This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs using the word cut.
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Answers
1. We need to cut back on luxuries.
2. You need to cut back on sugar. You are diabetic!
3. Environmentalists are against the project because they do not want the government to cut down trees to make room for a theme park.
4. If you want to lose weight, you should cut down on your calorie intake.
5. If my dad hadn’t cut me off, I would never have found a job.
6. That dunce cut me off as I was about to conclude my presentation.
7. Cut off the lamp when you leave the room.
8. The health scare compelled him to cut out smoking.
9. The generator suddenly cut out and the house plunged into darkness.
10. We cut through the woods and got home in less than an hour.
11. He was badly cut up by his attackers.
12. Critics cut up the movie mercilessly.
