English Lesson #102 - Exercise using two-word phrasal verbs that require an additional particle

Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from Lesson #101. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. My elbow has gotten so bad that I think I might have to ________ ________ tennis.
2. After several years of tension between the two countries, war ________ ________ in 1972.
3. Maria, how are you ________________ at your new job?
4.1 am so lazy today. I just can't ________ ________ the energy to finish my school project.
5. The murderer was tired of running from the police, and he ________ himself________.
6. The other runners were so far ahead that I couldn't ________ ________.
7. Susie,________________your clothes right now!
8. For a long time I could type only around twenty-five words per minute, but I've slowly ________ ________ to sixty.
9. I'm really behind in my work. If I don't take work home with me, I'll never ________ ________.
10. Lydia is a nice, easygoing person. You won't have any trouble ________ ________ her.
11. I tried and tried to learn to speak Japanese, but I finally________________.
12. Hello Mark? I'm really angry, and I've got some things to tell you, and don't you dare ________________on me!                                              
13. Dan is so shy. He was supposed to give a speech today at school, but he ________ ________.
14. Okay, here's the plan: You go to the bookstore, I'll get my laundry, and we'll ________ ________ around 11:00.
15. I wonder what's been happening while we were on vacation. I think I'll read the newspaper so I can ________ ________.
16. This is a maximum security prison. No one has ever ________ ________.
17. Bob tried to ________ ________ my new dishwasher, but he didn't do it right, and he flooded the kitchen.

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