PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GET"
I. Choose an appropriate preposition or adverb to fill in the gap.
1. My father gets .... at 7.30 every morning.
2. How are you getting .... with your English?
3. I put the cake on the shelf so that the kids can't get.... it.
4. The thieves got .... with a lot of money and jewellery.
5. He is trying to get .... the money he lent them.
6. We shall not get .... until Saturday; we want to enjoy our holiday as long as possible.
7. He earns just enough money to get....
8. If you continue like this, you will get ....trouble.
9. The Labour Party hopes to get .... at the next election.
10. He got .... the train, and as it left he waved.
11. Mary has had a wayward life but seems to be getting .... of her bad ways.
12. I rang them several times, but I couldn't get
13. I did notget .... from work till nine o'clock.
14. I think we should get .... andhave a friendly chat.
15. Old Mr Briggs is getting .... now, he's over
16. When we got .... the bus station, the bus had already left.
17. How is your sister getting .... at school?
18. Hegot .... with his work while I was speaking to him.
19. The thieves got .... with some valuable items.
20. He got .... the bus, and, as it was raining, he opened his umbrella.
21. We've put the jam on the shelf so that the children can't get .... it.
22. You'll have to pass that exam if you want to get .... and become a doctor.
23. One of the tigers has got .... of the zoo.
24. She's the sort of girl who very easily gets .... bad habits.
25. We can get .... very well without his help.
II. Replace the words in italics with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The Socialists hope to return to power at the next election.
2. The thieves managed to escape with a lot of money and jewels.
3. They should continue with their work until the bell rings.

4. His writing is improving and now he is going to write a book.
5. He rose from bed and went to the lavatory.
6. We are going to meet to speak about financial problems.
7. His English has progressed since the last time we met.
8. They do not usually leave work until eight o'clock in the evening.
9. She entered the room laden with parcels.
10. We shall finish this work by next week.
11. I do not know how the news became known.
12. If I cheat inan examination, do you think I shall escape detection?
13. Please continue with your work while I speak to Mr Harris.
14. He mounted his bike and rode off.
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15. If the news became known, he would be in serious trouble.
16. He stood up and asked if he could speak.
17. He did not recover from his illness and died within a few days.
18. We started off immediately after breakfast.
19. I was trying to communicate all day but the phone line was engaged.
20. It is impossible for me to forget her.
21. I said that I'd give him the money and I can't free myself from my promise.
22. He's just recovering from brain fever.
23. The prisoner escaped last night.
24. We spent a lot of time in the museums and didn't reach home again till dark.
25. You have to admit that his French is progressing.
III. Replace the following phrasal verbs with another word or phrase of the same
meaning.
1. The news of his resignation soon got about.
2. I failed to get my message across to the crowd.
3. He is a very intelligent boy who is ahead of his classmates.
4. She is getting on in years.

5. What's the time? Well it's getting on for eight o'clock.
6. Get on with your work, you lazy boy!
7. That girl is going to get into trouble again.
8. On the day of the exam she got up at seven to study.
9. He got off the bus and threw his ticket away.
10. She has got on her new dress, which is not very nice.
11. We have a lot of work, but we should get it over with by next week.
12. They put the sweets in their room so that the other children could not get at them.
13. Yesterday I got to work at 9 o'clock.
14. We shall have to get our money together if we are to marry.
15. Now that we have come so far, we have no time to get back.
16. Make an effort and try to get over your mother's death.
17. What are you getting at? Do you mean you want me to play chess with you?
18. That man can get down a lot of beer.
19. Get on with your work while I correct the exams.
20. What time do you usually get off work?
21. He's getting along fine with German.
22. He's by no means an early riser. He usually gets up very late in the mornings.
23. He's not very good at getting his ideas across to the public.
24. She got off the bus at Victoria Station.
25. They are going to get their money together to buy a villa.
IV. Fill in the gaps using one of the following phrasal verbs.
Get on, get up, get back, get into, get across, get along, get through, get behind, get
over, get out, get by, get in, get on to.
1. Jim is getting .... well at school.
2. I tried to communicate by phone, but I simply couldn't get....

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PHRASAL VERBS - GET



3. You should get .... of town as soon as possible.
4. They got .... the room by breaking down th door.
5. At what time do you usually get....?
6. He is a good speaker and always gets his message .... to his audience.
7. They are getting .... fine with the construction.
8. It is high time you got .... It is already ten
9. He has always managed to get .... without help.
10. Mary got .... the bus going to Trafalgar Square.
11. Unless you pay at once, you will get .... trouble.
12. I thought hehad started to make progres but he is getting .... again.
13. How are you getting .... with your English?
14. She's used to getting .... late in the morning.
15. The Socialists hope to get .... at the next elections.
16. Be careful and don't get .... trouble again.
17. That teacher isn't very good at getting his ideas .... to the students.
18. How's he getting .... with his German?
19. You must try to get .... to him in order to warn him.
20. He got .... the horse and rode away.
21. Poor Jimhas died. I can't get .... it.
22. Come on, finish it. Let's get it .... with.
23. She couldn't get .... the death of her son.
24. These supplies will get us .... till January.
25. Did you get .... all your exams?
ANSWER KEY
KEY TO I
1. up
2. on/along
3. to/near/at

4.away
5. back
6. back
7. by/along
8. into/in
9. in
10. on/onto
11. out
12. through

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13. back
14. together
15.on
16. to
17. on/along
18. on
19.away
20. off
21. at/to/near
22. on
23. out
24. into
25. along/by

KEY TO II
1.get back
2. get away
3. get on

4. getting better
5. got up
6. get together
7. got better
8. get off/away from/out
of
9. got into
10. get through
11.got around/about
12.get away with it

13. get on
14. got on/ on to
15.got around
16. got up
17. get over
18.got off/away
19. get through
20. get over
21. get out of it
22. getting over
23. got away
24. get back home
25. getting on/ along

KEY TO III
1. becameknown
2. communi-cate
3. is in front of
4. becoming old

5. nearly
6. Continue
7. have problems
8. rose
9. descended from
10. is wearing
11. finish it
12. take

KEY TO IV
1.on/along
2. through
3. out
4. into
5. up
6. through/across/over
7. on/along
8. up
9. on/by/along
10. on/on to
11.into
12. behind

24. through/by
25. through

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PHRASAL VERBS - GET

13. arrived at
14. save
15. return
16.recover from
17. suggesting
18. drink
19. Continue
20. finish
21. progressing
22. rises
23. transmitting
24. descended from
25. save