Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 497 · 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: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) after (b) up (c) down (d) off
2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) after (b) down (c) across (d) off
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) after (b) off (c) down (d) up
4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) along
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) down (b) across (c) after (d) off
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) plant trees (b) climb up (c) get smaller (d) become an adult
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) off (b) out (c) up (d) on
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) off
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) share (b) help (c) hide (d) boast
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) find by chance (c) cross a road (d) lose by chance
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) cook (b) sell (c) wear (d) remove
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) take later (c) run behind (d) follow a road
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) finish a trip (c) start a journey (d) sit down
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Neha is good at working ___ maths puzzles. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) out
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) refuse (c) attack (d) agree after resisting
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) hide (b) go outside (c) discover (d) lose
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) off (b) up (c) across (d) after
18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) refuse (c) build (d) arrive
19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) up (b) off (c) in (d) down
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) up (b) into (c) off (d) after
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) tolerate (b) build (c) pick up (d) decorate
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) down (c) in (d) up
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) across (b) in (c) away (d) after
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) fall down (b) go downstairs (c) become quiet and relaxed (d) get angry
25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) cancel (c) phone (d) invite
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) out (c) off (d) up
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) stop (c) continue (d) carry a bag
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) take care of (b) look behind (c) look later (d) search for
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) for
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) stop working (b) start working (c) build up (d) go downstairs
31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) down (c) across (d) up
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) for
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) lift (b) push (c) throw (d) drop
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) postpone (c) wear (d) agree
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) borrow (c) sell (d) give for free
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) down (b) across (c) after (d) up
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) remove clothes (b) wash (c) buy (d) wear
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go on (b) break a light (c) make a light go out (d) buy a light
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) wait (c) mean (d) sit down
40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) out (b) up (c) after (d) off

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