PHRASAL VERBS ~ GIVE (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GIVE"
I. Choose an appropriate preposition or adverb to fill in the gap.
1. She gave all her money .... to the poor.
2. I think weshould give .... these old paintings; they are not so valuable and I`m tired of them.
3. Give me .... the money as soon as you can, I need it.
4. The cheddar cheese gave .... a very unpleasant smell.
5. He should keep his property instead of giving it all ....
6. I don`t like to lend anyone books because they never give them .... to you.
7. Give .... the examination papers, please.
8. Give the money .... to the children so that they won`t complain.
9. He gave .... his last chance of winning the election when he said the wrong thing to the media.
10. Give your exam papers .... to the teacher when you have finished.
11. The doctor told him to give .... alcohol.
12. I think youshould give .... smoking.
13. They were playing poker, and the one who was giving .... the cards was Mary.
14. These children aren`t much given .... sports.
15. Oscar is very given .... reading literature.
16. After years of working hard his strength finally gave ....
17. I lent you my penwhich you should have given .... by now.
18. On doctor`s orders, my father is going to give .... drinking wine.
19. Give .... the papers so that everyone may begin.
20. She gave .... all her old toys to the children.
21. You must give that .... to its rightful owner.
22. The search party gave him .... for lost.
23. Her patience gave .... and she went into hysterics.
24. I can`t answer that question; I give ....
25. The rebels were forced to give ....
II. Choose an appropriate phrasal verb to replace the words in italics.
1. You really ought to return to Jane the book that you borrowed from her.
2. You should return to him the money he gave you.
3. The eggs were emitting a bad smell.
4. The doctor told my father to stop smoking if he didn`t want to continue endangering his health.
5. Distribute the money to the children so that they will be happy.
6. I can`t let you know the end of the story, sorry!
7. Hand in your exam papers to the teacher when you`ve finished them.
8. He was distributing the cards as they were going to play poker.
9. She won`t surrender to his threats.
10. She got tired of his heavy drinking and abandoned him.
11. Please, return the books to the library as soon as you have read them.
12. The rotten meat emitted a stinking smell.
13. The children are not used to playing soccer.
14. When the doctor told her she had lung cancer she immediatly stopped smoking.
15. They handed in the questionnaire to the clerk.
16. You really ought to return that book you borrowed from Jane.
17. They were distributing leaflets about English courses in the streets.
18. He is prone to reading a lot when he is at home.
19. The date of the election will be announced soon.
20. She got rid of all her money.
21. You must restore that to its owner.
22. At first he wouldn`t let her drive his motorbike, but she was so persuasive that he eventually ceased to resist.
23. The speaker announced the names of the winners.
24. The crook decided to surrender to the police.
25. His patience finished and he started to go raving mad.
III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same meaning.
1. He gave away a lot of money to the poor. 1
2. I think we should give away these old carpets. They take up a lot of room in the shop.
3. She gave away the bronze lamp for only five pounds.
4. He tried to pass himself off as a German, but his accent gave him away.
5. She gave in the forms to the clerk and waited for an answer.
6. They fought, but the older man had to give in at last.
7. The cheese gave off such an unpleasant smell that we had to leave the place.
8. The younger boy was giving out the cards.
9. After three weeks living on her own, her strength finally gave out.
10. These children are not much given to sports.
11. The doctor told him to give up smoking.
12. The date of the forthcoming election will be given out soon.
13. Our supplies of petrol have given out.
14. That door gives onto the garden.