English in Mind

Level 4

Grammar Practice

PHOTOCOPIABLE

GRAMMAR PRA

CTICE

1

Put the words in the correct order to make 
sentences.

1

  so / it’s / by / she / diffi cult / get / earns / little / to

She earns so little it’s diffi cult to get by.

2

  brother / how / up / don’t / little / with / know / you / 

I / your / put 

3

  is / well / her / business / doing / beginning / is / off / 

take / to / now / and

4

  fi nd / were / students / wanted / why / out / always / 

teacher / the / the / late / to 

5

  some / rude / here / to / being / make / for / to / you / 

fl owers / are / up

6

  the / are / when / lent / back / you / give / I / you? / to / 

going / DVD

2

Rewrite the sentences using a word from the box 
instead of the phrasal verb. Use the correct form 
of the verb and noun. 

compensate    bear    convince

return    investigate    survive

1

  I don’t know how you brought your mum round to 

the idea of letting you go on holiday with Jack.

I don’t know how you convinced your mum to let …

2

  They’re still looking into the cause of the plane crash. 

3

  The airline company tried to make up for the delay by 

giving the passengers free food and drink.

4

  I can’t put up with the noise of the road works any 

longer, I’m going out! 

5

  Since the introduction of the Euro it’s diffi cult for many 

people to get by. 

6

  I gave the DVD back to the library last week.

3

Write the letter representing the 
correct word.

1

  Your behaviour is unacceptable and we 

can’t put  c  with it any longer.

a

  on        b down    c up

2

  The detective is looking 

 the case but 

it’s still a mystery. 

a

 out    b into    c in

3

  We threw a leaving party for Philip to give 

him a really good send 

.

a

 away    b out    c off

4

  The price of oil has gone 

 today. 

a

 in    b  up        c by

5

  If you want to know the result of today’s 

match you could look it 

 on the 

internet. 

a

  up        b out    c down

6

  I was cleaning my room today and I came 

 my old diaries. 

a

 across    b over    c up

4

Make the sentences negative. 

1

  He made up for the mistake he made. 

He didn’t make up for the mistake

he made.

2

  He gets away with a lot of bad behaviour. 

3

  I came across somebody I knew at the 

concert.

4

  You put up with a lot! 

5

  He’s trying to fi nd out exactly what 

happened.

6

  She thinks she’ll get by until the end of the 

month with the money she has.

Unit 12

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Cambridge University Press 2008   

Level 4 Unit 12

LEVEL 4 

UNIT 12