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29 nov 2013

Different uses of a favourite: verb GET

Do this quiz online by BBC to check on all the different meanings and uses of verb GET. Then, check your answers online.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1110_get


Learning English - Quiznet by BBC


1: He's been quite ill recently, but he seems to be __________ now.
getting better
doctor
getting healthy
getting recovered
getting good
2: Which is the logical order of events?
get engaged - get divorced - get married
wedding
get engaged - get married - get divorced
get married - get engaged - get divorced
get divorced - get married - get engaged
3: Which of the following forms of transport do you NOT 'get on'?
a train
London taxi
a plane
a taxi
a bicycle
4: You can imagine how he reacted when she told him she'd crashed the car, he ______________ and then started shouting!
got really angry
car crash
got really sad
got really happy
got really bored
5: Do you know what time your train gets ____? Let me know and I'll meet you at the station.
on
train
in
at
to
6: Which of the following is American English? 'Have you ever ________ lost on the New York subway - it's really confusing!'
get
New York subway
getting
got
gotten