Everyday Phrasal Verbs

I am going to ______________ now. Otherwise I will be late for school.

• take off

• break it off

• drift off

• kick off

He will ______________ the dictionary when he does not understand the word.

• look up

• look out

• look at

• look around

He has to ________________ the amount of sugary food to lose the weight.

• cut down

• cut off

• cut out

• cut through

He _______________ for school even though he was advised not to. He was unwell.

• turned up

• turned down

• turned over

• turned around

He ____________________ a smile even though he felt miserable.

• put on

• put down

• put forward

• put up

She wants to _________ for the dance CCA as she loves to dance.

• try on

• try out

• try for

Everyday, we would ________________ the bus stop after school.

• head for

• head off

• head out

• head up

I need to _______________ some stationaries from the bookstore before going home.

• pick up

• pick out

• pick on

• pick at

The two friends need to ____________ the problems in their friendship

• work out

• work over

• work on

• work off

Our pioneers _______________ Singapore from the day she became an independent nation.

• built up

• built into

• built on

• built around