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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 325 · 40 questions
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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).

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  1. 1.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) after (b) in (c) away (d) across
  2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) buy (b) wear (c) wash (d) remove clothes
  3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) finish a trip (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) switch off
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) start ringing (b) fall asleep (c) break (d) stop ringing
  5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) take care of (b) look later (c) look behind (d) search for
  6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) mean (c) argue (d) wait
  7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) tear a form (b) complete a form (c) post a form (d) lose a form
  8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) pick up (b) tolerate (c) decorate (d) build
  9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) out (b) in (c) after (d) up
  10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) wear (b) postpone (c) agree (d) arrive
  11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) after (b) up (c) into (d) off
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) close your eyes (b) be careful (c) go out (d) be careless
  13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) after (b) across (c) down (d) up
  14. 14.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) leave (b) go to sleep (c) arrive (d) turn around
  15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) down (b) across (c) after (d) up
  16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) out (c) after (d) across
  17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) off (b) away (c) on (d) up
  18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) run behind (c) take later (d) follow a road
  19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) leave (b) sleep (c) stop (d) continue
  20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) in
  21. 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) up (b) across (c) off (d) after
  22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) boast (c) hide (d) share
  23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
  24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) lie down (c) sit down (d) rise from bed
  25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) stop working (c) build up (d) start working
  26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) paint (c) invent a story (d) tidy up
  27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) up (c) down (d) after
  28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) keep (b) lose (c) submit (d) hold
  29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) down
  30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) in (c) up (d) out
  31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: The thief finally gave ___ and told the truth. (a) in (b) across (c) after (d) off
  32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) to (c) on (d) at
  33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) attack (c) refuse (d) agree after resisting
  34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) forget a child (b) raise a child (c) punish (d) carry upstairs
  35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) hide (c) go outside (d) discover
  36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
  37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
  38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) off (b) in (c) across (d) after
  39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) take care of (b) wait for (c) search for (d) find by chance
  40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off

Answer key

  1. away
  2. remove clothes
  3. start a journey
  4. start ringing
  5. take care of
  6. mean
  7. complete a form
  8. tolerate
  9. out
  10. postpone
  11. into
  12. be careful
  13. down
  14. arrive
  15. down
  16. out
  17. on
  18. look like a parent
  19. continue
  20. off
  21. up
  22. boast
  23. make a light go out
  24. rise from bed
  25. stop working
  26. invent a story
  27. down
  28. submit
  29. down
  30. out
  31. in
  32. to
  33. agree after resisting
  34. raise a child
  35. discover
  36. up
  37. off
  38. in
  39. search for
  40. up

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