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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 833 · 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 “look after” mean? (a) look later (b) look behind (c) search for (d) take care of
  2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “go off” mean? (a) break (b) stop ringing (c) fall asleep (d) start ringing
  3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) off
  4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) continue (b) sleep (c) leave (d) stop
  5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “give up” mean? (a) give a gift (b) stand up (c) stop trying (d) keep going
  6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) after (b) into (c) up (d) off
  7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) run behind (b) take later (c) follow a road (d) look like a parent
  8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) fall down (b) get angry (c) go downstairs (d) become quiet and relaxed
  9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
  10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) sing (b) fly away (c) explode (d) breathe
  11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) down (b) up (c) across (d) after
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) hide (b) help (c) share (d) boast
  13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) in (c) up (d) down
  15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) plant trees (b) get smaller (c) climb up (d) become an adult
  16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) after (b) across (c) off (d) up
  17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) argue (c) sit down (d) mean
  18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) off (b) across (c) after (d) out
  19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “get up” mean? (a) sit down (b) go to sleep (c) rise from bed (d) lie down
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) forget a child (c) carry upstairs (d) raise a child
  22. 22.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) take care of (b) feel sad (c) forget a word (d) find in a dictionary
  23. 23.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tell the truth (b) tidy up (c) paint (d) invent a story
  24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) cook (b) increase (c) grow (d) reduce
  25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
  26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) off (b) after (c) on (d) up
  27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) off (c) along (d) after
  28. 28.What does the phrasal verb “hand in” mean? (a) keep (b) hold (c) lose (d) submit
  29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) out (c) in (d) up
  30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “run away” mean? (a) stay (b) escape (c) return (d) sleep
  31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) start working (c) stop working (d) go downstairs
  32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) continue (b) stop (c) lift up (d) carry a bag
  33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) keep (b) sell (c) give for free (d) borrow
  34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) up (b) away (c) off (d) on
  35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) across (b) after (c) down (d) off
  36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) across
  37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) across (b) off (c) up (d) after
  38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) down (b) up (c) after (d) across
  39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) out
  40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) avoid someone (b) race someone (c) meet by chance (d) run indoors

Answer key

  1. take care of
  2. start ringing
  3. up
  4. continue
  5. stop trying
  6. into
  7. look like a parent
  8. become quiet and relaxed
  9. up
  10. explode
  11. down
  12. boast
  13. off
  14. off
  15. become an adult
  16. up
  17. mean
  18. out
  19. rise from bed
  20. make a light go out
  21. raise a child
  22. find in a dictionary
  23. invent a story
  24. reduce
  25. up
  26. on
  27. along
  28. submit
  29. out
  30. escape
  31. stop working
  32. continue
  33. give for free
  34. on
  35. down
  36. up
  37. across
  38. down
  39. after
  40. meet by chance

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