Game Preview

ENGLISH FILE (C2) PHRASAL NOUNS

  •  English    20     Public
    ENGLISH FILE (C2) PHRASAL NOUNS
  •   Study   Slideshow
  • My ankle still hurts. It's the ___________-effect of falling off my bike.
    back-effect
    through-effect
    down-effect
    after-effect
  •  15
  • The ___________shocks from the earthquake were felt several hours later.
    upshocks
    throughshocks
    downshocks
    aftershocks
  •  15
  • I've finished my coffee, but I didn't like it. It left a strange ___________taste.
    backtaste
    downtaste
    aftertaste
    overtaste
  •  15
  • I needed extra help so I asked my manager for back_________ in case more customers arrived.
    backafter
    backdown
    backup
    backover
  •  15
  • There was a break____________ in communication in my team and it led to several misunderstandings.
    breakdown
    breakback
    breakover
    breakout
  •  15
  • This discovery is a major scientific break___________ .
    breakover
    breakthrough
    breakup
    breakout
  •  15
  • Break-__________s can be very painful, even when the people in a relationship agree it's for the best.
    break-throughs
    break-ins
    break-ups
    break-overs
  •  15
  • I thought I was right and I told everyone. I had to do an embarrassing climb_________ when I found I was wrong
    climbback
    climbdown
    climbthrough
    climbout
  •  15
  • Five years after she left professional sport, she started training again and made a come_________ .
    comeafter
    comeover
    comeback
    comeup
  •  15
  • The mistakes led to the politician's ___________fall .
    afterfall
    downfall
    backfall
    throughfall
  •  15
  • Don't go outside! It's a complete ___________pour and you'll get soaked.
    backpour
    overpour
    downpour
    uppour
  •  15
  • What was responsible for the economic __________turn ?
    afterturn
    downturn
    throughturn
    backturn
  •  15
  • He couldn't hide his expression and it was a big give________ of his feelings.
    givedown
    giveout
    giveup
    giveaway
  •  15
  • Do we have the go-___________ to start this new project?
    go-down
    go-through
    go-up
    go-ahead
  •  15
  • The accident caused a major hold-___________ on the motorway this morning.
    hold-through
    hold-down
    hold-over
    hold-up
  •  15
  • You should make sure your household _________come covers all of your expenses.
    upcome
    downcome
    income
    overcome
  •  15