Upper Intermediate Level >> Vocabulary Worksheets >> There are many idioms, phrasal verbs and expressions using 'get'. This will help your students concentrate on the main meaning of each.
Expression with "Get"
For each sentence (1-10), choose the meaning of get from the table below. You will need some of the answers more than once.
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phrasal verbs buy/receive become |
catch/take causative arrive |
- It took our young daughter more than a year to get over losing her pet kitten.
- You'll need to get your hair cut before thinking about going for a job interview.
- Hurry up and eat that or it will get cold.
- Did you hear about the new deal to get cheaper phone calls on your cell phone?
- Do you always get the bus to work? Don't you ever drive?
- Unless there's bad weather, I should get to you around 7pm.
- To celebrate his 70th birthday, we had a portrait painted of my uncle. He loved it!
- My sister got measles when she was young but I never did.
- If we don't leave now, we'll never get to the stadium in time to see the match start.
- I don't get on with my mother-in-law. We always seem to argue over silly things.
