Phrasal verb Exercises

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Phrasal verb Exercises

Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs from the box (remember! - in the correct form - tense!)

Exercise 1 PHRASAL VERBS with 'COME'

come across come forward come in for come into come out

come to come up come up with

1 Sorry, I can´t meet you for dinner this evening Something at the office

2 When her grandfather died, Hannah a vast fortune

3 The boss wants us to ways to improve our company´s image

4 The bill at the restaurant last night $125

5 When does the new Kevin Spacey film ?

6 Tracey and Oscar a charming little village as they were driving down the coast

7 The government has severe criticism over its handling of the hostage crisis

8 The police are asking anyone who has information about the robbery to

Exercise 2: PHRASAL VERBS with 'GO'

go ahead go away go down with go into go under

1 After graduating from university Maria decided to politics

2 Running a restaurant is a very tough business and sadly many in the first year

3 The man at the bar was pestering me so I told him to

4 The university canteen was temporarily shut down when twelve students food poisoning

5 The wedding is despite the fact the bridegroom's mother is ill in hospital

go ahead go off go off go out go through

1 Fran used to enjoy war films but since serving in the army he has _ them

2 The building of a new terminal at the airport will despite huge opposition from local residents

3 Maggie was late for work this morning because her alarm clock didn't _

4 Julie and Nick have been for eight years and plan to get married in the autumn

5 The security guards our bags before we went into the football stadium

Exercise 3: PHRASAL VERBS with 'LOOK'

look after look down on look for look forward to look into look out for look up look up to

1 Emily´s 84 and she feels a bit lonely sometimes However, she´s really Saturday because her granddaughter Daisy is coming to stay

2 Police are the disappearance of confidential files from the law firm

3 Can I borrow your dictionary? I need to _ the meaning of "scapegoat"

4 Jack always Jill´s cats when she goes away

5 The weatherman warned drivers to ice on the roads

6 Heather´s such a snob She´s always _ other people

7 If you _ _ somebody it means you respect and admire them

8 Sorry I´m late I was _ somewhere to park

Exercise 4: PHRASAL VERBS with 'TAKE'

take back take in take off take on take out take out take to take up

1 If I had more time, I'd like to the guitar

2 Unfortunately, many people were by the conman's charm

3 The dentist decided to Billy's wisdom teeth

4 Before we went into the Japanese restaurant we our shoes

5 The company is doing so well it plans to 180 new staff next month

6 My new camera didn't work properly so I decided to it to the shop

7 Yesterday George me to lunch We went to "Le Caprice"

8 The children have their new teacher Mrs Becks They think she's wonderful

Exercise 5: PHRASAL VERBS with 'GET'

Matching A with B

A

1 The train gets in at 7.45pm

2 She´s going to ask her boss for a payrise as she

doesn´t have enough to get by

3 Louise gets on very well with her brothers They never

argue

4 He was so busy that he didn´t get round to buying his

wife a birthday present

5 I´ve been trying to ring my parents but I can´t get

through The line´s constantly engaged

6 We´re going to New York on 20 December and we get

back on 7 January

7 Gary´s very disappointed about breaking up with Lola

but he´ll get over it

8 He wants to get out of doing military service

9 The thieves got away in a stolen red Audi

10 His attitude really gets to me He thinks he knows

everything!

B

a) annoy b) arrive c) avoid (doing something)

d) escape e) find the time to do something f) have a good relationship g) manage financially h) recover from i) return

j) succeed in contacting somebody

by phone

Exercise 6: PHRASAL VERBS with 'PUT'

Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box.

put away - put back - put down - put off - put off put on - put on - put out - put through - put up with

1 It's pretty cold outside so you should your coat

2 Could you me to extension 755, please?

3 The restaurant was so smoky it me my food

4 Quite a few people have flu at the moment so we've decided to the party until next weekend

5 It's a little dark in here Would you mind the light?

6 Frank was found guilty of murder and they him for life

7 If you live in the city centre you have to more noise and pollution

8 We had to _ 500 Euros as a deposit for our holiday to Kenya

9 When you've finished with the dictionary please it _ on the shelf

10 The fire was so intense that it took the firefighters many hours to it

Exercise 7: PHRASAL VERBS with 'MAKE' and 'RUN'

Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box (in the correct form!).

make into - make off with - make out - make up - make up for

run away - run into - run into - run out of - run up

1 The music in the disco was so loud that I couldn't what my friends were saying

2 The film star a huge bill at the plush hotel where he stayed for a month

3 Oliver _ from home when he was just fourteen and he has been living on the streets ever since

4 Sam has been ill lately and so he has missed a lot of classes His teachers have told him he'll need to work very hard to all the lost time

5 Paul and Ingrid are expecting a baby so they're going to have to _ their studio a nursery

6 Do you really believe Rachel's story about the time she met Brad Pitt? I bet she it all _ !

7 Can you lend me a pen? Mine has ink

8 The other day I an old friend of mine What a surprise! I hadn't seen him for ages

9 Jack's in hospital with a few broken ribs He his motorbike a tree last night

10 Robbers broke into the jewellery store on the high street during the night They items worth several thousands of pounds

Exercise 8: Fill the gaps with the following verbs (in the correct form) and the particle 'DOWN':

close / cool / let / play / take

1 Nick promised to drive me to the airport but now he says he can't It's not the first time he has

me He's so unreliable!

2 The soup is piping hot Let it down a bit before you start eating

3 You can't put posters on this wall them , please

4 The little grocery shop on the corner is It just can't compete any more with the big supermarkets

5 Some say the government is _ the threat of an epidemic because they don't want to alarm people

Exercise 9: Fill the gaps with the following verbs (in the correct form) and the particle 'DOWN':

back / hand / knock / slow / turn

1 They offered Anya the job but she _ it _ because the pay was far too low

2 They are using bulldozers to the dilapidated building and then they will build a college in its place

3 Carole's gold necklace is a family heirloom It used to belong to her great grandmother One day she will it to her granddaughter

4 You should You're driving way above the speed limit

5 The workers are demanding a seven per cent pay rise but the boss will only offer them three per cent

As he refuses to the workers have decided to strike

Exercise 10: Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box.

call off cut off doze off go off scare off show off tell off turn off

1 I missed my train to work this morning as my alarm clock didn´t _ _

2 I was so tired I _ _ during the movie and missed the end

3 Last year´s outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel has _ many of its guests from returning this summer

4 Satisfied with the new pay offer, the workers have _ _ their strike

5 Don´t forget to _ the TV before you go to bed You left it on last night

6 Kev´s boss _ him for making so many phone private calls

7 Helicopters brought supplies to the town which had been _ _ after a heavy snowstorm

8 Although Lizzy´s by far the best athlete in the school she´s very modest and doesn´t _

_ about it

Exercise 11: Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box.

low out carry out hand out let out run out take out throw out turn out

1 It´s advisable to _ _ insurance when going on holiday

2 Last weekend we did a spring clean and _ _ lots of junk we don´t use anymore

3 Can you go to the supermarket and get some milk? We´ve _ _

4 In the high street they were _ _ fliers for the new disco

5 Everyone clapped and cheered as the birthday girl _ _ the candles on her birthday cake

6 As it had stopped raining I _ the dogs _ into the garden

7 The museum will be closed for a few days while they _ repairs to the roof

8 Although it was pouring with rain thousands _ _ at Central Park for the free rock concert

Exercise 12: Complete the sentences with the verbs given (in the correct form) and the particle 'UP'.

be, grow, hang, look, make, pick, save, stay, take, turn

1 Flights to New Zealand are very expensive so we'll have to

2 You look really sleepy Did you late last night?

3 We waited for Michael for half an hour but he didn't

4 "Time " the teacher said "Stop writing and give your exam sheets to me."

5 Is that story true or did you just _ it ?

6 If you're in town please will you my suit from the drycleaner's?

7 James was born in Wales but he _ in Scotland

8 The caller before I could ask his name

9 I didn't understand the word so I it in the dictionary

10 When Holly retires she's going to tennis again

Exercise 13: Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs from the box

bump into call off fit in put on set off stand for wake up work out

1 Did the thunderstorm you last night?

2 What do the initials GDP

3 Although I didn´t have an appointment the doctor managed to me

4 I must join a gym! I´ve so much weight recently

5 While I was out shopping the other day, I a friend I hadn´t seen for ages

6 The football match had to be because of the blizzard

7 It´s a long drive to Zaragoza so we need to early

8 Kai three days a week at his local gym

Exercise 14: Choose the correct phrasal verb in italics.

1 I couldn't bear to speak to Jeff any longer so I hung out / hung over / hung up the phone

2 Alan was telling everyone at the party about all the famous people he knows I told him to stop putting off / showing off / wearing off

3 We waited for Stewart for half an hour but he didn't end up / put up / turn up

4 I bumped into / looked up to / showed up Debra yesterday at the bank What a surprise! I didn't know she was back in town

5 Scotland's a beautiful country Don't let the weather put you down / off / out taking a holiday there

6 We have to write an essay on the Spanish Civil War so I'm going to look up / see off / watch out some information on it in the encyclopaedia

7 The meeting has been called off / kicked off / told off because three members of staff have come down with / come into / come up with flu

Exercise 15: Choose the correct phrasal verb in italics.

1 The politician's speech went away / went on / went with for so long and was so tedious that people were getting drowsy and nodding off / sleeping in / waking up

2 That bright orange top doesn't get along with / get on with / go with those red trousers Why don't you pick on / put on / take on that lovely black shirt of yours instead?

3 That chicken you have in the fridge smells a bit strange I think it's broken down / gone off / run out

4 Sadly by the time the firefighters were able to put out / scare off / turn off the fire much of the building had already been destroyed

5 Ewan was spoken up / talked into / told off by his teacher for not doing his homework

6 Kristen is keen to get fit so she's decided to call up / catch up / take up swimming and Pilates

7 The acronym WWW calls for / stands for / stands up to World Wide Web