Phrasal verb GET(GW 4 p.83)
1.GET ACROSS (TR) communicate ideas; become understood
2. GET ALONG (WITH) be on friendly terms GET ON (WITH)
3. GET AT 1) (tr) reach; find 2) (intr)imply
4. GET AWAY avoid capture
5. GET AWAY FROM avoid
6. GET AWAY WITH (tr) 1) escape punishment for wrong doing,
2) escape capture with stolen goods
7. GET BY (intr) survive despite difficulties
8. GET DOWN TO (tr) start doing smth seriously
9. GET OFF 1) (intr) avoid punishment, 2) start a journey
10.GET OFF WITH (tr) be punished; be treated leniently
11.GET ON 1) (int) advance; make progress;
2) become late; get nearer ;
3) (intr) have a friendly relationship with GET ALONG
12. GET ON WITH (tr) 1) be on friendly terms with; GET ALONG (WITH)
2) continue after interruption
13. GET OVER 1) recover 2) overcome
14.GET ROUND (intr) to spread (the news)
15. GET ROUND TO (tr) find necessary time to do smth
16. GET THROUGH 1) (tr) finish (a piece of work )
2) (intr) survive through difficult times,
3) (tr) use up all of smth (supplies, money)
4) (tr)reach smb by telephone GET THROUGH TO
17. GET TO (tr) have an effect on smb’s feelings
Fill in the particle:
1) I generally get … with my boss, although we disagree sometimes.
2) You really must get … work. The exams start next week!
3) The burglars got … with the jewellery.
4) We had to get …. early to get to London on time.
5) I got … …the taxi, ran to the platform and got … the train in time.
6) Bill got … his illness quickly and returned to work.
7) I get … very well … my new neighbours.
8) I try to get … all morning but the phone was engaged.
9) I’ll go home early tonight if I get… all my work.(manage to finish)
10) Tom got … the bus outside the cinema. (entered)
11) The police chased the thieves but they managed to get … (escape)
Some more information and examples with GET
GET
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1 angry / alarmed / annoyed
2 better / worse
3 cold / a headache / ill
4 bored (with) / excited / exhausted / tired
5 confused / embarrassed / worried
6 dark / delayed
7 difficult / dirty / hard
8 divorced / engaged (to) / married
9 down (from/ on) / up
10 dressed / washed
11 ready
12 drowned / wet
13 fat / mad / old / tall / heavy / thin / weak
14 frightened / tired/ exhasted
15 full (up)
16 green
17 lighter / poorer / rich / stronger
18 hungry / heavy
19 information / a mark
20 interested in
21 into / involved in
22 killed
23 on (my) nerves / a shock
24 sleepy
25 stuck
26 tight
27 used to
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1 We got alarmed when we found the door wide
open. Don’t get angry every time someone
asks you a question.
2 The road gets worse a bit further on.
4 I quickly get bored with TV quiz shows.
7 I had to give up maths because it got difficult
(for me) / I found it difficult
7 I got dirty mending that puncture.
7 The cement has got hard.
9 The children have climbed to the top of the tree
and can’t get down!
9 The cat has somehow got up on the roof.
10 I must get up and get dressed. Get dressed! ( not dress yourself)
12 I got very wet walking home without an
umbrella.
13 We got exhausted walking round the museum.
13 Don’t eat so many biscuits. You’ll get fat.
15 I got full (up) eating all those crisps.
16 The lawn has got / gone/ turned so green with all
this rain.
18 Your case will get very heavy if you put so
much into it.
26 These shoes have got very tight.
25 During the power-cut we got stuck in the lift for
over an hour.
9 I used to get up early when I worked as a baker,
but I don’t have to get up early in my present job.
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Phrasal verb TURN
Turn away 1)refuse admittance to, 2) refuse to help
Turn down 1)refuse an offer, reject,2) reduce loudness(volume)
Turn in 1)go to bed 2) give to the police
Turn into 1) convert into
Turn off 1) switch off
Turn on 1) switch on 2) attack
Turn out 1) produce 2) prove to be in the end, result
3) evict 4) empty (one’s pocket, handbag)
5) clean a room thoroughly(putting the fur nature outside)
6) assemble 7) get rid of
Turn over 1)(of a business)trade a sum of money,2)give the control of
3) deliver sb (to the police, authorities),
4) turn to a new page,change TV channel
Turn to 1)go to smb for help, 2) begin (a way of life or doing sth)
Turn up 1) arrive or appear (unexpectedly),2) (of opportunity) arise
3) increase (volume, pressure)
Fill in the correct particle.
1.Can you turn …. the radio’ it’s too loud.
2.We were surprised when John turned ….. at Ann’s wedding.
3.They turned the attic ….. a playground.
4.Turn ….. the page and start reading silently.
5.We turned …… the heater because the room was cold.
6.The policeman asked him to turn ….. his pockets so he could
examine the contents.
7.It turned … to be the wrong road, so we had no idea where we were.
8.I can’t hear the news. Please turn ….. the volume on the TV.
9.Sam turned …… on the doorstep at midnight in the pouring rain.
10.If you’re no longer watching TV, why don’t you turn it ……. ?
Phrasal verbs with ‘turn’
1 Match each sentence beginning 1 - 8 with an appropriate ending a) – h).
1 Why are you two still awake? Turn
2 According to this map we have to turn
3 The party starts at 8pm but people won’t turn
4 I can’t hear what they’re saying. Can you turn
5 They left port at sunrise but were forced to turn
6 We had no reason to be suspicious of him, but it turned
7 It’s amazing to think that this small seed will gradually turn
8 I applied to three different companies for a job but they all turned
a) up until much later.
b) out that he was wanted by the police for burglary.
c) back by rough seas and strong winds.
d) me down.
e) off the light and go to sleep.
f) into a beautiful rose.
g) off the motorway at the next exit.
h) up the sound a bit, please?
2 Now write the infinitive of each of the eight phrasal verbs with ‘turn’ from exercise 1 next to its meaning below. The first one has been done for you.
a) become known turn out .
b) increase the volume ________________
c) become ________________
d) arrive ________________
e) reject ________________
f) leave a road ________________
g) return ________________
h) disconnect ________________
