Phrasal Verbs Practice – 131

Phrasal Verbs Practice 131

Phrasal Verbs Practice – 131

pay up : to pay money that you owe, especially when you do not want to or you are late .She refused to pay up

Pick up

Pick something/somebody + up : to lift something or someone up .He picked up the letter and read it .The phone rang and I picked it up ?Mummy, can you pick me up

pick yourself up : to get up from the ground after you have fallen .Carol picked herself up and brushed the dirt off her coat

pick something up : English to make a room or building tidy .Pick up your room before you go to bed

pick over something : to examine a group of things very carefully in order to choose the ones you want .She was sitting at the kitchen table picking over a pile of mushrooms

pick somebody/something out : to choose someone or something from a group .She picked out a navy blue dress .His story was picked out as the best by the judges : to recognize someone or something in a group of people or things .She was able to pick out her father at the other side of the room .I picked out Valerie’s voice from among the general conversation : if you can pick something out, you can see it but not very clearly .I could just pick out some letters carved into the stone if something is picked out, it is in a different color or material from so that it can be clearly seen: the background .His name was picked out in gold lettering : to play a tune on a musical instrument slowly or with difficulty .He sat at the piano and picked out a simple tune

 

.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs

Pick out (4) / pick over / pick up (2) / pay up

. …………………… N1. She refused to .N2. He …………………… the letter and read it .N3. …………………… your room before you go to bed .N4. She was sitting at the kitchen table …………………… a pile of mushrooms .N5. She …………………… a navy blue dress .N6. I …………………… Valerie’s voice from among the general conversation .N7. I could just …………………… some letters carved into the stone .N8. His name was …………………… in gold lettering

 

:Answers

pay up / picked up / Pick up / picking over / picked out / picked out / pick out / picked out

 
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