Common Two-Word Verbs Exercise 1

call off a. complete

put off b. postpone

call up c. seek information in a book or file

fill out d. cancel

find out e. telephone

look up f. discover

make up g. omit

pick out h. cause

leave out i. invent

bring about j. select

Use these 2-word verbs below: call off, hang up, think over, cut out, start off, look over, bring about, think up, put off.

1. Has the meeting been cancelled? _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

2. What caused her illness? ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

3. You should examine this contract carefully. _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

4. Why did he postphone his trip to India? _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

5. He's always creating new ideas. ______________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________