PHRASAL VERBS ~ UNIT 15 (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 15
I. Complete these sentences using the six verbs from the list below. Use each verb only once.
tear up - check up - make out - take up - fill in - take down
1. Please......the cheque to Bloggs Brothers Ltd.
2. The secretary......what her boss said in the meeting.
3. It`s a good idea to......early so that you get a good seat on the plane.
4. My little son......my newspaper, so I had to buy another one.
5. I......the violin when I was seven years old.
6. You`ll have to......this form before we give you the money.
II. Complete these sentences, using the `ing` form where necessary.
e.g. Jack took up (French)
=> Jack took up French.
e.g. Jack took up (fish)
=> Jack took up fishing.
1. Mike took up.......(box)
2. Sue took up.......(knit)
3. Bill took up........(woodwork)
4. Sally took up.......(tennis)
III. Replace the words in italics by the words in brackets. Change the word order if necessary.
e.g. He tore up the piece of paper. (it)
=> He tore it up.
1. He filled it in. (the questionnaire)
2. I made it out. (a cheque for forty pounds)
3. I took down her telephone number. (it)
4. My son took up stamp-collecting. (it)
5. She tore it up. (the letter from her boyfriend)
IV. Complete the passage using take down/make out/take up.
I decided........to the piano when I saw an advertisement outside the local music college. I........details of the course in my diary and when I arrived home I........a cheque to cover the cost of tuition and sent it to the college.
V. Complete the passage using tear up/fill in/check in.
When I........at the Airline International desk they gave me a questionnaire and asked me to........it after my flight. They told me that the information was used to improve their service. I thought it was a waste of time, so I........my questionnaire.
VI. Use the verbs in brackets to reply to the following.
e.g. I`m bored with playing tennis. (take up)
=> Why don`t you take up squash instead.
1. Why are you in such a hurry to get to the airport? (check in)
2. How much do you want? (make out)
3. What`s happened to my magazine? (tear up)
4. I feel really unhealthy. (take up)
5. Why have you got that notebook? (take down)
6. How can I get that job? (fill in)

ANSWER KEYS
I.
1. make out
2. took down
3. check in
4. tore up
5. took up
6. fill in
II.
1. boxing 2. knitting 3. woodwork 4. tennis
III.
1. filled in the questionnaire/ filled the questionnaire in
2. made out a cheque for forty pounds/made a cheque out for forty pounds
3. took it down
4. took it up
5. tore up the letter from her boyfriend/tore the letter from her boyfriend up
IV. take up, took down, made out
V. checked in, fill (it) in, tore up
VI.
1. Because I want to check in early (etc.)
2. Make out the cheque for forty pounds (etc.)
3. I tore it up by mistake (etc.)
4. Why don`t you take up swimming (etc.)?
5. To take down everything you say (etc.)
6. Just fill in this form (etc.)
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Notes.
- tear up: xé rách toang; xé vụn
- check in: kiểm tra an ninh (tại cửa vào sân bay trước khi được phép lên máy bay)
- make out: hiểu thấu; hiểu rõ
- take up: chọn (làm nghề, sở thích…); theo đuổi (nghề)
- fill in: điền vào phiếu, mẫu kê khai…
- take down: ghi chép vào sổ, hồ sơ…










tear up make out



The man is at the check-in.



He’s filling in a form.




take up squash



She’s taking down something.