SET VI ESL, 6g

Two-Word Verb Exercise 2

Fill in blanks in each sentence with one of the composite verbs. In some more than one will be suitable.

get up, get off, get over, get even,

get on, get along, get through, get across,

get in, get back, get away, get around

1. I sent him a package, but I _________________ it _________________.

2. The robber _________________ with the crime.

3. John _________________ the bus at Twelfth Street.

4. Please _________________ the letter _________________ today.

5. We were able to go to the movie because I _________________ early.

6. My father had a bad cold, but he _________________ it easily.

7. How can we _________________ this program _________________ ?

9. Let's try to _________________ early tomorrow morning.

10. Let's try to _________________ on the trip early.

11. John _________________ to Istanbul on Friday.

12. Mary is polite, but I can't _________________ with her?

13. When the car crashed into the fence, Harold couldn't __________________ it.

14. When I got there, they had just _________________ with lunch.

15. I wish I could _________________ with this work.

16. I am almost ready to go; why don't you _________________ the car?

17. The best place to _________________ this bus is at K Street.

18. What is the best way to _________________ this point _________________ ?

19. John played a joke on Mary, and she is trying to _________________ with him.

20. We went to New York by train and _________________ at Pennsylvania Station.