Common Phrasal Verbs part 1

Your purchases ______ $24.

• add up to

• sum up

• take on

• add in to

Answer explanation

equal

I ______ but nobody has seen my wallet.

• called around
• asked over
• looked for
• asked around

Answer explanation

ask many people the same question

Brian ______ to dinner.

• took Judy out
• asked Judy out
• asked Judy off

• asked Judy in

Answer explanation

invite on a date

You'll have to ______ your car so that I can get out.

• push forward
• pull back
• back up
• back off

Answer explanation

reverse

My wife ______ over my decision to quit my job.

• set back
• pushed me up
• backed away
• backed me up

Answer explanation

support

The racing car ______ after it crashed into the fence.

• took off
• blew over
• burst out
• blew up

Answer explanation

explode

We have to ______ 50 balloons for the party.

• blow up
• pump out
• fill up
• pop up

Answer explanation

add air

Our car ______ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

• slowed down
• broke down
• broke out
• crashed out

Answer explanation

stop functioning (vehicle, machine)

The woman ______ when the police told her that her son had died.

• broke down
• fell apart
• broke up
• gave out

Answer explanation

get upset

Our teacher ______ the final project into three separate parts.

• broke down
• took apart
• cut down
• split up

Answer explanation

divide into smaller parts