Phrasal Verbs - 1 (July)

(The following exercises have been taken from eslpdf.com free worksheets)

REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one:

PHRASAL VERBS | Using phrasal verbs in everyday situations 1

1. She ___________ the red dress instead of the blue one.

a) put on b) placed on c) put off

2. He’s not at work today. = He’s ___________ today.

a) up b) on c) off/out

3. The prisoners were ___________ by the police.

a) taken away b) taken off c) taken on

4. I was ___________ ( = surprised) by his reaction.

a) taken away b) put on c) taken aback

5. You’re ___________! = You’re trying to trick me. (* not in a bad way*) a) putting me off b) putting me on c) putting me out

6. Jim was tired of digging, so his friend ___________.

a) helped him in b) helped him over c) helped him out

7. He ___________ his father. = He’s similar to his father.

a) takes on b) takes about c) takes after

8. He ___________ at 7:00 this morning.

a) woke about b) woke up c) woke in

9. To string someone ___________ means to keep someone in a state of deception or false hope.


a) along b) around c) away

10. I don’t really know this city. Could you ___________ a bit? ( = show me where everything is)


a) show me inside b) show me around c) show me down

ANSWERS:

1)a 2)c 3)a 4)c 5)b 6)c 7)c 8)b 9)a 10)b

PHRASAL VERBS | Using phrasal verbs in everyday situations 2

REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one: 1. The recession was ___________ ( = caused) by bad economic planning.

a) brought on/about b) brought in c) brought over

2. My cousin ___________ ( = visited me) the day before yesterday.

a) came on b) came by c) came to

3. The robber ___________ me ( = attacked me), but I was able to fight him off.

a) came on b) came to c) came at

4. He decided ___________ moving to Spain. ( = decided not to move to Spain)

a) against b) along c) away

5. I’ll ___________ at 8. = I’ll come get you at 8.

a) pick on you b) pick at you c) pick you up

6. I picked ___________ ( = noticed) her bad mood and left her alone.

a)in b)upon c)on

7. The other kids always ___________ me ( = tease me/ give me a hard time) because I look different.


a) pick on b) pick at c) pick around

8. I’m really tired. I’ve been ___________ all day trying to get things ready for the party.


a) running on b) running away c) running around

9. Let’s ___________ your test. ( = let’s review your test)

a) go over b) go around c) go away

10. Go ___________ .( = leave) I don’t want to talk to you right now.

a) out b) away c) on  

ANSWERS:

1)a 2)b 3)c 4)a 5)c 6)b 7)a 8)c 9)a 10)b

PHRASAL VERBS | Using phrasal verbs in everyday situations 3

REMEMBER: Several responses might be acceptable - choose the best one: 1. Go ___________ ( = continue), tell me the rest of the story.

a)on b)in c)at

2. I give ___________! I don’t’ know what the answer is.

a)out b)up c)in

3. To find an answer = To ___________ an answer


a) come to with b) come on with c) come up with

4. They were very hospitable. They put me ___________ ( = had me as a guest) for five days.


a)off b)up c) on

5. The teacher ___________ ( = distributed) the worksheets.

 a) handed out b) handed on c) handed down

6. Which of the following phrases does NOT mean “wait”?

a) Hold on b) Hang on c) Hang up

7. When the phone rings, you pick it up. When you’re finished talking, you ___________.


a) hang up b) hang on c) hang in

8. I like ___________ ( = spending time) with my friends at the mall.

a) hanging up b) hanging out c) hanging at

9. I just can’t ___________ ( = accept/forget) how rude he was to you.

a) get over b) go over c) get by

10. You should ___________ ( = take a look at) this site! I really think you’ll like it.

a) check up b) check out c) check in

ANSWERS:

1)a 2)b 3)c 4)b 5)a 6)c 7)a 8)b 9)a 10)b

PHRASAL VERBS | Using phrasal verbs in everyday situations 4

1. Last night I met up with a friend of mine who I hadn’t seen in 2 years. We had a lot of ___________ to do! ( = we had a lot of news to tell each other)


a) catching up b) catching on c) catching out

2. The detective ___________ to their plan. ( = realized what their plan was) 

a) caught up b) caught on c) caught in

3. P1: So that story wasn’t true? P2: No, I ___________. 

a)made it up b)made it on c)made it out

4. I can’t ___________ ( = decipher) what he wrote here. 

a) make up b) make over c) make out

5. They ___________. = They changed her appearance. ( = made her look better) 

a) made her out b) made her over c) made her out

6. The police ___________ to be a dangerous criminal. ( = described him in a way so as to make him seem like a dangerous criminal)


a) made him out b) made him over c) made him up

7. She ___________ many different shirts, but none of them fit. 

a) tried in b) tried on c) tried up

8. He ___________ (= quickly and eagerly accepted) the opportunity to meet his favorite writer.


a) jumped in b) jumped at c) jumped toward

9. She disagrees now, but she’ll ___________ to our way of thinking. ( = she will realize that our way of thinking is correct)


a) come over b) come in c) come around

10. We have to ___________ at the airport two hours before our flight. 

a) check up b) check in c) check around

ANSWERS:     1)a 2)b 3)a 4)c 5)b 6)a 7)b 8)b 9)c 10)b