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Level: Advanced
Category: grammar
Topic: phrasal verbs a-k

Use the correct phrasal verb in its correct form in the sentences.

act out --- eat away
bring in --- find out
keep out --- grow back
call back --- hold back
dig up --- jack up
  1. Dave managed to ______ the car _____ but he couldn't get the tire off.
  2. Paul usually shaves his beard in the summer but then _______ it ________ in the winter.
  3. The detective interviewed the witnesses to try to ________ _________ what happened at the robbery.
  4. Please wipe your feet on the mat. I don't want you to ________ _______ any mud from outside.
  5. Jack isn't in his office now. I'll _____ him _____ later.
  6. Water department workers have to be careful not to ______ _______ electrical cables when they're repairing a pipe.
  7. Julie's not telling us the whole truth. I think she _________ _________ something.
  8. We need nets around the bed to _________ ________ the mosquitoes that cause malaria.
  9. The Statue of Liberty had to be completely rebuilt in the 1980s because corrosion ________ ________ at the metal.
  10. Rob read the children's story in a very animated way. He _________ _________ all of the characters' parts.

Created:  2010-02-08
Updated:  2010-02-08

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