TIếng Anh 12 - Exercises in english phrasal verbs with “back”

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1. EXERCISES IN ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS WITH “BACK” - He will call you back later. I would give it back again. but we wouldn’t take them back to the shop. and he was soon feeling well enough to get back to work. Below are the two most important meanings of BACK, ỉn all 12 phrasal verbs 2 have been selected. You can write other phrasal verbs with the same meaning - Pitts called back on Thursday, saying he hadn’t been able to make the in the space provided. Use a dictionary if necessary. arrangements. Under each of the headings you will see a list of the phrasal verbs which you - We have a written script to fall back on if we run out of things to discuss. are going to practise. - I left early yesterday and didn’t get back till late. I had to go up to London to A. Returning or Repeating Something see my lawyer. bounce back - Men do not consider their own needs enough and she wants to give them back call back a pride in their appearance. fall back on - Penelope must have persuaded him that they could not go back on their prior acceptance. get back 3 give back - Let’s go back over it one more time and see if we can find a solution. go back on - We’re going to take the typewriter back to the shop go back over take back B. Controlling or Suppressing cut back fight back hold back set back Notes 1 Recover is a more general word for bounce back. 2 Phone back and ring back are similar to call back, but call back can also mean to visit a place again. 3 Go over something again means almost the same as go back over I. Match the sentences and phrases on the left (1-8) with those on the right (A-H). 1. There was no point 2. They were totally useless, 3. After yesterday’s fall, 4. It’s a funny thing, the symptoms disappeared 5. If I didn’t need the money, A. Returning or Repeating something 6. The teacher could not go back on herword, bounce back call back fall back on get back 7. I’m sorry, Mr Smith is out. give back go back on go back over take back 8. He invariably falls back on - His life is one disaster after another, but he just bounces back 1 every time. A. and the guilty one would not own up and the guilty one would not own up the Stock Market bounced back surprisingly B. the Stock Market bounced back surprisingly quickly. quickly. C. He will call you back later. TQT ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS WITH “BACK” .
2. D. I would give it back again. Notes: E. but we wouldn’t take them back to the shop. 1. Reduce is a more formal word for cut back. There is also a noun: F. and he was soon feeling well enough get back to work. the cutback in public services 2 G. in going back over it. Retaliate and resist are more formal words for fight back. 3 H. sentimental cliches about peace and love. Delay is a more formal word for set back, and hold up means almost the same. There is also a noun: 1. .2. 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . - The Union suffered a serious setback. II. Choose the best alternative from the phrasal verbsgiven to fill in the space provided. I. Match the phrases on the left (1-4) with those on the right (A-D). 1. Don’t let us break up the party, but we have to before 11 to take the baby- 1. When you cut back on dairy products, sitter home. 2. Worry about the environment give back call back get back 3. The unusual cold of the early spring 2. I the book to Indhar. 4. We can’t let them walk all over us, bounced back gave back called back A. we have to find a way to fight back. 3. When you see the hospital doctor, you may be asked to the same B. had set them back with the painting, ground that you have covered. C. you cut back on cholesterol. go back on go back over fall back on D. has been one of the key restraints in holding back economic 4. Shops are often reluctant to unsatisfactory goods. development. take back give back get back II. Choose the best alternative from the phrasal verbs given to fill in the space 5. Mr Higson expects the market to quickly in April or provided. May. 1. Other countries have on high-priced Mexican oil. bounce back give back go back on cut back set back fought back 6. So he did everything he could to persuade you to what 2. They need the money immediatelj’ and cannot their goods to push the price you’d told us. up. call back go back on bounce back set back cut back hold back 7. I told him I would him when I had some news. 3. That computer failure has us at least a week. bounce back call back go back over fought back cut back set back III. Write the correct form of the appropriate phrasal verb in the space provided. 4. Our forces were desperately. 1. Don’t forget to your books to the library. fighting back holding back setting back 2. Don’t you think we’d better to the subject you came to discuss? III. Write the correct form of the appropriate phrasal verb in the space provided. 3. I gave my word. I can’t it. 1. Bad weather us by about three weeks. 4. I shall make some enquiries and you 2. If she is ambitious, don’t try to her 5. I her her newspaper. 3. The factor}' has its work force by 50%. 6. Teachers authority 4. If someone hits you, you have to B. Controlling or Suppressing REVISION cut back fight back hold back set back 1. I did eliminate egg yolks and cut back 1 a bit on red meats. But I still enjoy eating I. Choose the best alternative from the phrasal verbs given to fill in the space out. provided. 2. If we did that, the importing countries could fight back 2 with laws of their own. 1. Often you give up and easier solutions. 3. The rise in living standards has been held back for so long. cut back fall back on sit back set back 4. This has set back 3 the whole programme of nuclear power in America. 2. You can and collect your shoes tomorrow. bounce back get back take back call back TQT ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS WITH “BACK” .
3. 3. Benn stubbornly resisted all attempts to investment.set back take back cut back bounce back ANSWER KEY 4. He the schedule one more time just for my benefit. A. Returning or Repeating something went back over set back went back on fell back on I. 1G 2E 3B 4F 5D 6A 7C 8H 5. Jamie’s taken my jacket - make him it ! II. get back give back take back go back on 1. get back 6. Now you’re what you told me earlier. 2. gave back going back on bouncing back fighting back setting back 3. go back over 7. There’ll be a supper in the fridge for you if you from 4. take back Cambridge tonight. 5. bounce back give back hold back take back get back 6. go back on II. Match the two meanings of BACK with the pairs of phrasal verbs given. 7. call back A. Returning or Repeating something III. B. Controlling or Suppressing 1. take back, give back 2. get back 1. go back on 3. go back on go back over 4. call back 2. cut back 5. gave back fight back 6. fall back on 3. get back B. Controlling or suppressing give back I. 1C 2D 3B 4A 4. hold back II. set back 1. cut back 2. hold back 3. set back 4. fighting back III. 1. set back 2. hold back 3. cut back 4. fight back REVISION I. 1. fall back on 2. call back 3. cut back 4. went back over 5. give back 6. going back on 7. get back II. 1A 2B 3A 4B TQT ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS WITH “BACK” .