Building Your Phrasal Verb Vocabulary - 3

This series of exercises helps you build your basic phrasal verb vocabulary. Click on the audio symbol to listen to example sentences using the phrasal verbs in the column on the right read in sequence, each sentence will be read twice. Next, based on the listening you have done, find the definition for the phrasal verbs in the column on the left and click on the arrow to see you if you are correct.

Once you have matched up all the definitions with the phrasal verbs, go to the next exercise with practice sentences using the phrasal verbs you have learned to complete the sentences. Each phrasal verb is used once. Pay attention to various conjugations, click on the arrow to check your answers.

arrive unexpectedly or after a delay (manage to) enter abandon attempt abolish approach someone accelerate avoid punishment for accept a difficult job accept as second-best be broadcast all meet together be alert to the danger of attend an event airplane or helicopter leaving the ground approach at speed

get into -- (manage to) enter give up -- abandon attempt do away with -- abolish speed up -- accelerate take on -- accept a difficult job settle for -- accept as second-best take off -- airplane or helicopter leaving the ground get together -- all meet together run up to -- approach at speed come up to -- approach someone turn up -- arrive unexpectedly or after a delay show up for -- attend an event get away with -- avoid punishment for watch out for -- be alert to the danger of go out -- be broadcast

Use these phrasal verbs in the practice sentences exercise

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