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Phrasal Verbs

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
She is always _____________. Everything she says is a lie
a)
making things up
b)
taking it back
c)
going up
d)
make it up
2.

I'm so sorry. I wish I could _____ what I said to you.

a)

give back

b)

come across

c)

make up

d)

take back

3.
I didn't want to go to that restaurant but I was ____________ when I heard about their special offer
a)
bring around
b)
brings around
c)
brought around
d)
bringing around
4.
hold up
a)
wait
b)
discover
c)
rob
d)
save
5.

I've decided to _____ sailing.

a)

take on

b)

take off

c)

take up

d)

turn up

6.
I woke ______ at 6 o'clock, but then I went back to sleep.
a)
down
b)
up
c)
out
d)
in
7.
We can finish ______ the exercises tomorrow.
a)
up
b)
off
c)
in
d)
on
8.
I promise to ______ her daughter next week when she’s at work.
a)
take off
b)
look for
c)
knock up
d)
look after
9.
The Firefighter is trying to _____ fire.
a)
put off
b)
put up
c)
put out
d)
put away
10.
She needs to take a while to _____ the cold.
a)
get along
b)
get over
c)
get through
d)
get on
11.
Do you mind if I _____ (remove) my shirt.
a)
take on
b)
take up
c)
take off
d)
take down
12.
Let’s ___ (go out socially)!
a)
hang up
b)
hang on
c)
hang out
d)
hang over
13.
Because of the heavy rain, the soccer game has been ____ .
a)
put on
b)
put away
c)
put back
d)
put off
14.
What’s 43 times 79? I can’t ______ it _______ in my head.
a)
think / over
b)
give / up
c)
make / up
d)
work / out
15.
We’ve got a long way to drive, so we ought to _________ (start a journey) as early as possible.
a)
carry on
b)
settle down
c)
set off
d)
find out
16.
What a gorgeous dress! Would you mind if I would like to ______ it ______ . 
a)
take / off
b)
put / on
c)
try / on
d)
throw / away
17.
Here’s a jacket. Why don’t you _______ it _______ if you’re cold?
a)
put / on
b)
take / off
c)
try / on
d)
put / up
18.
We ______ at a small hotel for the night.
a)
put on
b)
put up
c)
put down
d)
put back
19.
She has just _______ with her boyfriend.
a)
break up
b)
break down
c)
broken up
d)
broken down
20.
He was so clumsy that he ______ his own feet and twisted his ankle.
a)
fell over
b)
fell in
c)
fell out
d)
fell off
21.

The bus was full.We couldn’t __________________

a)

get along

b)

get away

c)

get out

d)

get on

22.

A woman got into the car and _____________

a)

drove of

b)

drove off

c)

drove in

d)

drove on

23.

Sally is leaving tomorrow and ______________ on Saturday.

a)

coming back

b)

coming down

c)

coming away

d)

coming

24.

When I touched him on the shoulder,he _____________

a)

turned into

b)

turned out

c)

turned round

d)

turned away

25.

Sorry I’m late.The car ____________

a)

broke in

b)

broke down

c)

broke out

d)

broke away

26.

It was my first flight.I was nervous as the plane _________

a)

took over

b)

took after

c)

took off

d)

took of

27.

You’re walking too fast. I can’t _____________ with you.

a)

keep up

b)

keep back

c)

keep down

d)

keeo from

28.

We ___________ at the plane as it flew in front of us

a)

look

b)

looked up

c)

looked up at

d)

looked after

29.

How did the thieves _____________?

a)

get on

b)

get in

c)

get out

d)

get to

30.

I’ve got a new flat.I’m ____________ on Friday

a)

moving in

b)

moving up

c)

moving over

d)

moving at

31.

She swam up and down the pool,and then ___________

a)

climbed

b)

climbed on

c)

climbed in

d)

climbed out

32.

I _____________ to see Chris on my way home.

a)

dropped to

b)

dropped in

c)

dropped out

d)

dropped at

33.

What's all that noise? What's going ____________ ?

a)

up

b)

on

c)

off

d)

out

34.

Shall we stop at this petrol station or shall we drive ________ to the next one?

a)

out

b)

over

c)

through

d)

on

35.

Did you really pay £2,000 for that painting? I think you were ripped _________ !

a)

up

b)

out

c)

off

36.

Look at that boy on the bike riding with no hands. He's just showing ___________ .

a)

off

b)

up

c)

out

d)

in

37.

Hey, how's the new job going? How are you getting _________ ?

a)

out

b)

over

c)

on

d)

off

38.

The open air concert had to be called _________ because of the weather.

a)

on

b)

out

c)

off

39.

The plane took _______ at 10:55 am.

a)

up

b)

on

c)

off

d)

away

40.

The car broke ________ and I had to phone for help.

a)

down

b)

up

c)

off

d)

in

41.

Thieves broke ______ my house while I was at work.

a)

out

b)

into

c)

up

42.

I can't hear you very well....can you speak _______ a bit?

a)

up

b)

out

c)

to

43.

A man was knocked ______ by a car and taken to hospital.

a)

over

b)

out

c)

down

44.

Calm ______________ . There's no point in getting angry.

a)

up

b)

out

c)

down

45.

You can always rely on Paul. He will never let you __________ .

a)

down

b)

out

c)

in

46.

I was raining when I got up, but it cleared _________ later.

a)

out

b)

up

c)

in

d)

down

47.

We tried to catch the thief, but he managed to get ________ .

a)

away

b)

out

48.

I promised I'd go to the wedding. I don't want to go, but I can't get ______ it now.

a)

into

b)

onto

c)

over

d)

out of

49.

I just found ________ that it's Helen's birthday today.

a)

out

b)

back

c)

away

50.

I sent an e-mail, but he never got __________ to me.

a)

through

b)

up

c)

on

d)

back