1. Todd was fired after he blew up ________ his boss.
2. Todd is usually so easygoing. What did he blow up _________?
3. Karen thinks she's so clever, but I'm starting to catch on _________ her.
4. If you don't start working harder, you're going to fall behind ________ math.
5. Thanks for helping me out ________ my algebra homework.
EXERCISE 33c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. The company started to sell chocolate toothpaste, but it never became popular. What didn't chocolate toothpaste do?
2. Sam has a lot of work to do before 5:00, so Lydia is doing some of it for him so that he won't have to work late. What is Lydia doing for Sam?
3. Nobody in the criminal gang thought they could steal an airplane, but they did. What did the gang do?
4. Ali doesn't usually do any work. He usually watches TV and listens to music. What does Ali usually do?
5. They sometimes destroy old buildings by making them explode. What do they sometimes do to old buildings?
6. The teacher frequently gets very angry at his students. What does the teacher frequently do?
7. Janice is aware of the problem because someone told her about it. What can you say about Janice and the problem?
8. The company was supposed to finish the project by September 1, but they didn't finish until November 14. What happened?
9. The professor asked you to explain how this situation happened. What did the professor ask you?
EXERCISE 33d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.
| come out, 32 | fall out, 32 | look into, 31 | rule out, 31 |
| cut out, 31 | give away, 28 | plan on, 31 | sort out, 30 |
| do without, 31 | go around, 20 | put off, 31 | space out, 30 |
| empty out, 32 | go out, 32 | put out, 30 | stick out, 32 |
1. Jake was in jail when the crime was committed, so the police were able to ________ him ________ as a suspect.
2. My fiancee's father got sick suddenly, so we had to ________ ________ the wedding until later.
3. I was a little ________ ________ when Melanie disagreed with me.
4. Linda's going to ________ ________ getting her teeth bleached.
5. No one was surprised when the news ________ ________.
6. The family business had to be sold after the family members ________ ________ with each other.
7. I ________ ________ and forgot to put socks on this morning.
8. I felt like an idiot — I had to ________ ________ all day without socks on.
9. You can still eat this apple — just ________ ________ the bad part.
10. When we decided on the Bahamas for our honeymoon, we didn't ________ ________a hurricane.
11.1 was angry with my sister, but we talked and ________ everything ________.
12. Timmy told his mother that he hadn't eaten any cake, but the chocolate frosting on his face ________ him ________.
13. If you're studying a language, you can't ________ ________ a dictionary.
14. Jim's job is very dangerous, but if he _________ it _________ for another year, he can retire with a pension.
15. These trash cans are getting full. Could you ________ them ________, please?
16. Put some more wood on the fire — it's starting to ________ ________.
34. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two-and three-word phrasal verbs, 2
As we saw in Sections 5 and 6, phrasal verbs are sometimes accented on the verb and sometimes accented on the particle. It might seem difficult to know whether to accent the verb or the particle since it depends on whether the phrasal verb is separable or nonseparable, transitive or intransitive, or a two- or three-word phrasal verb; however, it boils down to this: always accent the particle after the verb unless the phrasal verb is a nonseparable, transitive, two-word phrasal verb — then accent the verb. Remember that some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive:
