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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 58 · 40 questions
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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).

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  1. 1.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) out (b) after (c) in (d) up
  2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) up (b) after (c) into (d) off
  3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) run behind (c) follow a road (d) look like a parent
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) buy (b) remove clothes (c) wear (d) wash
  5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) after (b) in (c) away (d) across
  6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) forget about (b) look straight ahead (c) be afraid of (d) wait eagerly for
  7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) up (b) in (c) out (d) off
  8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) submit (b) hold (c) lose (d) keep
  9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) stop working (b) start working (c) go downstairs (d) build up
  10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) return (b) sleep (c) stay (d) escape
  11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) down
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) tell the truth (c) paint (d) invent a story
  13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) down (b) up (c) into (d) after
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) down (b) after (c) off (d) up
  15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) in (c) up (d) out
  16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) down (c) up (d) after
  17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) wear (d) postpone
  18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) carry a bag (b) stop (c) lift up (d) continue
  19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) off (b) for (c) up (d) after
  20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) raise a child (c) forget a child (d) carry upstairs
  21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) decorate (b) build (c) tolerate (d) pick up
  22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) to (b) at (c) on (d) for
  23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) up
  24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) in (b) down (c) up (d) off
  25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) breathe (b) explode (c) sing (d) fly away
  26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) on (b) off (c) up (d) away
  27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) lift (b) push (c) throw (d) drop
  28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) continue (b) leave (c) sleep (d) stop
  29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look behind (b) take care of (c) search for (d) look later
  30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) across (b) out (c) after (d) off
  31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) sit down (b) mean (c) argue (d) wait
  32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) on (b) up (c) off (d) out
  33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) on (c) after (d) up
  34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) in (b) off (c) up (d) down
  35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “look out” mean? (a) be careful (b) close your eyes (c) go out (d) be careless
  36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) find by chance (b) search for (c) take care of (d) wait for
  37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) sit down (b) finish a trip (c) switch off (d) start a journey
  38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) break a light (d) make a light go out
  39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) keep going
  40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) in (b) up (c) down (d) off

Answer key

  1. out
  2. into
  3. look like a parent
  4. remove clothes
  5. away
  6. wait eagerly for
  7. off
  8. submit
  9. stop working
  10. escape
  11. down
  12. invent a story
  13. after
  14. up
  15. out
  16. down
  17. postpone
  18. continue
  19. for
  20. raise a child
  21. tolerate
  22. to
  23. off
  24. off
  25. explode
  26. on
  27. lift
  28. continue
  29. take care of
  30. out
  31. mean
  32. out
  33. on
  34. up
  35. be careful
  36. search for
  37. start a journey
  38. make a light go out
  39. stop trying
  40. off

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