Phrasal Verbs with Make and Give August 8, 2014

PC TECH Teacher Michelle has put together this little quiz:

The phrasal verbs that use “make” and “give” have many different meanings.  Here are examples of them in sentences.  Try to guess the meaning in the sentence.  Then look below for the meaning.

My sister and I fight a lot, but we always make up.

Peter told me what happened last night.  I think he made up the whole thing.

People go to department store cosmetic counters to get a complete make over.  When they leave the store they feel like a whole new person.

If you take sugar and heavy cream and mix them together, you can make them into whipped cream.

How did you do on the audition?  How did you make out?

make out                    manage, deal with

make over                  remake (noun form:  makeover)

make up                     1) stop arguing, make peace
2) invent a story

make into                   turn into something else

give up                        stop trying

give out                      distribute, hand out

give back                    return

give away                   1) reveal a secret

2) to give as a gift

 Examples of “give” in sentences.

(At a Baseball Game) The Yankees played the Red Sox for 5 hours.  The score was 5-0, Red Sox in the lead.  The Yankees couldn’t get a hit.  They wanted to give up.

The teacher gave out the tests to the students.

Now, it’s your chance.  Try to write sentences using these phrasal verbs:

give back  and give away.

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