Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 23: Phrasal verbs · Set 990 · 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.What does the phrasal verb “make up” mean? (a) tidy up (b) paint (c) invent a story (d) tell the truth
2. 2.What does the phrasal verb “find out” mean? (a) go outside (b) hide (c) discover (d) lose
3. 3.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking forward ___ the holidays. (a) for (b) on (c) to (d) at
4. 4.What does the phrasal verb “give in” mean? (a) attack (b) refuse (c) win (d) agree after resisting
5. 5.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please write ___ the phone number before you forget. (a) after (b) off (c) down (d) across
6. 6.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please hand ___ your notebooks by Friday. (a) up (b) after (c) in (d) across
7. 7.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) look straight ahead (b) wait eagerly for (c) be afraid of (d) forget about
8. 8.Fill the gap with the right small word: Find ___ when the train leaves. (a) up (b) off (c) out (d) on
9. 9.Fill the gap with the right small word: It is cold; put ___ your sweater. (a) away (b) up (c) on (d) off
10. 10.Fill the gap with the right small word: Grandma brought ___ five children. (a) after (b) up (c) off (d) across
11. 11.Fill the gap with the right small word: I am looking ___ my lost pencil. (a) after (b) off (c) up (d) for
12. 12.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) up (b) after (c) off (d) across
13. 13.What does the phrasal verb “take off” mean? (a) remove clothes (b) wear (c) buy (d) wash
14. 14.Fill the gap with the right small word: Hurry ___, or we will miss the bus! (a) across (b) up (c) after (d) off
15. 15.What does the phrasal verb “come across” mean? (a) cross a road (b) lose by chance (c) find by chance (d) come back
16. 16.What does the phrasal verb “put off” mean? (a) postpone (b) wear (c) agree (d) arrive
17. 17.What does the phrasal verb “pick up” mean? (a) lift (b) drop (c) push (d) throw
18. 18.What does the phrasal verb “wake up” mean? (a) dream (b) go to bed (c) stop sleeping (d) stand up
19. 19.What does the phrasal verb “look after” mean? (a) search for (b) look behind (c) take care of (d) look later
20. 20.What does the phrasal verb “blow up” mean? (a) breathe (b) explode (c) sing (d) fly away
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.What does the phrasal verb “stand for” mean? (a) mean (b) argue (c) sit down (d) wait
23. 23.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please switch ___ the fan before you leave. (a) in (b) after (c) up (d) off
24. 24.Fill the gap with the right small word: Dev and Neel get ___ well with each other. (a) along (b) after (c) off (d) up
25. 25.Fill the gap with the right small word: We have run ___ of milk; please buy some. (a) off (b) in (c) out (d) up
26. 26.Fill the gap with the right small word: Don’t make ___ stories; tell the truth. (a) across (b) up (c) off (d) after
27. 27.Fill the gap with the right small word: Take ___ your shoes before entering the temple. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) on
28. 28.Fill the gap with the right small word: Please look ___ my puppy while I am away. (a) after (b) down (c) up (d) into
29. 29.What does the phrasal verb “grow up” mean? (a) get smaller (b) plant trees (c) climb up (d) become an adult
30. 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: We set ___ for Shimla early in the morning. (a) off (b) down (c) in (d) up
31. 31.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have none left (b) run very fast (c) have plenty (d) run outside
32. 32.What does the phrasal verb “carry on” mean? (a) stop (b) carry a bag (c) continue (d) lift up
33. 33.What does the phrasal verb “fill in” mean? (a) lose a form (b) complete a form (c) post a form (d) tear a form
34. 34.What does the phrasal verb “calm down” mean? (a) get angry (b) go downstairs (c) fall down (d) become quiet and relaxed
35. 35.Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. (a) out (b) off (c) in (d) up
36. 36.Fill the gap with the right small word: The teacher asked us to sit ___ quietly. (a) off (b) across (c) down (d) after
37. 37.Fill the gap with the right small word: Stop showing ___ your new phone. (a) off (b) after (c) up (d) across
38. 38.What does the phrasal verb “put up with” mean? (a) tolerate (b) decorate (c) pick up (d) build
39. 39.What does the phrasal verb “bring up” mean? (a) punish (b) raise a child (c) forget a child (d) carry upstairs
40. 40.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) cancel (c) shout (d) invite

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder