PHRASAL VERBS ~ COME (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS
COME
I. Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the gap. In some cases more than one answer may be possible.
1. It was a long time before we came....the truth.
2. The dog came....us with teeth bared.
3. Come....! We are late for the bus.
4. How is your English coming....?
5. Thewords I had forgotten are coming....to me now.
6. I waspicking upthe teapot when it came....in my hands.
7. She has been very ill, but now she is coming....fine.
8. We must not let this silly quarrel come....us.
9. The price of oil has come....dramatically recently.
10. I come....Liverpool, but I have spent most of my life in Scotland.
11. John has come....the money; he inherited £5,000.
12. The town came....sight when we turned the bend.
13. Thehook came....the wall when I hung up my coat
14. This tool will come....very handy for my uncle.
15. Snails come....as soon as it rains.
16. When did you first come....to Europe?
17. Your talk came....very well.
18. It has come....my attention that he is very short-tempered.
19. He came....the conclusion that someone was having an affair with his wife.
20. Hecame....andasked me if I had the time.
21. Much of the tea consumed in England comes....Sri Lanka.
22. He comes....an interesting family.
23. How`s your orchard coming....?
24. Sometimes it`s very difficult to come....the truth.
25. He never lets anything come....him and his morning paper.
KEY I
1. to/upon 2. at/towards
3. on/along 4. on/along
5. back 6. apart
7. along 8. between
9. down 10. from
11. into 12. into
13. off/away from 14. in
15. out 16. over/across
17. over/across 18.to
19. to 20. over/up/across
21. from/out of 22. of/from
23. on/along 24. to
25. between
II. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. British company decided to come into the venture.
2. When his father died, Oscar was very happy because he came into a small fortune.
3. He has squandered most of it and, as you know, poverty is what comes of being a spendthrift.
4. The soles came off his shoes.
5. Come on! The train is going to leave.
6. The fisherman suddenly came across a pool full of trout.
7. Ashe is taking German classes, I asked him, "How is your German coming along?"
8. The Conservative party came out against the measure when the subject was discussed in Parliament.
9. If you want to convince him, listen to my advice. Then maybe he will come round.
10. This quantity comes to £100.
11. The stains came out when he used the stain remover.
12. You look very disappointed. What has come over you?
13. They are expected to come round the houses to give information.
14. A beggar came up to me asking for money.
15. That question always comes up when they are discussingthe subject.
16. That item comes under "Grammar" in old books.
17. They came up against someserious problems when they tried to evict her.
18. When it comes to treating the children, she is the best nurse we have.
19. Will no one come forward as a candidate?
20. We shall write to you if a vacancy comes up.
21. When did you first come over to Spain?
22. She came out with a really stupid remark.
23. The exam results have not come through, then?
24. He`ll soon come round to her point of view.
25. How did the accident come about?
KEY II
1.take part in 2. inherited
3. results of 4. became separated from
5. Hurry up 6. found
7. progressing 8. opposed
9. change his mind 10. adds up to
11. disappeared 12. happened to
13. visit 14. approached
15.presents itself 16. is listed under
17. were confronted by 18. is a matter of