ESL and EFL Resources : PHRASAL VERBS - COME (Advanced) (EXERCISE A79E19)

1. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings.

(A)	come about	find or meet by chance
(B)	come across	obtain
(C)	come at	receive / suffer
(D)	come by	happen
(E)	come down with	attack
(F)	come in for	become ill from
(G)	come across	make a particular impression
(H)	come in to	produce
(I)	come out in	show symptoms
(J)	come round	begin to accept
(K)	come round to	inherit
(L)	come up with	regain consciousness

Choose an appropriate phrasal verb from the boxes above to complete the following sentences:

(A) The play ___________________________quite a lot of criticism when it first opened.

(B) How exactly did you __________________ this painting? A similar one was reported stolen last month.

(D) I _________________ a small fortune when my uncle died but managed to squander most of it on wine, woman and song.

(E) As soon as I opened the garden gate, the dog _________________ us with teeth bared.

(F) On the very first day of the holiday he _____________________ in a rash.

(G) In desperation we employed a private detective and he __________________ some quite valuable evidence.

(H) She ________________________ as rather nervous at the interview but I don’t think we should count that against her.

(I) How did it _______________________that you were traveling on that train to London?

(J) When I _________________________after the accident, I couldn’t remember what had happened.

(K) Both the children ______________________ measles at the beginning of the summer and we had to postpone our holiday.

(L) We ________________________ some marvelous deserted beaches on our touring holiday in Bahia.

2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

(A) I explained that I wanted to _____________ my legal right to consult a solicitor.

(i) entertain (ii) exercise (iii) grant (iv) insist

(B) We were all rather in awe ____________ the new computers when they arrived.

(i) about (ii) before (iii) by (iv) of

(i) culminated (ii) erupted (iii) escalated (iv) concluded

Answers:

1. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings.

(A)	come about	find or meet by chance
(B)	come across	obtain
(C)	come at	receive / suffer
(D)	come by	happen
(E)	come down with	attack
(F)	come in for	become ill from
(G)	come across	make a particular impression
(H)	come in to	produce
(I)	come out in	show symptoms
(J)	come round	begin to accept
(K)	come round to	inherit
(L)	come up with	regain consciousness

Choose an appropriate phrasal verb from the boxes above to complete the
following sentences:

(A) The play came in for quite a lot of criticism when it first opened.

(B) How exactly did you come by this painting? A similar one was reported stolen last month.

(D) I came into a small fortune when my uncle died but managed to squander most of it on wine, woman and song.

(E) As soon as I opened the garden gate, the dog came at us with teeth bared.

(F) On the very first day of the holiday he came out in a rash.

(G) In desperation we employed a private detective and he came up with some quite valuable evidence.

(H) She came across as rather nervous at the interview but I don’t think we should count that against her.

(I) How did it come about that you were traveling on that train to London?

(J) When I came to after the accident, I couldn’t remember what had happened.

(K) Both the children came down with measles at the beginning of the summer and we had to postpone our holiday.

(L) We came across some marvelous deserted beaches on our touring holiday in Bahia.

2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

(A) I explained that I wanted to exercise my legal right to consult a solicitor.

(B) We were all rather in awe of the new computers when they arrived.

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