Phrasal Verbs - Group 19 - Exercise 5

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Birth rates generally __________ when women have more opportunities for education.
2. He quit his job after a year because he never felt that he __________ with the other employees he had to work with.
3. She __________ on her bicycle in a big hurry.
4. None of my friends came to __________ when I left for Korea on a school exchange.
5. Let's __________ making a decision until we've discussed it further.
6. If people ask you about your job, don't start __________ about the problems you're having. No one wants to hear about that.
7. I'm afraid of speaking in public so I always __________ it when I'm invited to do a presentation at a conference.
8. I can't believe she __________ the entire bottle of wine by herself.
9. We haven't yet decided where to go for our honeymoon but have __________ the choices to Thailand or Costa Rica.
10. He has started vaping in an attempt to gradually __________ his smoking.
11. I injured my back and had to __________ all week before I was able to even sit or walk a bit.
12. We're going to play a game of softball this evening. You're welcome to __________ if you'd like.
13. When the effects of the proposed legislation really __________, I think the public will be outraged.
14. The cyclists had to __________ as they came around the steep curve.