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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 581 · 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.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wear (b) remove clothes (c) wash (d) buy
  2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) in (b) off (c) up (d) after
  3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) invent a story (b) tidy up (c) paint (d) tell the truth
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) get angry (c) become quiet and relaxed (d) fall down
  5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) sleep (b) leave (c) stop (d) continue
  6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) across (b) after (c) down (d) off
  7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) in (b) up (c) off (d) down
  8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) arrive (b) build (c) accept (d) refuse
  9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) decorate (b) tolerate (c) build (d) pick up
  10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) up
  11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) up (b) after (c) on (d) out
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) leave (b) turn around (c) arrive (d) go to sleep
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) out (b) in (c) up (d) off
  15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) up (b) off (c) on (d) out
  16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
  17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) down
  18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) in
  19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) sit down (c) wait (d) mean
  20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) reduce (b) cook (c) grow (d) increase
  21. 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) at (b) to (c) on (d) for
  22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) help (b) boast (c) share (d) hide
  23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) lose (c) hide (d) discover
  24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
  25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) off (b) into (c) up (d) after
  26. 26.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) sell (c) give for free (d) borrow
  27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) forget a child (b) raise a child (c) punish (d) carry upstairs
  28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) postpone (d) wear
  29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) post a form (b) lose a form (c) complete a form (d) tear a form
  30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
  31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) cross a road (b) find by chance (c) lose by chance (d) come back
  32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) look behind (c) take care of (d) look later
  33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) run very fast (c) have none left (d) run outside
  34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) up (b) in (c) out (d) after
  35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) go to sleep (c) lie down (d) rise from bed
  36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) break a light (b) make a light go out (c) make a light go on (d) buy a light
  37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) across (b) after (c) down (d) up
  38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) for
  39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) shout (b) cancel (c) phone (d) invite
  40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across

Answer key

  1. remove clothes
  2. off
  3. invent a story
  4. become quiet and relaxed
  5. continue
  6. down
  7. up
  8. refuse
  9. tolerate
  10. up
  11. out
  12. arrive
  13. across
  14. off
  15. out
  16. up
  17. down
  18. in
  19. mean
  20. reduce
  21. to
  22. boast
  23. discover
  24. up
  25. into
  26. give for free
  27. raise a child
  28. postpone
  29. complete a form
  30. up
  31. find by chance
  32. take care of
  33. have none left
  34. out
  35. rise from bed
  36. make a light go out
  37. down
  38. for
  39. cancel
  40. off

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