English 12 phrasal verbs 1

The workers would agree to ____ the strike if the company satisfied their demands.

• make for

• carry on

• call off

• go up

The old man was so tired and weak that he couldn’t ____ what I was saying.

• keep up

• catch in

• make out

• get on

We need to send a representative that we can ____.

• find out

• count on

• catch on

• stand for

If orders keep coming in like this, we will have to ____ more staff.

• give up

• add in

• take up

• take on

Because it rained very heavily all day they had to ____ the garden party until the following Saturday.

• put off

• call off

• give up

• hold on

In this difficult economic time, this positive news will ____ the whole country.

• take off

• cheer up

• count on

• get along

Sometimes, people need to have a tooth ____. This is called a tooth extraction.

• pulled out

• knocked down

• brought down

• knocked over

Since the last serious accident, Francis has ____ motorcycle racing.

• given out

• given up

• given in

• given off

We have to make sure we ____ the lights when we’re not in the room in order to conserve electricity.

• put up

• switch on

• close off

• turn off

You need to ____ your jacket because the weather is very cold outside.

• give away

• warm up

• put on

• tidy up