1. The prefix “out -”
can be added to some verbs to give the idea of ‘more than’ or ‘to a greater degree than’. Choose some of the
verbs below to fit the sentences which follow:
do maneuver stay class number weigh live shine wit
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(A) Look, are you sure your
parents won’t mind spending another day here? I don’t want to out
__________________ my welcome.
(B) He foolishly hoped to out
________________ the police by changing his address every few
weeks but
they caught up with him in time.
(C) I did my best in the
pentathlon but, to be honest, I was hopelessly out ______________.
(D) Your safely is a consideration
which out _________________ all the others in my mind.
(E) He was out _________________
in his attempts to gain control of the company by the other major shareholders.
(F) One performance in the play
out ________________ all the rest and I’d say the actress concerned had a
promising future ahead of her.
(G) Opponents of the motion out
_______________ those in favor by 2 to 1 when the vote was taken.
(H) She out ______________ her
brothers and sisters by more than twenty years.
(I) Seeing all the dollar notes in
the collection box, and not wanting to be out _______________
he put in a check for $10.00.
2. Using the prefix
‘set’ choose the appropriate word from the box below to compete the phrasal verbs.
off out
off out in off up on about out
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(A) It looks as if the rain has set ________ for the rest of the day.
(B) If you could set ___________ your
specific proposals in a letter, we will give them our
attention.
(C) Don’t you dare come near my house or
I’ll set the dog ____________ you!
(D) Could you give me some advice, please?
I’d like to know how to go ________________
claiming a tax allowance.
(E) If we set _____________ at dawn, we
should reach the coast by midday .
(F) The whole family set ______________
energetically and by the end of the morning most of
the weeds had been cleared from the
garden.
(G) It was just the funny way he spoke
which set me ________________ laughing. I couldn’t
help it.
(H) The government has set ___________ a
scheme to help small businesses with advice.
(I)
Don’t set _________ any fireworks too near to the house, will you?
(J)
He originally set ___________ to beat the land speed record, but weather
conditions were
unfavorable.
ANSWERS
1. The prefix “out -”
can be added to some verbs to give the idea of ‘more than’ or ‘to a greater degree than’. Choose some of the
verbs below to fit the sentences which follow:
do maneuver stay class number weigh live shine wit
|
(A) Look, are you sure your
parents won’t mind spending another day here? I don’t want to out
stay my welcome.
(B) He foolishly hoped to out wit the police by changing his
address every few
weeks but
they caught up with him in time.
(C) I did my best in the
pentathlon but, to be honest, I was hopelessly out classed.
(D) Your safely is a consideration
which out weighs all the
others in my mind.
(E) He was out maneuvered in his attempts to
gain control of the company by the other major shareholders.
(F) One performance in the play
out shone all the rest and I’d
say the actress concerned had a promising future ahead of her.
(G) Opponents of the motion out numbered those in favor by 2 to 1
when the vote was taken.
(H) She out lived her brothers and sisters by more than twenty years.
(I) Seeing all the dollar notes in
the collection box, and not wanting to be out done
he put in a check for $10.00.
2. Using the prefix
‘set’ choose the appropriate word from the box below to compete the phrasal verbs.
off out
off out in off up on about out
|
(A) It looks as if the rain has set in
for the rest of the day.
(B) If you could set out your specific proposals in a letter, we will give them
our
attention.
(C) Don’t you dare come near my house or
I’ll set the dog on you!
(D) Could you give me some advice, please?
I’d like to know how to go about
claiming a tax allowance.
(E) If we set out at dawn, we should reach the coast by midday.
(F) The whole family set off energetically and by the end
of the morning most of
the weeds had been cleared from the
garden.
(G) It was just the funny way he spoke
which set me off laughing. I
couldn’t
help it.
(H) The government has set up a scheme to help small
businesses with advice.
(I)
Don’t set off any
fireworks too near to the house, will you?
(J)
He originally set out
to beat the land speed record, but weather conditions were
unfavorable.
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