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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 856 · 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 “carry on” mean? (a) carry a bag (b) lift up (c) continue (d) stop
  2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “run into” mean? (a) run indoors (b) avoid someone (c) race someone (d) meet by chance
  3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: I ran ___ my teacher at the market. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) into
  4. 4.Fill the gap with the right small word: Mum told us to put ___ our toys after playing. (a) off (b) away (c) after (d) on
  5. 5.What does the phrasal verb “cut down” mean? (a) grow (b) cook (c) reduce (d) increase
  6. 6.What does the phrasal verb “look up” mean? (a) find in a dictionary (b) take care of (c) forget a word (d) feel sad
  7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) look behind (b) search for (c) take care of (d) look later
  8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) out (b) up (c) in (d) off
  9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) tidy up (c) invent a story (d) tell the truth
  10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) forget a child (b) punish (c) carry upstairs (d) raise a child
  11. 11.What does the phrasal verb “turn up” mean? (a) go to sleep (b) turn around (c) leave (d) arrive
  12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “show off” mean? (a) share (b) boast (c) help (d) hide
  13. 13.Fill the gap with the right small word: “UN” stands ___ United Nations. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) for
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) down (b) off (c) in (d) up
  15. 15.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) along
  16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please turn ___ the volume; the baby is sleeping. (a) across (b) down (c) up (d) after
  17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) lose (b) hide (c) discover (d) go outside
  18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
  19. 19.Fill the gap with the right small word: The car slowed ___ at the speed breaker. (a) after (b) up (c) down (d) across
  20. 20.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) up (b) out (c) on (d) off
  21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) complete a form (b) lose a form (c) tear a form (d) post a form
  22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
  23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) down (b) after (c) off (d) across
  24. 24.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) become an adult (b) get smaller (c) plant trees (d) climb up
  25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) make a light go on (b) break a light (c) make a light go out (d) buy a light
  26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Our car broke ___ on the highway. (a) up (b) off (c) after (d) down
  27. 27.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) wait (b) sit down (c) mean (d) argue
  28. 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) across (b) off (c) down (d) after
  29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) after (b) in (c) across (d) up
  30. 30.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) arrive (b) agree (c) postpone (d) wear
  31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) switch off (b) sit down (c) finish a trip (d) start a journey
  32. 32.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) after (b) on (c) up (d) off
  33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “break down” mean? (a) build up (b) go downstairs (c) start working (d) stop working
  34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) look like a parent (b) run behind (c) follow a road (d) take later
  35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) off (c) across (d) up
  36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) find by chance (b) lose by chance (c) cross a road (d) come back
  37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “go on” mean? (a) leave (b) sleep (c) stop (d) continue
  38. 38.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) out (b) after (c) across (d) off
  39. 39.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) off (b) up (c) after (d) across
  40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: Kavya takes ___ her mother; they look alike. (a) after (b) out (c) off (d) up

Answer key

  1. continue
  2. meet by chance
  3. into
  4. away
  5. reduce
  6. find in a dictionary
  7. take care of
  8. out
  9. invent a story
  10. raise a child
  11. arrive
  12. boast
  13. for
  14. off
  15. along
  16. down
  17. discover
  18. up
  19. down
  20. out
  21. complete a form
  22. off
  23. down
  24. become an adult
  25. make a light go out
  26. down
  27. mean
  28. down
  29. in
  30. postpone
  31. start a journey
  32. off
  33. stop working
  34. look like a parent
  35. up
  36. find by chance
  37. continue
  38. out
  39. up
  40. after

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