mary looks pale and tired; why don`t you call the doctor in?
11. I`ll call for you at ten o`clock after the party.
12. His unkind remarks were not called for.
13. While you sit at the the table, I`ll call for