1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007
126Complete the sentences so that each includes a phrasal verb beginning with ‘s’...
62 Sit straight or you’ll have back problems when you get older. (2 letters)
63 My grandma can size people as soon as she meets them, and she’s always right. (2 letters)
64 In many societies it’s acceptable for men to sleep , but not for women. (6 letters)
65 My wife loves sleeping on Sundays. Sometimes she doesn’t get up until midday. (2 letters)
66 Rashid’s being very careful with his work. If he slips again, he might lose his job. (2 letters)
67 What should I say if a taxi driver is going too fast and I want him to slow ? (4 letters)
68 I had a fight with my wife last night, but we soon smoothed things again. (4 letters)
69 We went to a furniture sale and snapped some really good bargains. (2 letters)
70 My accounts and financial statements are piling up. I really should sort them . (3 letters)
71 We can’t go home until we’ve out this problem. (6 letters)
72 Jane’s sorting all the details for the meeting, like time, venue, agenda, and so on. (3 letters)
73 George drank too much, so his friends tried to sober him with some black coffee. (2 letters)
74 The attack on our team’s captain sparked a fight between the teams. (3 letters)
75 I can’t speak the other teachers, but I think we need a more up-to-date textbook. (3 letters)
76 If workers are cheated or treated badly, they should speak about it. (3 letters)
77 I’m a little bit deaf. Could you up, please? (5 letters)
78 If the company gets a big order, the workers must speed production in the factory. (2 letters)
79 The teacher spelled the importance of learning phrasal verbs and idioms. (3 letters)
80 Ken and Barbie have split after living together for twenty years. (2 letters)
81 She spread the map on the floor and planned the route she’d follow the next day. (3 letters)
82 He hoped to meet a nice girl at the party, so he had a shave and spruced himself . (2 letters)
83 The police sat in their car, staking the killer’s house in case he came back. (3 letters)
84 Most governments have found it impossible to stamp the illegal drugs trade. (3 letters)
85 Firemen stood in case the damaged plane caught fire. (2 letters)
86 After being convicted, the president stood and the vice president took over. (4 letters)
87 The letters U.K. stand United Kingdom. (3 letters)
88 Our teacher’s sick, so another teacher is standing for her. (2 letters)
89 He’s over 7 feet tall, so he really stands in a crowd. (3 letters)
90 The teacher said she wouldn’t stand any more bad behaviour. (3 letters)
91 We always stand when the professor comes in. (2 letters)
92 Which political party says they stand traditional family values? (3 letters)
93 Her friends stood for her and said the mistake wasn’t her fault. (2 letters)
94 My son wants to learn karate so he can stand up other boys who try to bully him. (2 letters)
95 They started the concert with one of their biggest hit songs. (3 letters)
96 Mr Brown started as a junior salesman, but now he runs the company. (3 letters)
97 How much money did he have when he started the company? (2 letters)
9 8 My dog is in a bad mood today, so I’d stay from him if I were you. He might bite. (4 letters)
99 His wife was so upset with him that she shut him of their bedroom. (3 letters)
100 He loved Thailand so much that he decided to stay and look for a job there. (2 letters)
101 If you hadn’t stayed so late last night, you wouldn’t feel so tired today. (2 letters)
102 Our old manager stepped after twenty years, and a new manager took over. (4 letters)
103 The girls fought until their teacher stepped and stopped the fight. (2 letters)
104 During the meeting, Nada and Rida stepped for a quick talk in private. (3 letters)
105 After the bomb, the embassy stepped security and employed more guards. (2 letters)
106 It takes time for a new business to succeed, so stick it and don’t give up too soon. (2 letters)
107 They’ll stick the original plan and won’t change anything unless they’re told to. (2 letters)
108 Jenny’s a good friend. She’ll stick you no matter what happens. (2 letters)
109 Are you sure he had a gun? Did you really see one sticking out his pocket? (2 letters)
110 When Sue was in Africa, her red hair and white skin made her stand in a crowd. (3 letters)
111 Last month’s sales were good, so we’ll stick the marketing plan we used. (4 letters)
112 The protest leaders stirred the crowd and made them start a fight with police. (2 letters)
113 Floods are expected, so we’ll stock up food and water in case the shops run out. (2 letters)
114 Can we stop a pharmacy on the way to the airport? I need some aspirin. (2 letters)
115 On our way to London we’ll stop in Oxford and visit the university. (3 letters)
116 Does the flight stop in Japan on the way to China? (4 letters)
117 Gillian got really angry in the meeting and stood up and stormed of the room. (3 letters)
118 The tax inspector wants a meeting to straighten a few details on our tax return. (3 letters)
119 Last night we went to the beach and stripped and swam naked in the sea. (3 letters)
120 The professor summed her lecture, and then it was over. (2 letters)
121 Are you sure you didn’t forget to switch the stove before you left the house? (3 letters)
122 Don’t switch the power until you’re sure everyone has stopped work on the wiring. (2 letters)