Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 516 · 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 “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) sell (c) give for free (d) borrow
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) find in a dictionary (b) forget a word (c) feel sad (d) take care of
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) arrive (b) accept (c) build (d) refuse
5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) carry a bag (b) lift up (c) stop (d) continue
6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) tear a form (b) complete a form (c) lose a form (d) post a form
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) on (b) away (c) off (d) up
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) up
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) out
12. 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) up
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run outside (b) run very fast (c) have plenty (d) have none left
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) into (b) down (c) after (d) up
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) plant trees (b) get smaller (c) climb up (d) become an adult
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) sit down (c) lie down (d) rise from bed
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) down (b) off (c) after (d) across
18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) grow (b) reduce (c) increase (d) cook
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) stop (c) leave (d) continue
20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) in (b) up (c) across (d) after
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) sleep (c) return (d) escape
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) cook (b) sell (c) wear (d) remove
23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) finish a trip (b) switch off (c) sit down (d) start a journey
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look behind (b) look later (c) take care of (d) search for
25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) build up (c) start working (d) stop working
26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) wait for (b) search for (c) find by chance (d) take care of
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) down
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) build (b) pick up (c) tolerate (d) decorate
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) win (b) refuse (c) agree after resisting (d) attack
30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) in
31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) across (b) up (c) down (d) after
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) sit down (c) argue (d) mean
33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) down (b) across (c) after (d) off
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) off (b) up (c) after (d) along
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) across (b) down (c) after (d) up
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) on (b) up (c) off (d) after
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) go out (c) close your eyes (d) be careless
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) forget a child (c) carry upstairs (d) raise a child
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) get angry (d) fall down

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