Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 353 · 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 “look forward to” mean? (a) be afraid of (b) wait eagerly for (c) forget about (d) look straight ahead
2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) on (b) up (c) after (d) off
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) off (b) for (c) up (d) after
4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) after (b) up (c) in (d) out
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) across (b) up (c) off (d) after
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) borrow (b) sell (c) keep (d) give for free
7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run very fast (b) have plenty (c) have none left (d) run outside
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look behind (b) look later (c) take care of (d) search for
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) break (b) stop ringing (c) fall asleep (d) start ringing
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) up (c) out (d) off
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) down (b) up (c) after (d) into
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) become an adult (b) plant trees (c) get smaller (d) climb up
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) increase (b) reduce (c) grow (d) cook
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) across (b) away (c) in (d) after
15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) up (b) after (c) across (d) down
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) tidy up (c) invent a story (d) tell the truth
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) after (c) out (d) across
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) look like a parent (c) run behind (d) follow a road
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) off
21. 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) after (b) in (c) up (d) across
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) raise a child (b) punish (c) carry upstairs (d) forget a child
23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) arrive (b) accept (c) refuse (d) build
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) avoid someone (c) meet by chance (d) race someone
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) down
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) down (b) up (c) in (d) off
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) finish a trip
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) stand up (b) give a gift (c) keep going (d) stop trying
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) find by chance (b) come back (c) cross a road (d) lose by chance
30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) up (b) down (c) after (d) across
31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) across (b) off (c) down (d) after
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) up (b) off (c) across (d) after
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) fight (b) get angry (c) be friendly (d) get lost
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) wait (c) sit down (d) mean
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) sleep (b) escape (c) return (d) stay
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) hide (c) discover (d) lose
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) on (c) at (d) to
38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) in (c) off (d) out
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) up (b) on (c) out (d) after
40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) in (b) after (c) off (d) across

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