Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 868 · 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: My alarm went ___ at five o’clock. (a) off (b) across (c) up (d) after
2. 2.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) up (b) off (c) out (d) in
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please carry ___ with your work. (a) after (b) on (c) up (d) off
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) take care of (c) look later (d) look behind
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) into (b) down (c) up (d) after
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Calm ___ and tell me what happened. (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) down
7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) refuse (b) win (c) attack (d) agree after resisting
8. 8.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) tear a form (b) post a form (c) complete a form (d) lose a form
9. 9.What does the phrasal verb “look for” mean? (a) search for (b) find by chance (c) take care of (d) wait for
10. 10.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) agree (c) arrive (d) wear
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) after (b) across (c) up (d) off
12. 12.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) build (b) tolerate (c) pick up (d) decorate
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) drop (b) throw (c) lift (d) push
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) across
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “set off” mean? (a) sit down (b) finish a trip (c) switch off (d) start a journey
16. 16.Fill the gap with the right small word: Never give ___; keep trying! (a) across (b) after (c) up (d) off
17. 17.Fill the gap with the right small word: Rohan turned ___ the invitation because he was busy. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) down
18. 18.Fill the gap with the right small word: The cows were let ___ to graze in the field. (a) across (b) off (c) out (d) after
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “give away” mean? (a) sell (b) give for free (c) keep (d) borrow
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “switch off” mean? (a) buy a light (b) make a light go on (c) make a light go out (d) break a light
21. 21.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) dream (b) go to bed (c) stand up (d) stop sleeping
22. 22.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) in (b) up (c) down (d) off
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Only five students turned ___ for practice. (a) off (b) up (c) after (d) across
24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: Pick ___ the paper from the floor. (a) after (b) up (c) across (d) off
25. 25.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) come back (b) lose by chance (c) cross a road (d) find by chance
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) across (b) after (c) in (d) up
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) up (b) along (c) after (d) off
28. 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) up (b) away (c) off (d) on
29. 29.Fill the gap with the right small word: The rich man gave ___ all his money to the poor. (a) off (b) away (c) after (d) across
30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: We must cut ___ on sugar to stay healthy. (a) up (b) across (c) after (d) down
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) remove clothes (b) wear (c) wash (d) buy
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “take after” mean? (a) take later (b) run behind (c) follow a road (d) look like a parent
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) look straight ahead (b) wait eagerly for (c) be afraid of (d) forget about
34. 34.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) in (b) out (c) up (d) off
35. 35.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) lift up (b) carry a bag (c) stop (d) continue
36. 36.What does the phrasal verb “turn down” mean? (a) accept (b) arrive (c) build (d) refuse
37. 37.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) fly away (b) sing (c) explode (d) breathe
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) paint (b) tidy up (c) invent a story (d) tell the truth
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) run very fast (b) have none left (c) have plenty (d) run outside
40. 40.Fill the gap with the right small word: I wake ___ at six every morning. (a) up (b) off (c) down (d) in

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