Phrasal verb ‘Call’
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Call in & Call on
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Call up
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Call off
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Call out
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Call for
Call in or Call on
- If you call in somewhere, you make a short visit there.
- Bobik, call in! Let’s have a cup of tea.
- If you call on someone, you pay them a short visit.
- Baron X called on her Majesty.
Call in
- If you call someone in , you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
- We called a plumber in to repair our sewage system.
Call up
- If you call someone up , you telephone them.
- Call me up when you are free.
Call off
- If you call off an ev e nt that has been planned, you cancel it.
- Due to severe frosts the school classes were called off.
Call out
- If you call someone out , you want to get their attention, or want them to come to help.
- I’m calling out! Do you hear me?
Call for
- If something calls for a particular action or quality, it needs it or makes it necessary.
- I call for help!!!
Exercises
Mary didn't feel very well, so she called the doctor ___ to make an appointment.
Mary had to call the doctor ___ when she came home.
Exercises
Mary didn't feel very well, so she called the doctor up to make an appointment.
Mary had to call the doctor back when she came home.
The doctor told Mary that she needed to go to the hospital. Mary was planning to have lunch with her friends, but now she must call __ their lunch.
Mary knocked on Sara and Ann's door, and loudly called ___, ‘It's me, Mary! Are you home?’
I think you should call him ___ ; he has already called twice.
The doctor told Mary that she needed to go to the hospital. Mary was planning to have lunch with her friends, but now she must call off their lunch.
Mary knocked on Sara and Ann's door, and loudly called out , ‘It's me, Mary! Are you home?’
I think you should call him back ; he has already called twice.
- Do you want me to call …………………… tomorrow?
- Are you ready to called ……………………...my parents next weekend?
- Please, call me ……………….. this evening.
- The doctor was called ……………… unexpectedly on an urgent case.
- I’ll call you ………………………………….. when I’ve heard something.
- Several of the newspapers were calling for his resignation.
- I called …………………………… to see Jeff yesterday.
- She’s called ……………………… the party, as she was sick.
- ‘ I’m here!’ she called ……………………………….
- Protesters were calling ………….….. a ban on the production of GM foods.
- Do you want me to call …… in ……… tomorrow?
- Are you ready to called ……… on ………...my parents next weekend?
- Please, call me … up …….. this evening.
- The doctor was called …… on …… unexpectedly on an urgent case.
- I’ll call you ……………… back …………….. when I’ve heard something.
- I called ……… in ……………… to see Jeff yesterday.
- She’s called ……… off ………… the party, as she was sick.
- ‘ I’m here!’ she called ……… out ………………….
- Protesters were calling ……… for ….. a ban on the production of GM foods.
I hope that everything is clear and you won’t call for help!