Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 664 · 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.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) on (c) off (d) up
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) stop (b) continue (c) leave (d) sleep
3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) forget a child (b) punish (c) carry upstairs (d) raise a child
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wash (b) remove clothes (c) wear (d) buy
5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) boast (b) help (c) hide (d) share
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) up
7. 7.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) across
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please do not throw ___ the leftover food. (a) in (b) away (c) across (d) after
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) for (c) off (d) up
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) up (b) after (c) out (d) off
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) after (c) across (d) off
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) fall asleep (b) stop ringing (c) start ringing (d) break
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) refuse (b) attack (c) agree after resisting (d) win
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) after (b) out (c) in (d) up
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) pick up (b) decorate (c) build (d) tolerate
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “put on” mean? (a) cook (b) wear (c) sell (d) remove
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) arrive (c) wear (d) agree
18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) stop working (b) build up (c) go downstairs (d) start working
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run outside (b) have plenty (c) have none left (d) run very fast
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) sleep (b) return (c) escape (d) stay
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) finish a trip (c) sit down (d) start a journey
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) off (b) down (c) in (d) up
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) sell (b) keep (c) borrow (d) give for free
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) up (b) after (c) out (d) on
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: The balloon blew ___ with a loud bang. (a) up (b) after (c) across (d) off
27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) get angry (b) fight (c) be friendly (d) get lost
28. 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) down
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) down
30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) lose (c) hide (d) discover
31. 31.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) dream (b) stand up (c) stop sleeping (d) go to bed
33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) across
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) fly away (b) explode (c) sing (d) breathe
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) throw (b) lift (c) drop (d) push
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) off (b) down (c) up (d) after
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) tear a form (c) lose a form (d) post a form
38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) up (b) down (c) across (d) after
39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) up (b) across (c) down (d) after
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) run behind (c) look like a parent (d) follow a road

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