As you know, many phrasal verbs are not suitable for IELTS writing task 2.
Phrasal Verb Paraphrasing
Below you will find some sentences which contain phrasal verbs. You need to replace replace the phrasal verbs with proper verbs suitable for a formal essay. In some cases, more that one verb is possible as a paraphrase.
- The business was set up in the 1980’s.
- People often prefer to hang out with other people who share similar perspectives on life.
- Students must hand in their applications before March 15th.
- Putting off visiting the doctor can result in symptoms becoming worse.
- Fires need to be put out immediately before they spread.
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Established,,spend time,submit,,delay ing,extinguish
1. established
2.socialize
3.submit
4.to procrastinate
5.extinguished
1. Established
2.spend time
3.join in
4.delay
5.blow out
1.started
2.aid
3.send
4.delay
5.quench
1. Established
2. Spend time
3. Submit
4. Delaying
5. Terminated
Established
Socialize
Submit
Postpone
Estinguished
1-created
2-siocialise
3-submit
4-failure
5-extinguished
Estabilished , communicate , Submissions, give up, extinguished
1.established
2.socialise
3.submit
4.Cancelling
5.extinguished
1- commenced
2- dealing
3- submit
4- Postponing
5- kept
1. Founded
2. Outing
3. submit
4. Canceling
5. Control
1- organized
2- append
3- submit
4- delaying
5- silence
1- established, found
2- acompany
3-submit
4-by pass , postpone
5-extinguish
1. Established, Started, Inaugurated, initiated
2. Discuss, Spend time
3. Submit, Forward, Send
4. Avoiding, Neglecting, Delaying, Postpone
5. Controlled, Terminated, Restricted.
established – associated- submit- avoiding/delaying – extinguished
1) established
2) associate
3) submit
4) Postponing
5) extinguished
1. commenced
2. get together
3. be ready
3. deferral of
4. suppressed
established
associate
submit
rescheduling
extinguished
1. established
2. stay together
3. submit
4. avoiding
5. extinguished
Established, Associate, Submit, Delaying, Extinguished
1. established
2. socialise
3. submit
4. postponing
5. extinguished
1) established
2) mingle
3) submit
4) postponing
5) extinguished
1. Established
2. Socialize
3. Submit
4. Reschedule
5. Extinguished
Perfect
1. established
2. go out
3. submit
4. Delay In
5. Extinguish
1- establish
2- hang around
3- hand over or submit
4- delay or defer
5- extinguished
Opened
Stay
book
ignoring
prevented
1 started
Socialise
Submit
Failure
Extinguished
1. The business was established in the 1980s.
2. People often prefer to socialize/spend time with other people who share similar perspectives on life.
3. Students must send /present their applications before March 15th.
4. Delaying the visit to the doctor can result in symptoms becoming worse. Could you please tell me if we can say ” Delaying the visit to the doctor can cause the symptoms becoming worse.” ? Thank you!
5. Fires need to be extinguished immediately before they spread.
Established
Frequent
Submit
Postponing
Extinguished
1.initiated
2. Socialize
3. Submit
4. Postponing
5. Extinguished
1.Established
2.Associate
3.Submit
4.Postponing
5.Extinguished
1. established
2. relate/associate
3. submit
4. refrain from
5. quenched
Started
Communicate
Submit
Delaying
Stopped/ extinguished
1.Established
2.Socialize
3. Submit
4. Delay
5. Extinguished
1. Established
2. Spend time
3. Submit
4. Postpone
5. Stopped
1-ran 2-go out 3-submit 4-delay 5-extinguished
1-built/started
2-communicate
1. established / founded
2. spend time
3. complete / accomplish
4. delay(ing)
5. abolished
1. established
2. interact
3. pass
4. Failure in
5. extinguished
1. Established 2. Engage 3. Submit 4. To Stop 5. Blocked
started
mingle
submit
postponing
quenched
Launched,Cheers,submit,to delay,extinguished
1. Establish
2. Mingle
3. Submit
4.To delay
5.Quench
1) established
2) have gatherings
3) submit
4) to delay
5) extinguished
1.organised 2.spend time 3.submit 4.delay to 5.extinguish
1.Founded. 2. Spend time. 3.Submit. 4. Delays in. 5.Extinguished
Established
Mingle
SUbmit
Delay
Extinguished
1.Established 2.Relate 3.Submit 4.Suspend 5.Extinguished
1. implemented
2. go
3. have
4. delaying
5. extincted
1-Established or initiated
2-socialise or spend time
3-submit or offer
4-postponing or delay or neglecting
5-Extinguish or quiete
1. established
2. socialize
3. submit
4. delay in
5.quenched
1. Established
2. Meet
3. Submit
4. Suspend
5. Quench/extinguished
1. Establish
2. stand out /stay
3. Submit
4. To avoid
5. Extinguish
1.established/commenced/initiated
2.socialize/spend time
3.submit/deliver
4.to stop/to cease
5.extinguished/quenched
1. Established
2. Socialize
3. Submit
4. Cancelling
5. Quenched
1-established
2-accompany
3-submit
4-delaying
5-stopped
1) established 2) wander/roam 3) submit 4) avoid 5) settle
1. Launched
2. Associate
3. Submit
4. Refrain from
5. Curbed
1-established
2-go out
3-submit
4-postpone
5-stopped
1 established, founded
2 socialise
3 submit
4 not
5 quenched,extinquished
1 established
2. mingle
3 submit
4 refusing
5 quenshed
1. established
2. stay
3. submit
4. delaying
5. extinguished
1.established
2. Spend time
3.submit
4.
5.stopped
1. Established/Formed
2. Meet/Socialize
3. Submit
4. Delay[ing]
5. Extinguished
1established
2.go around
3.submit
4.holding over
5.tackled
1. Established
2. Visit
3 submit
4
5 stopped
1) established
2)interact
3)submit
4)to postpone
5)Extinguished
1. established / started
2. associate / stay
3. submit / give
4. Avoiding / Delaying
5. Extinguished / Stopped
1.started
2.associate
3.submit
4.To postpone
5.extinguished
1. established
2. socialize
3. send
4. Postponing your visit to
5. doused
1. established
2. interact
3. submit
4. Delaying/Waiting to visit
5. extinguished
I’d like to add one more option for the 4th question: Procrastinating.
Thank you, Liz.
Commence
Meet up with
Submit
Postpone
Prevent
Do you agree or disagree?
1 organized
2 join with
3 submit
4 hesitation to
5 stopped
1. Established
2. enjoy/ spend time
3. submit
4. Discontinuing
5. Quenched
1. established
2. socialise/ spend time
3. submit
4. Delaying/ Postponing
5. extinguished
EASTABLISHED, CONVIVIAL, SUBMIT, TO AVOID, EXTINGUISHED
1. established..2.go out..3..submit…4..Ignring…5..stopped..
1 originate
2 acquaintanced
3 do
4 do not
5 removed
1 . stated
2. Associate
3. Submit
4. Suspending
5. Quenched
1. The business was established in 1980
2. People often teamed up with other people who share similar perspectives on life
3. Students must submit/ send/deliver their applications before March 15
4. Suspend visiting the doctor can symptoms becoming worse
5. Fires need to be stopped immediately
1. ESTABLISHED
2 ENJOY
SUBMIT
WITHOUT GOING
MOVED OUT
Established
Go out/sight seeing
Submit
Postpone/procastinaton
Extinguished
1. Established
2. Interact
3. Submit
4. Failure to visit
5. Extinguished
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You are really having a high-level of patience Liz.!
Great, Inspiring. 🙂
1) initiated
2)be
3)give away
4)failure in
5)stopped
started
spend time
submit
Delaying to
extingusihed
1. established
2. remain
3. take
4. stop
5. quenched
1.Started
2. interact
3. submit
4. delaying
5. quench
1. established
2. go out
3. submit
4. postponing
5. extinguished
1.established
2.chat
3.submit
4.Delay in
5.extinguished
1.Established
2.Assocoate
3.Submit
4.Postponing
5.Extinguished
Started
Associate
Submit
Postpone
Extinguish
1. Established
2. Go out
3. Deliver
4. Ignoring
5. Extinguished
1. started
2. spend time
3. submit
4.Delaying to
5. moved out
1. established 2. socialize 3. submit 4. To delay 5. extinguished