English in Mind

Level 4

Grammar Practice

PHOTOCOPIABLE

GRAMMAR PRA

CTICE

1

Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences.

1

so / it’s / by / she / diffi cult / get / earns / little / to

She earns so little it’s diffi cult to get by.

2

brother / how / up / don’t / little / with / know / you /

I / your / put

3

is / well / her / business / doing / beginning / is / off /

take / to / now / and

4

fi nd / were / students / wanted / why / out / always /

teacher / the / the / late / to

5

some / rude / here / to / being / make / for / to / you /

fl owers / are / up

6

the / are / when / lent / back / you / give / I / you? / to /

going / DVD

2

Rewrite the sentences using a word from the box
instead of the phrasal verb. Use the correct form
of the verb and noun.

compensate bear convince

return investigate survive

1

I don’t know how you brought your mum round to

the idea of letting you go on holiday with Jack.

I don’t know how you convinced your mum to let …

2

They’re still looking into the cause of the plane crash.

3

The airline company tried to make up for the delay by

giving the passengers free food and drink.

4

I can’t put up with the noise of the road works any

longer, I’m going out!

5

Since the introduction of the Euro it’s diffi cult for many

people to get by.

6

I gave the DVD back to the library last week.

3

Write the letter representing the
correct word.

1

Your behaviour is unacceptable and we

can’t put c with it any longer.

a

on b down c up

2

The detective is looking

the case but

it’s still a mystery.

a

out b into c in

3

We threw a leaving party for Philip to give

him a really good send

.

a

away b out c off

4

The price of oil has gone

today.

a

in b up c by

5

If you want to know the result of today’s

match you could look it

on the

internet.

a

up b out c down

6

I was cleaning my room today and I came

my old diaries.

a

across b over c up

4

Make the sentences negative.

1

He made up for the mistake he made.

He didn’t make up for the mistake

he made.

2

He gets away with a lot of bad behaviour.

3

I came across somebody I knew at the

concert.

4

You put up with a lot!

5

He’s trying to fi nd out exactly what

happened.

6

She thinks she’ll get by until the end of the

month with the money she has.

Unit 12

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Cambridge University Press 2008

Level 4 Unit 12

LEVEL 4

UNIT 12