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[Grammar] Phrasal Verbs & Idioms with ‘Get’

By KH디지털2

Published : May 27, 2013 - 10:09

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1. Get used to: to become more familiar with something ~(~에 익숙해지다)
You have to get used to other cultures.

2. Get along with: to be friendly with (어울려 지내다)
Do you get along with your brother?

3. Get rid of: to remove or throw away (=remove) (~을 없애다)
I will get rid of my old books.

4. Get on: to go into a bus, an airplane, a train, or a subway (≠get off) (~에 타다)

Please get on the bus. 

A. Complete each sentence with one of the expressions from the box below. Use the correct verb form. 

get used to, get along with, get rid of, get on

1. I haven’t studied for ages, so I have to ______________ studying every day.
2. I bought a new television set, so I ______________ the old one.
3. I don’t ______________ my sister. We have nothing in common.
4. We ______________ the train at Plymouth and went up to London.

B. Unscramble the words to make a sentence. 

1. It / hard / get / to / is / to / used / alone. / living
_______________________________________________________________

2. He / along / his / classmates. / cannot / with / get
_______________________________________________________________

3. It / not / to / rid / of / a / habit. / is / bad / get / easy
_______________________________________________________________

4. I / on / a / very / subway. / got / crowded
_______________________________________________________________




Answer Key A 

1. get used to
2. got rid of
3. get along with
4. got on 

Answer Key B 

1. It is hard to get used to living alone.
2. He cannot get along with his classmates.
3. It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit.
4. I got on a very crowded subway.