Mult-word Verbs Exercise

Multi-word verbs are big phrasal verbs. "To be up to" is an example. You need to know the important ones for FCE.

FCE USE OF ENGLISH PART 2 PREPARATION

MULTI-WORD VERBS EXERCISE

by Bob Wilson at autoenglish.org

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BE UP TO	to be someone's choice	MAKE SURE	to assure, double check
COME UP WITH	to have an idea	TAKE ADVANTAGE OF	to use an opportunity
GET RID OF	to eliminate, dispose of	TAKE PART IN	to participate in
FALL INTO THE HABIT OF	to start doing something regularly

Multi-word Verbs Exercise

Fill the gaps.

It was the boss's decision. It was __________ to her.
More than 500,000 people __________ part in the demonstation against the government's plans to increase retirement age.
She took __________ of her free time to catch up on her reading.
__________ sure you take an umbrella when you go to Belfast.
She always __________part in school plays.
He __________up with a novel idea about using water as fuel for cars.
Tea tree ointment is very effective at getting __________ of skin complaints.
He __________ into bad habits at university.
She took __________ in a club that campaigned for animal rights.