Phrasal verbs with pick

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Sentences with phrasal verbs with pick

We leave you some example sentences with some of them.

Sentences with pick up

• The teacher told me to pick up the pencil that had fallen from my desk. (The teacher told me to pick up the pencil that had fallen from my desk.)
• Michael was trying to pick up girls at the party! (Michael was trying to pick up girls at the party!)

Example with pick up on

• Did you pick up on that? It was a surprise to me that Michael would do that. (Did you notice? It surprised me that Michael would do that.)

Examples with pick out

• He picked out the raisins among all the nuts. (He chose the raisins among all the nuts.)
• I picked out my mom’s voice among the crowd’s. (I distinguished my mom’s voice among the crowd’s.)
• If I were Sophie, I’d pick this skirt out, it is much cuter than the other one. (If I were Sophie, I would choose this skirt, it is much prettier than the other one.)
• The policeman picked the thief out in the middle of the crowd. (The policeman identified the thief in the middle of the crowd.)

Example sentence with pick off

• My brother picked off all the players in the new game. (My brother took down all the players in the new game.)

Example with pick over

• Anne was picking over the wardrobe of dresses to find the nicest ones. (Anne was choosing from the wardrobe the dresses she thought were the nicest.)

Exercise on phrasal verbs with pick

1. My neighbour is always _________ my daughter at the park. I should speak with her mother because they could end up fighting. (My neighbour is always bothering my daughter in the park. I should talk to her mother because they could end up fighting.)
2. If you had gone to the office earlier, you would have ______ your grandson __ in time. (If you had gone to the office earlier, you would have picked up your grandson in time.)
3. I fell down in the middle of the square, but I think nobody ____________ it. (I fell down in the middle of the square but I think nobody noticed.)
4. It was very difficult to __________ the name of my older son. (It was very difficult to choose the name of my older son.)
5. Children could ______ me _____ when I was among all the other teachers. (The children could identify me when I was among all the other teachers.)
6. The teacher told me my daughter was being __________ by two classmates. The director had to solve this problem. (The teacher told me my daughter was being bullied by two classmates. The principal had to solve this problem.)
7. The hunter __________ all the foxes with his shotgun one by one. (The hunter took down all the foxes with his shotgun one by one.)
8. ________ a good cake _____ so many delicious cakes wasn’t easy. (Choosing a good cake among so many delicious cakes wasn’t easy.)

Answers:

1. picking at
2. picked …. up
3. picked up on it
4. pick out
5. pick … out
6. picked on
7. picked off
8. Picking … over