A phrasal verb is a verb + preposition / adverb

particle combination. The combination usually has a different

meaning from the words used separately.
Which of these examples is a phrasal verb?
Tim came out of the room.
The book came out last month.

Come out fall out figure out find out hand out keep out
make out take out turn out work out

I Choose the best meaning, a) or b) for the phrasal verbs with out

1 Jill had fallen out with her parents.
a) had quarrelled b) had got on well a) wrote b) learnt
2 Can you make out a face on the photograph?
a) invent b) manage to see something
3 I couldn't figure out what the teacher was
talking about.
a) understand b) hear properly
4 When is her new novel coming out?
a) is going to be published b) is going to be
edited
5 The teacher handed out the books to the
students.
a) collected b) distributed
6 We found out later that he'd been lying to us.
7 Mr. Brown usually takes his family out on Sundays.
a) goes to the restaurant b) visits friends
8 Tom can't work out how to do his homework.
a) find the answer to b) calculate
9 The notice on the door said 'Keep out!'
a)' Continue to wait!' b) 'Don't enter!'
10 The weather turned out fine later in the day.
a) in the end became b) appeared unexpectedly

II Finish the sentences using your own ideas.

1 I finally found out how_______________________________________

2 Ann can't figure out why_____________________________________
3 It says 'Keep out!' on the gate, then___________________________
4 His girlfriend is fond of being taken out, because__________________
5 John can't work out what_____________________________________
6 Mr. Green wanted to hand his papers out to the students, but_______________________
7 Later on the weather turned out________________________________
8 Two friends have fallen out because_____________________________
9 At last a very interesting book came out, so_______________________
10 I can't make out the name on this envelope. Is_____________________?

III Complete the sentences with 10 ‘out’ phrasal verbs.

1 People must________ of the building because it is not safe.

2 In one exercise, students have to__________where each missing sentence goes.
3 I can't_____a few words____ on this page.
4 The two brothers ______ over their father's will.
5 I'm sure it will all ________ well in the end.
6 We may never _______ the truth about what happened.
7 She's________her parents _____ for dinner.
8 The students had to__________the connection between the two events.
9 He'll start explaining the changes and his assistant will ________ a copy of the new policy.
10 They've recorded a new album and it is ____________ in spring.
 Exercise I

1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 a 9 b 10 a

Exercise III

1 keep out
2 work out
3 make out
4 fell out
5 turn out
6 find out
7 taking out
8 figure out
9 hand out
10 coming out