PHRASAL VERBS ~ UNIT 16 (Exercises & Keys)

PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 16

I. Complete these sentences using the six verbs from the list below. Use each verb only once.
take over - pass away/pass on/passover - turn into - wear off - brush up - die out
1. I`m going to......my spare bedroom......a bathroom.
2. Paul wants to......his knowledge of modern history.
3. The government wants to......the country`s computer industry.
4. The effects of the drug took some time to........
5. These rare animals will......if people don`t stop hunting them.
6. I`m sorry to hear that your grandmother.......
II. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1. (brush up) I`m taking private lessons........
2. (pass away/on/over) How many years is it since........
3. (wear off) The smell of the paint........
4. (turn into) The magician took my handkerchief and........
5. (take over) I`m going on holiday for three weeks so I`d like you to........
6. (die out) If people were allowed to shoot as many elephants as
they wanted, ........
III. Complete the passage using die out / wear off / brush up.
Last week, I decided to......my knowledge of natural history by going to the library and borrowing a few books on the subject. In one of the books, I learned that many kinds of animals and birds are......because of the terrible things people do to them. The shock of this discovery took a long time to.......
IV. Complete the passage using turn into/pass away or pass on or pass over /
take over.
Young Eric......when his poor father...... . His father`s death has......him......a much stronger person.
IV. Use the words in brackets to reply to the following.
e.g. What have they done to the old cinema? (turn into)
( They`ve turned it into a supermarket.
1. Why do you look so sad? (pass away/pass on/pass over)
2. Why did you buy that book? (brush up)
3. Who is going to be chairman when Tim leaves? (take over)
4. What has happened to that ancient custom? (die out)
5. What are you going to do with your old garage? (turn into)
6. Are you still feeling uncomfortable? (wear off)






ANSWER KEYS
I.
1. turn (my spare bedroom) into 2. brush up
3. take over 4. wear off
5. die out 6. passed away/on/ over
II.
1. to brush up my English (etc.)
2. she passed away/on/over (etc.)
3. hasn`t worn off yet (etc.)
4. turned it into an egg (etc.)
5. take over my job (etc.)
6. they would soon all die out (etc.)
III. brush up, dying out, wear off
IV. took over, passed away/on/over, turned (him) into
V.
1. Because my uncle has just passed away/on/over (etc.)
2. To brush up my English (etc.)
3. Tom will take over (etc.)
4. It died out years ago (etc.)
5. I`m going to turn it into a spare bedroom (etc.)
6. No, the pain`s worn off now (etc.)
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Notes.
- take over: đảm nhận thay ai
- pass away / pass on / pass over: qua đời (die; kick the bucket)
- turn into: biến thành; chuyển thành (= convert into)
- wear off: tan dần. phai dần
- brush up: ôn luyện lại
- die out: tuyệt chủng (= become extinct)




Brush up Die out





Take over







Turn into