Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 334 · 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: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) on (b) after (c) off (d) up
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) arrive (b) leave (c) turn around (d) go to sleep
3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) arrive (b) accept (c) refuse (d) build
4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) off (b) up (c) after (d) across
5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) complete a form (c) tear a form (d) lose a form
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) break a light (b) buy a light (c) make a light go out (d) make a light go on
7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) take later (c) follow a road (d) run behind
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) sing (b) fly away (c) explode (d) breathe
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) get angry (c) fall down (d) become quiet and relaxed
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) across (b) off (c) in (d) after
12. 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) up (b) into (c) down (d) after
13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) across (c) in (d) after
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wear (b) wash (c) remove clothes (d) buy
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) lose by chance (c) find by chance (d) cross a road
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) down (b) after (c) up (d) across
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) off (b) away (c) on (d) after
19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) off (b) out (c) up (d) after
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) across
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) throw (b) lift (c) drop (d) push
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) tidy up (c) paint (d) invent a story
23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) wear (b) postpone (c) agree (d) arrive
24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) down
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) on
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) off (c) up (d) out
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) argue (c) mean (d) sit down
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) be friendly (b) get lost (c) fight (d) get angry
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) after (b) across (c) out (d) off
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) lose (b) hold (c) submit (d) keep
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) hide (b) share (c) help (d) boast
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) go downstairs (c) stop working (d) start working
33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) in (c) off (d) out
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) search for (b) wait for (c) take care of (d) find by chance
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) up (b) in (c) down (d) off
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) run outside (c) have none left (d) run very fast
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) cancel (c) phone (d) invite
38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Neha is good at working ___ maths puzzles. (a) off (b) across (c) out (d) after
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) sell (b) borrow (c) keep (d) give for free
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) sit down (c) rise from bed (d) lie down

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