Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 208 · 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.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) carry upstairs (b) punish (c) forget a child (d) raise a child
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) hold (b) lose (c) submit (d) keep
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) carry a bag (b) stop (c) continue (d) lift up
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) off (b) down (c) after (d) across
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) break a light (b) buy a light (c) make a light go on (d) make a light go out
7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) hide (c) boast (d) share
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) fall asleep (b) stop ringing (c) start ringing (d) break
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) increase (b) cook (c) reduce (d) grow
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) pick up (b) tolerate (c) decorate (d) build
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) take care of (b) search for (c) look later (d) look behind
13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) after (b) across (c) in (d) off
14. 14.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) avoid someone (b) race someone (c) meet by chance (d) run indoors
15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) up (b) down (c) after (d) across
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) complete a form (c) tear a form (d) lose a form
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) out (b) up (c) off (d) after
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) after (b) down (c) up (d) into
19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) down
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) buy (b) wear (c) remove clothes (d) wash
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) discover (c) lose (d) hide
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) take care of (b) forget a word (c) find in a dictionary (d) feel sad
23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) agree after resisting (c) attack (d) refuse
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) start working (c) go downstairs (d) stop working
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) along (b) up (c) after (d) off
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) up (b) after (c) down (d) off
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) sell (c) give for free (d) borrow
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get lost (b) get angry (c) be friendly (d) fight
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) follow a road (c) look like a parent (d) take later
30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) across (b) after (c) out (d) off
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) tell the truth (c) invent a story (d) paint
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) off (b) away (c) on (d) up
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) find by chance (b) search for (c) take care of (d) wait for
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) fall down (d) go downstairs
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) find by chance (c) lose by chance (d) cross a road
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) cancel (c) invite (d) shout
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Neha is good at working ___ maths puzzles. (a) after (b) out (c) off (d) across
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) plant trees (b) climb up (c) become an adult (d) get smaller
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) for
40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) down (c) up (d) in

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