Phrasal Verbs Practice – 30
.Here are some other phrasal verbs which use around and about
.Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrasal verbs
Work around/ banging about/ clowning around/ playing around/ skirt around
N1. Children! Stop ……………………………..! Sit politely. behaving stupidly
N2. The neighbours have been ……………………… next door all morning. I wonder what they’re doing. making loud noises, for example hammering or moving heavy objects
N3. Theo was ………………………… at the party last night. It got very irritating. acting in a silly way
N4. Politicians often ……………………..the truth and don’t give direct answers to questions. avoid discussing a difficult subject or problem
N5. It’s a problem, but I’m sure we can …………………………. it in some way. organise our activities to ensure that the problem does not prevent us from doing what we want to do
:Answers
playing around/ banging about/ clowning around/ skirt around/ work around