Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 512 · 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 “hand in” mean? (a) submit (b) hold (c) keep (d) lose
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) return (b) stay (c) sleep (d) escape
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) across
4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) out (b) off (c) after (d) up
5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) close your eyes (b) go out (c) be careful (d) be careless
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) after (b) up (c) down (d) across
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) in (b) across (c) after (d) up
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) hide (b) discover (c) go outside (d) lose
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) in
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) sit down (b) start a journey (c) switch off (d) finish a trip
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go out (b) break a light (c) make a light go on (d) buy a light
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) become an adult (b) plant trees (c) climb up (d) get smaller
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) become quiet and relaxed (b) get angry (c) fall down (d) go downstairs
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) stop (b) lift up (c) continue (d) carry a bag
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) buy (c) wear (d) remove clothes
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) sing (b) breathe (c) fly away (d) explode
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) along
19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) remove (b) wear (c) cook (d) sell
21. 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) up (b) on (c) off (d) after
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) up (b) off (c) down (d) after
23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) build (b) accept (c) arrive (d) refuse
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) raise a child (b) forget a child (c) carry upstairs (d) punish
25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) leave (c) arrive (d) turn around
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) for
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) down (b) off (c) up (d) in
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) lose a form (c) tear a form (d) post a form
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) invent a story (c) paint (d) tell the truth
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) hide (b) boast (c) share (d) help
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have none left (b) run outside (c) have plenty (d) run very fast
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) in (b) after (c) across (d) away
34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) into (b) after (c) down (d) up
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) continue (c) leave (d) stop
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) after (b) away (c) across (d) off
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) stop sleeping (b) stand up (c) dream (d) go to bed
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) off (b) up (c) in (d) out
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) cross a road (c) find by chance (d) lose by chance

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