Exercise 1
Which words can go together? Choose from the list.
a candle a cigarette a light a mess a mistake a new product an order
1) turn out ________
2) point out ________
3) blow out ________
4) carry out ________
5) put out ________
6) try out ________
7) sort out ________
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1)
1 a light
2 a mistake
3 a candle
4 an order
5 a cigarette / a candle
6 a new product
7 a mess
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using a verb + out .
1) The company is ________ a new computer system at the moment.
2) Steve is very fit. He does a lot of sport and ________ regularly.
3) The road will be closed for two days next week while building work is ________
4) We didn't manage to discuss everything at the meeting. We ________ of time.
5) You have to ________ the problem yourself. I can't do it for you.
6) I don't know what happened exactly. I need to ________
7) The new drug will be ________ on a small group of patients.
8) I thought the two books were the same until a friend of mine ________ the difference.
9) They got married a few years ago, but it didn't ________ and they separated.
10) There was a power cut and all the lights ________
11) We thought she was American at first, but she ________ to be Swedish.
12) Sometimes it ________ cheaper to eat in a restaurant than to cook at home.
13) I haven't applied for the job yet. I want to ________ more about the company first.
14) It took the fire brigade two hours to ________ the fire.
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2)
1 trying out
2 works out
3 carried out
4 ran out
5 sort out / work out
6 find out
7 tried out
8 pointed out
9 work out
10 went out
11 turned out
12 works out / turns out
13 find out
14 put out
Exercise 3
For each picture, complete the sentence using a verb+ out .
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3)
1 run out of
2 giving out / handing out
3 turned out nice/fine/sunny
4 working out
5 fallen out
6 work out how to use the camera / her new camera
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Each time use a verb + out.
1) A: Was the fire serious?
B: No, we were able to ________
2) A: This recipe looks interesting.
B: Yes, let's ________
3) A: How much money do I owe you exactly?
B: Just a moment. I'll have to ________
4) A: What happened about your problem with your bank?
B: It's OK now. I went to see them and we ________
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4)
1 put it out
2 try it out
3 work it out
4 sorted it out / worked it out
