Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 123 · 40 questions

Word tip (Verb + small word = new meaning): Treat the verb and the small word as one unit with its own meaning. Use the sentence to guess the meaning: “The match was called off because of rain” = cancelled. Changing the small word changes the meaning: look after (take care of), look up (find in a dictionary).

1. 1.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) down (c) across (d) up
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) leave (b) turn around (c) go to sleep (d) arrive
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) up (b) after (c) out (d) on
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) break a light (b) make a light go out (c) make a light go on (d) buy a light
5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) plant trees (b) get smaller (c) climb up (d) become an adult
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) invent a story (b) tell the truth (c) tidy up (d) paint
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) down (b) off (c) after (d) up
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) in
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) across (b) in (c) after (d) up
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) sit down (b) start a journey (c) finish a trip (d) switch off
13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) up (c) out (d) off
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) on (c) to (d) at
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careless (b) go out (c) close your eyes (d) be careful
16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) along
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) up (c) off (d) out
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) off (b) into (c) up (d) after
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) wait (c) sit down (d) mean
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) boast (c) hide (d) share
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) stop working (b) build up (c) go downstairs (d) start working
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) for
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) up (c) down (d) in
24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) off (b) after (c) for (d) up
25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run very fast (b) have none left (c) run outside (d) have plenty
26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) get angry (c) fall down (d) become quiet and relaxed
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) be friendly (b) get lost (c) get angry (d) fight
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) rise from bed (b) sit down (c) go to sleep (d) lie down
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) up (b) in (c) after (d) out
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) take later (d) look like a parent
31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) across (b) after (c) off (d) out
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) break (b) start ringing (c) stop ringing (d) fall asleep
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) complete a form (c) post a form (d) tear a form
34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) on (b) after (c) up (d) off
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) agree after resisting (c) attack (d) refuse
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) build (c) refuse (d) arrive
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) agree (b) postpone (c) wear (d) arrive
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) drop (b) push (c) lift (d) throw
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) up (c) on (d) off
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) forget about (b) look straight ahead (c) wait eagerly for (d) be afraid of

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