Practice common phrasal verbs with pick and cut in short everyday sentences. B1 level.

Created by Anzel C.
Foundation Phase Teacher & Educational Content Designer

Could you ___ some milk on your way home?
Answer: pick up
Help me ___ a tie that matches this suit.
Answer: pick out
The bigger kids always ___ the smaller ones.
Answer: pick on
She quickly ___ Spanish after moving to Madrid.
Answer: picked up
She just ___ her food - she wasn't hungry.
Answer: picked at
I'll ___ you ___ at the airport at 6 p.m.
Answer: pick / up
I'm trying to ___ on sugar this month.
Answer: cut back
The phone signal ___ in the middle of our call.
Answer: cut off
pick up
Collect someone or something; also: learn quickly
pick out
Choose or select
pick on
Bully or single out unfairly
pick at
Eat very little, nibble
cut back
Reduce the amount of something
cut off
Disconnect or interrupt
cut down
Reduce in size; also: fell a tree
cut out
Stop doing something completely
cut in
Interrupt someone speaking
cut up
Chop into smaller pieces
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Practice common phrasal verbs with pick and cut in short everyday sentences. B1 level. Includes 12 multiple choice questions. 10 vocabulary words included....
Could you ___ some milk on your way home?
Help me ___ a tie that matches this suit.
The bigger kids always ___ the smaller ones.
She quickly ___ Spanish after moving to Madrid.
She just ___ her food - she wasn't hungry.
I'll ___ you ___ at the airport at 6 p.m.
I'm trying to ___ on sugar this month.
The phone signal ___ in the middle of our call.
They had to ___ several old trees in the park.
My doctor told me to ___ red meat completely.
Please don't ___ while I'm speaking.
Could you ___ the vegetables for the salad?
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