Babysitter Phrasal Verbs 2

More phrasal verbs for nannies and babysitters — grammar practice for childcare English.

Vocabulary in context

The second set of childcare phrasal verbs covers the ones that appear in the less routine but equally important situations of babysitting and nanny work: the conversations about children's behaviour, health, and development that parents take very seriously. Act out, come down with, take to, grow out of, open up — each of these describes something specific about a child's experience, and using the right one in the right context is the difference between a parent who feels well-informed and one who is mildly worried by an imprecision that wasn't meant to worry them at all.

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Choose which of the three prepositions goes with the verb in each sentence.
EXAMPLE: I'll take out (on, out, off) the trash.

1. Did you make ________ (= invent) that story or is that true?
2. Can you pick me ________ at my house at 7?
3. We've run ________ of milk. = We have no more milk.
4. I'll think it ________. = I'll think about it.
5. I'm afraid that if I keep working like this, I'll burn ________. (= become exhausted)
6. I tried to get her to calm ________. (= to relax)
7. No, unfortunately my plans fell ________. (= were cancelled)
8. If your parents find ________ that you were behaving like this, you'll get in trouble.
9. He really looks _______ to you! (= really admires you)
10. Do I have to fill ________ ( = complete) an application?
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