Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 540 · 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 “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) sit down (c) start a journey (d) finish a trip
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) arrive (c) wear (d) agree
3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) start ringing (b) fall asleep (c) stop ringing (d) break
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) invent a story (c) tidy up (d) paint
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) after (b) across (c) in (d) away
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) in (b) after (c) up (d) across
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) out (b) up (c) after (d) off
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look later (d) look behind
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) on (b) up (c) after (d) off
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) run very fast (c) have none left (d) run outside
11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) lose (b) submit (c) keep (d) hold
12. 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) up
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wear (b) buy (c) wash (d) remove clothes
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) to (b) at (c) on (d) for
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careless (b) close your eyes (c) be careful (d) go out
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) sell (b) wear (c) cook (d) remove
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) arrive (c) build (d) refuse
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) up (c) off (d) after
19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) up
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) find by chance (b) come back (c) cross a road (d) lose by chance
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) find in a dictionary (b) forget a word (c) take care of (d) feel sad
22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) wait eagerly for (b) look straight ahead (c) forget about (d) be afraid of
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) up (b) off (c) down (d) after
24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) into
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) up (b) in (c) down (d) off
26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) explode (b) sing (c) breathe (d) fly away
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) off
28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) lose (c) hide (d) discover
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) go to bed (b) stand up (c) stop sleeping (d) dream
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) build (b) decorate (c) tolerate (d) pick up
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) continue (c) stop (d) carry a bag
32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) off (b) down (c) after (d) across
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) sell (b) borrow (c) keep (d) give for free
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) attack (b) refuse (c) win (d) agree after resisting
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) off
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) in (b) across (c) after (d) off
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) post a form (c) tear a form (d) complete a form
38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) up (b) after (c) down (d) into
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) off (b) out (c) up (d) on
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) invite (b) phone (c) cancel (d) shout

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