Svolgi gli esercizi seguenti sul quaderno o direttamente sulla scheda. Leggi sempre attentamente il contesto prima di rispondere: i phrasal verbs cambiano significato a seconda della situazione. Negli esercizi a scelta multipla, una sola risposta è corretta; nei cloze inserisci la particella o la forma giusta; nei matching collega ogni phrasal verb al suo significato. Negli esercizi aperti scrivi frasi complete, curate nella grammatica e nel registro.
- Read the dialogue. — "I'm sorry I'm late! My alarm didn't go off this morning." Which is the correct meaning of 'go off' here?
- A) to explode
- B) to ring or make a sound (about an alarm)
- C) to leave a place quickly
- D) to stop working completely
- Choose the sentence in which the phrasal verb is used INCORRECTLY from a syntactic point of view.
- A) Could you turn the radio down, please?
- B) Could you turn down the radio, please?
- C) Could you turn down it, please?
- D) Could you turn it down, please?
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Complete with the correct particle: After months of training, Marta finally got ___ her fear of public speaking and delivered a brilliant presentation.
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Complete with the correct particle: We've completely run ___ of milk; could you stop by the supermarket on your way home?
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Match each phrasal verb with its correct meaning in context. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | to call off | to take care of someone | | to look after | to mention or introduce a topic | | to bring up | to tolerate something unpleasant | | to put up with | to find something by chance | | to come across | to cancel a planned event |
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In the sentence 'I ran into my cousin at the airport', the phrasal verb 'run into' means to collide physically with someone.
- Vero / Falso
- Which sentence uses 'take after' correctly?
- A) The flight will take after at 7 p.m.
- B) Sarah really takes after her grandmother — she has the same eyes and laugh.
- C) I'll take after the dishes when I finish dinner.
- D) He took after his coat and left the room.
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Rewrite the sentence using a phrasal verb with 'figure'. Original: 'After two hours, the detective finally understood how the thief had escaped.' New: 'After two hours, the detective finally ___ ___ how the thief had escaped.'
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Explain in English, with your own words, the difference between 'to look for' and 'to look after'. Give one example sentence for each.
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In the sentence 'The meeting was put off until next Monday', the phrasal verb means:
- A) postponed
- B) cancelled
- C) extended
- D) forgotten
- The phrasal verb 'give up' is intransitive when used with the meaning 'to surrender', as in 'Don't give up!'
- Vero / Falso
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Complete with an appropriate phrasal verb (verb + particle): Although the project seemed impossible, the team managed to ___ ___ with a brilliant idea just before the deadline.
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Match each phrasal verb with the situation in which it would most naturally be used. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | to break down | a family starts a long road trip early in the morning | | to set off | a tourist arrives at a hotel reception | | to check in | a student accesses an online learning platform | | to log in | a car stops working in the middle of the highway |
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Write a short paragraph (about 80–100 words) describing a memorable day. Use AT LEAST five different phrasal verbs naturally and underline them. The phrasal verbs must fit the context and not feel forced.
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Translate the following sentence into formal English by replacing the phrasal verb with a Latin-origin equivalent: 'The government should look into the rising cost of housing immediately.' Then explain how the register changes.