Continuing Touching / attaching

e.g. My mum kept on talking

about all her illnesses.
ON e.g. Why don’t you try
putting on some make up to
cover those blotches.

1) Match the half on the left with the half on the right to make meaningful sentences.

1 His heart attack was very probably A without letting on to your husband
brought on ____ and kids?

2 It’s amazing how they manage to live on B by stress, doctors say.

____

3 Do you think this new fashion ____ C an excellent idea!

4 Carry on with your work _____ D such a low income.

5 The lawsuit dragged on ____ E and stop talking.

6 I would say you have hit on ____ F rambling on about his past.

7 You need to work on ____ G for a good many years.

8 My father is counting on me ____ H the concluding paragraph a bit more.

9 He can be such a bore! He keeps I to continue with the family business.

10 Hold on a minute, please ____ J this button

11 How did you manage to plan the surprise K will catch on?
party ____

12 Can you please sew on ____ L I’ll put you through.

 2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of one of the verbs in the box.
DAWN ON
1. Last night we ________________ issues we had never discussed before.
PASS ON
2. My car doesn’t ________________ petrol, but on cooking oil.
3. At that very moment it _________________ me that I hadn’t eaten all day, that’s RUN ON

why I was feeling so dizzy. SEND ON

4. Can I _________________ this dress over here?
STAY ON
5. Mr Johnson is not in at the moment, but I will _______________ your message to
SWITCH ON
him.
6. He liked the city so much that he decided to __________________ for one more TOUCH ON

month. TRY ON
7. It’s very cold in here. I`ll ____________________ the heater.
8. Now that I’ve moved out, I’ve asked a neighbour to _________________ any
letters to my new address.
3) One verb, different meanings - Fill in the blanks using the correct form of a
phrasal verb from the box.

CALL ON - COME ON - GET ON - GO ON - KEEP ON

LOOK ON - MOVE ON - TAKE ON - TELL ON - TURN ON

1. What time do these headaches usually _________________?

2. Stop ______________________ at me all the time! There is nothing I do that is OK with you?
3. A crowd of people ___________________ helplessly as the factory burst into flames.
4. The teacher suddenly __________________ a student and asked him to cut it out; the teacher then,
very quietly, said it was a joke and resumed his class.
5. Let’s forget about this issue and ___________________.
6. On my way to my mother’s, I _________________ an old friend of mine who lives in the
same town.
7. Poor Dad! so much strain has started to ____________________ his face.
8. How do you ________________ with your in-laws?
9. I couldn’t sleep a wink. My cat is in heat so she ______________________ yowling the whole night!
10. We will have to _____________________ more people for the sales department.
11. Be quiet and __________________ with your homework.
12. The president of the company ______________________ all the employees to do their best so as to
increase sales.
13. I've always _________________ her as a friend, not as a cousin.
14. “How old is your grandpa?” “I think he is __________________ for eighty”.
15. _________________________. It isn’t so serious after all!
16. Please, don’t ____________________ me this time. I’ll do anything for you, sis!
17. Hey! What’s ____________________ here? Why are you arguing in this way?
18. Let’s _________________ this bus no matter how crowded it is.
19. The light of the iron __________________ automatically when it starts to get cold.
20. Sorry, but I just can’t _____________________ more responsibility than I have now. Can you ask
somebody else?
21. Blue movies seem to _______________ him _____________.
22. It was a really tough decision. I wish I had _______________________ all the employees in the
company, but unfortunately many had to be dismissed.
23. After ten years working for the same school, he decided he should _______________________ to a
new job and seek new challenges.
Preventing entry, separating, Movement away / detaching
not including
e.g. The injury was serious,
e.g. They have fenced off
their house for security but he laughed it off.
reasons.

1) Match the half on the left with the half on the right to make meaningful
sentences.

1 This injection will make the pain ____ A I can’t stand the sight of you!

2 The two countries have broken off ____ B in her classes, remember?

3 Clear off , silly idiot _____ C It’s going to fall off.

4 A real bore! Many students would doze D before daybreak.

off ____

5 This button is too loose. ____ E and still lives off his parents.

6 I would suggest that you keep off the F She is not ready to talk about that yet.
subject. ____

7 They set off ____ G due to the rain.

8 He is thirty-one ____ H wear off.

9 The robbers made off ____ I diplomatic relations.

10 The outing to the zoo was called off ____ J as the police arrived.
 PULL OFF
2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of one of the verbs in the box.
ROUND OFF
1. The boss _____________________ an employee for losing three important
customers. SCARE OFF

2. She usually _____________________ her seminars with a song. SEE OFF

3. He ___________his wife ____________ at the station every single morning.
SHOW OFF
4. They thought the jack-o’-lantern would _______________ spirits and the
“undead”. SWITCH OFF
5. At the beginning he was a bit doubtful that the plan would work, but he
TELL OFF
managed to ______________ it _______________.
6. Don’t forget to ________________ all the lights as you leave the house.
7. He will __________________ in front of all the girls that come up!

3) One verb, different meanings - Fill in the blanks using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box.

COME OFF – GET OFF – GO OFF – LET OFF – PUT OFF – SET OFF

TAKE OFF – TURN OFF

1. I don’t think the chewing gum will ____________________ your pants.

2. I pulled so hard that the handle _____________________ .
3. The children were quite excited as the plane __________________. In a few hours they would be in
Orlando, at last.
4. What are we going to do if the plan doesn’t __________________?
5. __________________ the bus at the next stop and take the second right.
6. Mike ___________________ the highway and into Provincetown.
7. He's been arrested many times, but he always ______________________ with a warning since he is
only thirteen.
8. A bomb ______________________ in the embassy causing a great many deaths.
9. Men who stink of cigarette smoke or alcohol really ____________ me _____________.
10. I always _______________ the alarm to ____________________
at six in the morning.
11. Yuck! This milk has ______________________.
12. The coach driver ______________ me _________________ before the terminal.
13. The judge _________ her ____________ with a fine.
14. The teacher __________his pupils __________doing their homework because it was Children’s Day.
15. As he __________________ his shirt, he noticed he had come out in a rash.
16. Don’t _____________________ seeing your dentist until you are in agony.
17. The smell of the boiling broccoli ____________ her ________________ her tea.
18. We ___________________ for Newcastle but we ended up in Scotland.
19. You will be _______________ one point ______________ for spelling mistakes.