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Understanding Multiword Verbs Quiz

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Multi-word verbs are verbs that combine with one or two ______ (a preposition and/or an adverb)

particles

I'm looking for my keys. Have you seen ______

them

Look out. There's a car ______

coming

A snob is someone who looks ______ on people of a lower social class

down Signup and view all the answers

If the addition of the particle(s) changes the meaning of the verb, it is usually called a ______ verb because it has the meaning of a phrase

phrasal Signup and view all the answers

Literal meaning: He looked up and saw a ______

plane Signup and view all the answers

Non-literal meaning: He looked up all the new words in the ______

dictionary Signup and view all the answers

The first three example sentences on this page all have multi-word verbs with ______ meanings

non-literal Signup and view all the answers

Come in and have a seat. I want you to feel you can behave as if you were in your house. So while I make a cup of tea.

Make yourself at home Signup and view all the answers

They made me feel very welcome. It was like being in my own house. It was.

Home, sweet home Signup and view all the answers

He had enjoyed travelling round the world and seeing different places, but at last he had returned. He walked towards his house and thought ' '.

It's home from home Signup and view all the answers

I can do what I want in my own house. You know what they say.

An Englishman's home is his castle Signup and view all the answers

Shall I f i l l in this form.

Shall I f i l l it in Signup and view all the answers

Did you throw out those old newspapers.

Did you throw them out Signup and view all the answers

They've decided to put off the wedding.

They've decided to put it off Signup and view all the answers

We're going to do up the kitchen.

We're going to do it up Signup and view all the answers

I'd like more time to think over your offer.

I'd like to think it over Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Multi-Word Verbs

A multi-word verb combines with one or two particles (a preposition and/or an adverb)
The addition of particles can change the meaning of the verb, making it a phrasal verb
Phrasal verbs can have different literal and non-literal meanings
Examples of phrasal verbs with non-literal meanings:
- Look out (be careful)
- Look up (consult a reference)
- Look down on (have a negative attitude towards)
Phrasal verbs can be idiomatic, making them difficult to understand without context
Examples of idiomatic phrasal verbs:
- Come in (enter a room)
- Fill in (complete a form)
- Throw out (discard)
- Put off (postpone)
- Do up (renovate)
- Think over (consider carefully)

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Test your knowledge of multiword verbs, which are verbs that combine with one or two particles such as prepositions and adverbs. Learn about phrasal verbs and how the addition of particles can change the meaning of the verb.