Multi Word Verbs

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Self-Study INGLÊS III
Grammar : Multi-Word Verbs 
KEY - GABARITO 
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K C5 K A
I A E V
N L D E
G L O U
C6 A M E U P W I T7 H P
F D N U L8
T O R O
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Across
3. The meeting was ......... ......... until 
tomorrow. (postponed) [PUTOFF] 
6. We finally ........ ......... ......... a solution to 
the problem. (found) [CAMEUPWITH] 
9. They said they would .......... the 
book ........... tomorrow. (return) 
[GIVEBACK] 
10. He ........... ........... the whole story. 
[MADEUP] 
Down
1. Jane is .......... ........... the children. (taking 
care of) [LOOKINGAFTER] 
2. Our car .......... .......... five miles out of the 
city. (stopped working) [BROKEDOWN] 
4. We all ........... .............. smoking in the 
autumn. (quit - past tense) [GAVEUP] 
5. Mary ........... ............ the wedding at the last 
minute. (cancelled) [CALLEDOFF] 
7. No one ........ ......... at the party. (arrived) 
[TURNEDUP] 
8. You can always .......... ............. his address 
on the Internet. (search for) [LOOKUP] 
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Atividade 2:
Há seis phrasal verbs e doze frases abaixo. Cada phrasal verb pode ser usado em duas das 
frases. Preencha os claros com a expressão correta.
add up - blow up - call off - come across - get over - turn up (past tense forms: added, blew, 
called, came, got, turned)
1 We added up [past tense] the dollars and pounds; we now have sixteen dollars and twenty 
pounds. (somar, adicionar)
2 The witness's account didn't add up [base form ]; it was obviously a lie. (a história não bateu) 
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3 Jessica never turns up [present tense] in time for the initial briefing. (comparecer, estar presente)
4 I can’t hear you. Can you turn up [base form] the volume? (aumentar o som)
5 What caused the plane to blow up [infinitive] in midair? (explodir)
6 This picture is so beautiful. Why don’t you blow it up [base form] and hang it on the wall? 
(aumentar o tamanho)
7 She called off [past tense] the wedding two days before her marriage. (cancelar um evento)
8 That fierce dog started running towards us but the owner called it off [past tense] just in time. 
(comandar um animal uma pessoa para parar)
9 He’s still trying to get over [infinitive] that bad cold he had. (melhorar, recuperar-se)
10 All I know is that he’ll have to get over [infinitive] being scared of the dark. (superar um 
problema)
11 In the interview, Madonna came across [past tense] as being very intelligent. (parecer ter um 
certo perfil, qualidade)
12 She came across [past tense] a fascinating book in the library. (encontrar por acaso uma coisa 
ou pessoa)
 Base form é o infinitivo sem a partícula to.1
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Atividade 3:
1 levantar-se pela manhã: get up
I never get up early at the weekends.
2 ir para a cama à noite: turn in
All this drinking has made me sleepy; I guess I'll turn in now. Good night!
3 telefonar: call up
She asked him to call (ring) her up as soon as possible.
4 visitar: call on
He stopped in London to call on an old friend.
5 voltar a telefonar: call back
Peter phoned me but I wasn't so I must call (ring) him back now. Can I use your mobile?
6 sacrificar um animal: put down
My dog was so old and ill that I had no option but to have him put down.
7 ralhar, repreender: tell off
The teacher will tell you off if she sees you doing that.
8 desmaiar: pass out
Nick drank so much gin that he passed out in the street.
9 eximir-se de responsabilidade : stand back
How can people just stand back when so many need help?
10 encostar o carro: pull over
The driver pulled over to let the fire brigade truck pass.
11 admirar alguém: look up to
The player I used to look up to when I was little was Pelé.
12 desprezar alguém: look down on
Celia always felt the we looked down on her because she hadn't been to university.
13 sobressair: stand out
Pelé has always stood out as a football player.
14 apoiar, defender alguém ou algo: stand up for
We're standing up for freedom against oppression.
15 vestir: put on
You should put on a coat; it's freezing outside!
16 estar de saída: be off
All right, then. I am off now; see you tomorrow.
17 fazer as pazes: make up
After years of conflict, they have finally made up?
18 mudar de ideia, opinião: come around
I thought he'd never agree, but in the end he came around.
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19 significar, querer dizer: stand for
What does FIFA stand for?
20 morrer: pass on
Shirley passed on before her grandchildren were born.
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