PHRASAL VERBS ~ GET (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GET"
I. Choose an appropriate preposition or adverb to fill in the gap.
1. My father gets .... at 7.30 every morning.
2. How are you getting .... with your English?
3. I put the cake on the shelf so that the kids can`t get.... it.
4. The thieves got .... with a lot of money and jewellery.
5. He is trying to get .... the money he lent them.
6. We shall not get .... until Saturday; we want to enjoy our holiday as long as possible.
7. He earns just enough money to get....
8. If you continue like this, you will get ....trouble.
9. The Labour Party hopes to get .... at the next election.
10. He got .... the train, and as it left he waved.
11. Mary has had a wayward life but seems to be getting .... of her bad ways.
12. I rang them several times, but I couldn`t get
13. I did notget .... from work till nine o`clock.
14. I think we should get .... andhave a friendly chat.
15. Old Mr Briggs is getting .... now, he`s over
16. When we got .... the bus station, the bus had already left.
17. How is your sister getting .... at school?
18. Hegot .... with his work while I was speaking to him.
19. The thieves got .... with some valuable items.
20. He got .... the bus, and, as it was raining, he opened his umbrella.
21. We`ve put the jam on the shelf so that the children can`t get .... it.
22. You`ll have to pass that exam if you want to get .... and become a doctor.
23. One of the tigers has got .... of the zoo.
24. She`s the sort of girl who very easily gets .... bad habits.
25. We can get .... very well without his help.
II. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The Socialists hope to return to power at the next election.
2. The thieves managed to escape with a lot of money and jewels.
3. They should continue with their work until the bell rings.
4. His writing is improving and now he is going to write a book.
5. He rose from bed and went to the lavatory.
6. We are going to meet to speak about financial problems.
7. His English has progressed since the last time we met.
8. They do not usually leave work until eight o`clock in the evening.
9. She entered the room laden with parcels.
10. We shall finish this work by next week.
11. I do not know how the news became known.
12. If I cheat inan examination, do you think I shall escape detection?
13. Please continue with your work while I speak to Mr Harris.
14. He mounted his bike and rode off.
15. If the news became known, he would be in serious trouble.
16. He stood up and asked if he could speak.
17. He did not recover from his illness and died within a few days.
18. We started off immediately after breakfast.
19. I was trying to communicate all day but the phone line was engaged.
20. It is impossible for me to forget her.
21. I said that I`d give him the money and I can`t free myself from my promise.
22. He`s just recovering from brain fever.
23. The prisoner escaped last night.
24. We spent a lot of time in the museums and didn`t reach home again till dark.
25. You have to admit that his French is progressing.
III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. The news of his resignation soon got about.
2. I failed to get my message across to the crowd.
3. He is a very intelligent boy who is ahead of his classmates.
4. She is getting on in years.
5. What`s the time? Well it`s getting on for eight o`clock.
6. Get on with your work, you lazy boy!
7. That girl is going to get into trouble again.
8. On the day of the exam she got up at seven to study.
9. He got off the bus and threw his ticket away.
10. She has got on her new dress, which is not very nice.
11. We have a lot of work, but we should get it over with by next week.
12. They put the sweets in their room so that the other children could not get at them.
13. Yesterday I got to work at 9 o`clock.
14. We shall have to get our money