Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb particle.
1. I don't mind getting ................................ early if there is a good reason to.
To get up is to rise from bed after sleeping.
2. There is no room on the bus. Let's get ..................................... again.
To get off a vehicle is to leave a vehicle.
3. Get ..................................... and I will drive you to the station.
4. It took me a long time to get ......................................... the disappointment.
To get over is to overcome a difficulty.
5. The robbers got ...................................... with diamonds worth millions of dollars.
To get away is to escape.
6. The supervisor asked the employees to get ............................................... the job quickly.
To get on with work is to perform work.
7. I tried calling but I couldn't get ............................................ to him.
To get through to somebody is to be able to talk to them via telephone.
8. I find it very difficult to get .......................................... on my meager salary.
To get by is to manage to live with great difficulty.
9. The setbacks got him ........................................
If something gets you down, it makes you very unhappy.
10. Can we get ........................................ for lunch on the weekend?
11. His stupidity got him ........................................... trouble.
12. Rumors get ....................................... fast.
When rumors get around, they spread.
Answers
1. I don’t mind getting up early if there is a good reason to.
2. There is no room on the bus. Let’s get off again.
3. Get in and I will drive you to the station.
4. It took me a long time to get over the disappointment.
5. The robbers got away with diamonds worth millions of dollars.
6. The supervisor asked the employees to get on with the job quickly.
7. I tried calling but I couldn’t get through to him.
8. I find it very difficult to get by on my meager salary.
9. The setbacks got him down.
10. Can we get together for lunch on the weekend?
11. His stupidity got him into trouble.
12. Rumors get around fast.
