Let's work through the exercises step by step.
Exercise on Nouns and Pronouns
Rewrite the sentences with the noun as a pronoun.
Original: Could you turn off (the light)?
- Rewrite: Could you turn it off?
Original: Look at the rubbish in the park! I've got to pick up (those empty bottles)!
- Rewrite: Look at the rubbish in the park! I've got to pick them up!
Original: I tried on (a lovely coat).
- Rewrite: I tried it on.
Original: I threw away (so much stuff)!
- Rewrite: I threw it away!
Inseparable Phrasal Verbs
Put the nouns and then the pronouns in brackets in just one place in these sentences.
- I'm looking for (Karl, him)
- Rewrite: I'm looking for Karl.
- Rewrite: I'm looking for him.
- You go out tonight. I'll look after (the children, them).
- Rewrite: You go out tonight. I'll look after the children.
- Rewrite: You go out tonight. I'll look after them.
Phrasal Verbs Identification
Match the phrasal verbs from the box with the appropriate combinations:
pick up
- (a) some rubbish (L)
- (b) a language (I)
get over
- (a) an illness (I)
- (b) a difficult period (I)
blow up
- (a) a balloon (L)
- (b) a wall (I)
run into
- (a) a friend in the street (L)
- (b) the sky (I)
get into
- (a) a car (L)
- (b) a hobby (I)
look up to
- (a) a parent (I)
- (b) a building (I)
Complete the Sentences
Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs from exercise 6 and a pronoun.
- I was trying to get in touch with Karl, and then I ran into him in the supermarket!
- In the movie, the terrorists hijacked a petrol tanker and blew it up.
- Last year was so horrible, I don't know how I managed to get over it.
- Jed's always telling me how wonderful his father is. He really looks up to him.
- Whenever Liz sees rubbish in the street, she always picks it up.
- I had flu and felt awful for two weeks, but I think I've finally got over it now.
- I didn't enjoy learning the piano at first, but now I'm really getting into it.
This is how you can express the given sentences with the mentioned rules and phrases. If you have further questions or need more exercises, feel free to ask!
