Phrasal Verbs Practice

This week, a couple of quick exercises to help you practice some common phrasal verbs. Start with a short word search puzzle, then, use the phrasal verbs from the puzzle to fill in the empty spaces in the text below. Enjoy!

Click here for the word search activity: word search

Fill in the gaps with the correct phrasal verb. You will need to put the verb in the correct tense.
Old man Peter Reid was famous, and many (1)_________________ to him because he was particularly talented at (2)_________________ with his wife and then (3)_________________ with her by playing the bagpipes under her windows. His friends would need (4)_________________ for a night or two in between. Peter and his wife had never really (5)_________________, and his wife only (6)_________________ him because he was so famous. Peter made a good living by playing the bagpipes at weddings and parties, and he had also had a hit on Scottish radio back in the 1950s. So they never (7)_________________ of money. People loved Peter because whenever they (8)_________________ a lot of work, his serenades in the city centre would give them an excuse to stop working. He would never (9)_________________ of tunes, and it was a mystery to everyone where he (10)_________________ so many of them. Sadly, one day he died. His wife (11)_________________ telling the town about it at first, but then she (12)_________________ some newspapers to tell all his friends at once. So she went to the Aberdeen Evening Express and said, ‘I’d like tae place an obituary fur ma late husband.’
The man at the desk said, ‘OK, how much money dae ye have?’
The old woman replied, ‘£5’ to which the man says, ‘Ye won’t get many words for that but write something and we’ll see if it’s ok.’
So the old woman wrote something and handed it over the counter. The man read ‘Peter Reid, fae Kincorth, deid.’ He felt sad at the abruptness of the statement and encouraged the old woman to write a few more things, saying, ‘I think we cud allow 3 or 4 more words fer ye money.’ The old woman pondered and then added a few more words and handed the paper over the counter again. The man then reads – ‘Peter Reid, fae Kincorth, deid. Bagpipes and Ford Escort for sale.’

Click here for the key to the gap fill activity: Answer key

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