48
Phrasal Verbs
ii
call for
= require; demand
This project
calls for
a great deal of patience.
call in
= visit sb briefly
I’ll
call in
tomorrow and
see if you’re feeling any better.
call off
= cancel
The concert was
called off
because the lead singer was sick.
call out
=
1)
utter (esp. loudly)
Just
call out
my
name if you need a hand with those boxes.
2)
summon/ask to come
I
called out
the fire
brigade after my kitchen caught fire.
call over
= ask sb who is not nearby to come
closer
He
called over
the waitress when he was
ready to order.
carry on (with)
= continue
Carry on with
your
good work.
carry out
= do, complete sth
The scientists
carried out
more experiments in the lab.
fall behind (with)
= fail to keep up (with)
He
fell
behind
with his training after breaking his leg.
fall for: 1)
be deceived by sth
Mike
fell for
the
magician’s trick.
2)
feel love for/be in love with
Stuart
fell for
his
wife while they were on holiday at the same
resort.
fall in (with)
= agree (with) (a plan/decision, etc)
Bob didn’t argue and
fell in
with our plan right
away.
fall through
= fail to happen
Tom’s plans to start
his own business
fell through
at the last minute.
fall out (with)
= quarrel
I often
fall out with
my
sister, but we always make up in the end.
Choose the correct
particle
.
1
Matt usually calls
in/out
at his friend’s house
after football practice on Sundays.
2
Tom’s new job calls
of/for
a lot of creativity.
3
Carry
on/out
running round the track until
you’ve done 6 laps.
4
I’m in the office next door so if anyone needs
me, just call
out/over
my name.
5
The match was called
off/for
because the
pitch was flooded.
6
The police were called
out/off
to investigate a
break-in at the museum.
7
The doctor wanted to carry
off/out
some
more tests on Mrs Billson.
8
The professor called Maria
on/over
to his
desk to discuss her presentation.
1
Fill in the correct
particle
.
• for (x2) • behind • out • in with • through
1
I hope his dream of becoming a professional
footballer doesn’t fall ........................... .
2
I always fall ........................... Paul’s tricks!
3
Alison is working hard not to fall
........................... with her studies.
4
Don’t argue - it’s only a small problem and
it’s not worth falling ........................... over.
5
Richard fell ........................... Mary the first
time they met.
6
The reason I fell ........................... with
Fred’s plan is because I think it will work.
2
Match the
phrasal verbs
to the pictures
and write a
sentence
describing
them.
3
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They are falling out.
a
c
d
b
e
fall out
fall in with
call off
call in
fall for
1
a
2
3
4
5
