EXERCISE 33a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. I need to move some furniture, and it's too heavy for me. Could you ________ me ________ tonight?

2. Television was invented in the 1920s, but it didn't start to ________ ________ until the 1950s.

3. Math is very difficult for Mike. If he takes the advanced class, he'll most likely ________ ________.

4. I didn't think Todd could manage going to school and working at the same time, but he ________it________.

5. When Jim shows his terrible report card to his mother, she'll _______ _______.

6. Nancy's a hard worker. She never________________.

7. The terrorists tried to ________ ________ the embassy.

8. A lot of changes have ________ ________ in the last few years.

9. The truck driver was lost, so he ________ ________ to the side of the road and checked his map.

10. Sam and Dave are so much faster on their bikes than I am that I always _______ ________.

11. Don't ask Ann; she doesn't ________ anything ________ it.

12. I used to be able to trick my rich uncle into giving me money, but he's starting to ________ ________ to me.

13. ________ ________ the balloons now; the party's going to start soon.

14. Bob started taking dance lessons, and he ________ ________ right away.

15. If you _____ ____ in your credit card payments, you'll damage your credit rating.

16. I usually ask Bill what he thinks before I buy a stock. He ________ a lot ________ ________ investing.

17. I asked the photo lab to ________ the photo ________ 300 percent.

EXERCISE 33b — Complete the sentences with the correct second particles.

1. Todd was fired after he blew up ________ his boss.

2. Todd is usually so easygoing. What did he blow up _________?

3. Karen thinks she's so clever, but I'm starting to catch on _________ her.

4. If you don't start working harder, you're going to fall behind ________ math.

5. Thanks for helping me out ________ my algebra homework.

EXERCISE 33c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The company started to sell chocolate toothpaste, but it never became popular. What didn't chocolate toothpaste do?

2. Sam has a lot of work to do before 5:00, so Lydia is doing some of it for him so that he won't have to work late. What is Lydia doing for Sam?

3. Nobody in the criminal gang thought they could steal an airplane, but they did. What did the gang do?

4. Ali doesn't usually do any work. He usually watches TV and listens to music. What does Ali usually do?

5. They sometimes destroy old buildings by making them explode. What do they sometimes do to old buildings?

6. The teacher frequently gets very angry at his students. What does the teacher frequently do?

7. Janice is aware of the problem because someone told her about it. What can you say about Janice and the problem?

8. The company was supposed to finish the project by September 1, but they didn't finish until November 14. What happened?

9. The professor asked you to explain how this situation happened. What did the professor ask you?

EXERCISE 33d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. Jake was in jail when the crime was committed, so the police were able to ________ him ________ as a suspect.

2. My fiancee's father got sick suddenly, so we had to ________ ________ the wedding until later.

3. I was a little ________ ________ when Melanie disagreed with me.

4. Linda's going to ________ ________ getting her teeth bleached.

5. No one was surprised when the news ________ ________.

6. The family business had to be sold after the family members ________ ________ with each other.

7. I ________ ________ and forgot to put socks on this morning.

8. I felt like an idiot — I had to ________ ________ all day without socks on.

9. You can still eat this apple — just ________ ________ the bad part.

10. When we decided on the Bahamas for our honeymoon, we didn't ________ ________a hurricane.

11.1 was angry with my sister, but we talked and ________ everything ________.

12. Timmy told his mother that he hadn't eaten any cake, but the chocolate frosting on his face ________ him ________.

13. If you're studying a language, you can't ________ ________ a dictionary.

14. Jim's job is very dangerous, but if he _________ it _________ for another year, he can retire with a pension.

15. These trash cans are getting full. Could you ________ them ________, please?

16. Put some more wood on the fire — it's starting to ________ ________.

34. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two-and three-word phrasal verbs, 2

As we saw in Sections 5 and 6, phrasal verbs are sometimes accented on the verb and sometimes accented on the particle. It might seem difficult to know whether to accent the verb or the particle since it depends on whether the phrasal verb is separable or nonseparable, transitive or intransitive, or a two- or three-word phrasal verb; however, it boils down to this: always accent the particle after the verb unless the phrasal verb is a nonseparable, transitive, two-word phrasal verb — then accent the verb. Remember that some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive:

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