Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 372 · 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: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) away (b) off (c) on (d) after
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) carry upstairs (c) raise a child (d) forget a child
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) on (c) up (d) after
4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) after (b) into (c) off (d) up
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) off (b) up (c) after (d) out
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) grow (b) reduce (c) cook (d) increase
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) across (b) after (c) in (d) up
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) stand up (c) go to bed (d) dream
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wear (b) wash (c) remove clothes (d) buy
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go on (b) break a light (c) buy a light (d) make a light go out
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) forget about (b) look straight ahead (c) be afraid of (d) wait eagerly for
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) hold (b) submit (c) keep (d) lose
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) keep going (b) stop trying (c) give a gift (d) stand up
14. 14.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) climb up (b) plant trees (c) get smaller (d) become an adult
15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) for
16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) in (b) up (c) out (d) after
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) give for free (c) borrow (d) sell
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) up (b) in (c) down (d) off
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) build up (c) start working (d) stop working
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) off
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) tell the truth (c) invent a story (d) paint
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) build (c) refuse (d) arrive
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) up (b) on (c) after (d) out
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) race someone (b) avoid someone (c) run indoors (d) meet by chance
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) down (b) up (c) in (d) off
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) after (b) out (c) across (d) off
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) off
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) finish a trip (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) switch off
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) down (b) up (c) into (d) after
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) attack (c) agree after resisting (d) refuse
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) turn around (b) arrive (c) go to sleep (d) leave
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) down (b) off (c) in (d) up
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) phone (c) invite (d) cancel
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) look like a parent (c) take later (d) follow a road
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) down
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) fall down (d) go downstairs
38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) up (b) across (c) down (d) after
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) sell (b) remove (c) wear (d) cook
40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across

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