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Multi-word verbs

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    Sentences to practise multi-word verbs
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  • She finally _____________________ a great idea to improve her English: listening to podcasts while cooking.
    thought out an
    cut down on
    came up with
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  • While I was on holiday in Rome, I _____________________ some Italian.
    heard from
    learned on
    picked up
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  • He's _____________________ his best friend again! They haven't talked for weeks.
    fallen out with
    gotten out with
    come out with
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  • Oh no! We've _____________________ milk again! I hope you like something else for breakfast.
    run out of
    gone out of
    been out of
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  • She's _____________________ football since she was a child. She never misses a match!
    gripped with
    been into
    hooked to
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  • I couldn't _____________________ what the teacher was talking about. I felt completely lost!
    figure out
    get on
    get on with
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  • Scientists are _____________________ alternative sources of energy to avoid global warming.
    searching in
    looking into
    researching to
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  • The families of the victims felt that the justice system had _____________________ them _____________________ . Nobody went to prison.
    let them down
    cheated them on
    mocked them up
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  • Her business has really _____________________ . She's making a lot of profit.
    climbed up
    taken off
    gone out
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  • John hopes to _____________________ his new running shoes this weekend. He needs to see if they fit him before the race.
    test out
    try out
    check in
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  • Please _____________________ your old shoes! They're nearly falling apart!
    take out
    put out
    throw away
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  • Sarah always cheats in exams but she manages to _____________________ it. Teachers never catch her!
    go away with
    get away with
    put away with
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  • We were waiting for two hours, but James never _____________________ . We don't know what happened to him.
    turned up
    got to
    brought up
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  • She _____________________ anyone who hasn't had a university education. She's so big-headed.
    looks down on
    puts down
    discriminates on
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  • He _____________________ some excuse about the dog eating his homework.
    checked up
    made up
    created up
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  • I hate to _____________________ this _____________________ , but you still owe me 50 pounds.
    get this up
    think this up
    bring this up
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