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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 813 · 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 “go off” mean? (a) start ringing (b) stop ringing (c) break (d) fall asleep
  2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) in (c) after (d) across
  3. 3.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) lift (b) drop (c) throw (d) push
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) fly away (b) sing (c) explode (d) breathe
  5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) refuse (b) accept (c) arrive (d) build
  6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) across (c) off (d) after
  7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) sell (b) keep (c) borrow (d) give for free
  8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) after (b) across (c) out (d) off
  9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) escape (c) sleep (d) return
  10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) across (b) after (c) down (d) up
  11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) argue (b) wait (c) mean (d) sit down
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) forget a child (b) raise a child (c) punish (d) carry upstairs
  13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: The firefighters put ___ the fire quickly. (a) on (b) up (c) out (d) after
  14. 14.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) agree (c) arrive (d) wear
  15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
  16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) go downstairs (b) become quiet and relaxed (c) get angry (d) fall down
  17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Neha is good at working ___ maths puzzles. (a) off (b) after (c) across (d) out
  18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) run behind (c) follow a road (d) look like a parent
  19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) down (b) across (c) off (d) after
  20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) shout (c) invite (d) cancel
  21. 21.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) up (b) after (c) into (d) down
  22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) boast (b) hide (c) share (d) help
  23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) after (b) off (c) into (d) up
  24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
  25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) find by chance (b) lose by chance (c) cross a road (d) come back
  26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please fill ___ this form with your name. (a) in (b) after (c) across (d) off
  27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) wait for (d) find by chance
  28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) tolerate (b) decorate (c) build (d) pick up
  29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “get along” mean? (a) be friendly (b) get lost (c) get angry (d) fight
  30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) out (c) up (d) off
  31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) meet by chance (b) avoid someone (c) race someone (d) run indoors
  32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) lie down (c) go to sleep (d) rise from bed
  33. 33.Fill the gap with the right small word: Look ___! A car is coming. (a) out (b) in (c) up (d) after
  34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) wear (b) buy (c) wash (d) remove clothes
  35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) tear a form (c) post a form (d) lose a form
  36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) for (c) up (d) off
  37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) for (b) off (c) after (d) up
  38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: I want to be a pilot when I grow ___. (a) down (b) off (c) after (d) up
  39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) off (b) after (c) down (d) up
  40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: The plane will take ___ at 6 am. (a) off (b) up (c) down (d) in

Answer key

  1. start ringing
  2. in
  3. lift
  4. explode
  5. refuse
  6. up
  7. give for free
  8. out
  9. escape
  10. down
  11. mean
  12. raise a child
  13. out
  14. postpone
  15. up
  16. become quiet and relaxed
  17. out
  18. look like a parent
  19. down
  20. cancel
  21. after
  22. boast
  23. into
  24. up
  25. find by chance
  26. in
  27. search for
  28. tolerate
  29. be friendly
  30. off
  31. meet by chance
  32. rise from bed
  33. out
  34. remove clothes
  35. complete a form
  36. for
  37. for
  38. up
  39. down
  40. off

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