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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

ESL Phrasal Verbs: Break



1. break away - to leave something 

2. break down - to become very upset 

3. break into - to enter a building by force

4. break off - to break a piece of something 

5. break out of - to escape from somewhere 

6. break through - to pass through a barrier 

7. break up - to finish a romantic relationship with someone 



Phrasal Verb Exercise 

1. The student ______ when she saw that she had gotten an F on the test. 

A. broke off | B. broke up. | C broke down 

2. Sarah ____ with Jimmy because he was too boring. 

A. broke out of | B. broke up | C. broke through 

3. The siblings ______ from their cultural traditions by moving to a remote town in Mongolia. 

A. broke away | B. broke | C. broke into 

4. The hostages escaped from the criminals by _______ the shark filled aquarium

A. breaking out of | B. breaking off | C. breaking into 

5. Britney ______ many barriers by becoming the first woman to go to university in her family 

A. broke | B. broke through | C. broke up 

6. The large group ______  into small teams to look for Ella in the forest. 

A. broke away | B. broke into | C. broke off 

7. The thieve will ______ the bank at 7 p.m. tonight 

A. break down | break into | break over 



Phrasal Verb Questions with Break 

1. How can someone break away from mainstream culture? 

2. Have you seen anyone break down while at work or school? 

3. Is there a new hobby or career you would be interested in breaking into? 

4. When you eat a chocolate bar do you usually break it off into pieces or eat it whole? 

5. Do you think a world war could break out because of the decreasing amounts of oil? 

6. Do you think airlines will break through their annual sales targets this year? 

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