Collocations are word combinations that sound natural to a native speaker. In the exercise below, find a phrasal verb that collocates with the nouns in green. For each number, the correct answer will be a phrasal verb that collocates with all the sentences in the series. Write your answer in the infinitive or base infinitive form of the verb (e.g. “fill out” or “to fill out”). Do not conjugate your answers.
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Question 1 of 16
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I’m _______ patience. If they don’t make me a better offer soon, I’m leaving.
We were _______ gas, so we pulled over and filled the tank.
Tim is _______ time. If he doesn’t hurry up, he’s not going to meet the deadline.
(The answer is a three-word phrasal verb.)Correct
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run out of
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Question 2 of 16
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I slept through my alarm and had to _______ an excuse about why I was late for work.
How do you _______ lies like that off the top of your head?
I took Friday afternoon off. I’m going to _______ the time by working late on Monday afternoon.Correct
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make up
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Question 3 of 16
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Don’t _______ hope yet. We can still win this game.
I’m trying to ________ smoking, but it’s been really difficult to do cold turkey.Correct
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give up
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Question 4 of 16
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Steve _______ some weight when he injured his knee. He was on crutches and not exercising much.
Let me just _______ my shoes and a jacket, and I’ll run out to the car.Correct
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put on
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Question 5 of 16
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They are late on their mortgage and the bank might repossess their house. If they don’t _______ the money soon, they’re in trouble.
Let’s try to _______ some new ideas for our new ad campaign.
(The answer is a three-word phrasal verb.)Correct
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come up with
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Question 6 of 16
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I ______ the bus and walked to my house.
Text me when you _______ the plane. When I get your text, I’ll start driving to the airport to pick you up.
Shirley _______ the train and looked for her friends.Correct
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get off
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Question 7 of 16
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I think I’m _______ a cold. My nose is all runny.
Harold _______ the flu last month. He missed four days of work and almost had to go to the hospital.
(The answer is a three-word phrasal verb.)Correct
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come down with
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Question 8 of 16
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Can you believe he _______ the agreement at the last minute? That’s not like him at all.
We have a deal. We both signed the papers. You can’t _______ the deal now.
John ________ his driveway and put the car in drive.
(The answer is a three-word phrasal verb.)Correct
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back out of
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Question 9 of 16
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As the receptionist, it’s important that you ________ your coworkers and be friendly.
Kevin doesn’t _________ his parents, but his sister is very close with both her mom and her dad.
(The answer is a three-word phrasal verb.)Correct
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get along with
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Question 10 of 16
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How did I _______ this mess? I didn’t even want to get involved.
I _______ trouble a few times when I was in high school. I was a bit of a rebel.Correct
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get into
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Question 11 of 16
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One of our top software developers ________ his resignation today. We need to find someone to replace her ASAP.
In college, I ________ a few assignments late. It hurt my GPA.Correct
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hand in
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Question 12 of 16
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Our staff would like a cappuccino machine in the break room, but we’re trying to ________ costs right now and it’s not going to happen.
I’m trying to get into shape right now. I’m ________ carbs and alcohol.
(There are two possible answers here. Both possible answers are three-word phrasal verbs.)Correct
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cut down on
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Question 13 of 16
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This is an issue that has ________ many times at our meetings.
I was trying to avoid talking about it, but the subject ________ at dinner.Correct
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come up
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Question 14 of 16
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________ the phone and let’s go to lunch.
You can _______ your coat on the coat rack over there.Correct
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hang up
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Question 15 of 16
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The Caldwells _______ a second mortgage so they could pay for their son’s education.
Have you thought about ________ a loan from the bank?Correct
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take out
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Question 16 of 16
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How could you _______ that offer? The job was perfect for you and the salary was great.
I was worried they would ________ my request, but they empathized with my situation and said yes.Correct
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turn down