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Phrasal Verbs & Idioms

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Set off" means...

a)

invent

b)

cancel

c)

continue, carry on

d)

start a journey

2.

"Call off" means...

a)

recognise

b)

stop doing something

c)

cancel

d)

mention something

3.

"Put forward" means...

a)

make a suggestion or proposal

b)

recognise

c)

postpone

d)

give someone the right to have something

4.

"Make out" means

a)

recognise

b)

invent

c)

continue, carry on

d)

to be slower than

5.

Over a hundred people ________________ for the news conference

a)

took off

b)

showed up

c)

gave in

6.

The clock is completely broken. I’ll try to ______________ it

___________ and fix it.

a)

pick out

b)

set up

c)

take apart

d)

cheat on

7.

John told me that he didn’t steal but I didn’t ________________ his lies.

a)

talk down to

b)

pay for

c)

fall for

8.

Erich is very sick at the moment but I am sure he’ll ________________

a)

give in

b)

pull through

c)

take off

d)

go along with

9.

It took the woman a few minutes to COME ROUND after she had fainted .

a)

continue doing

b)

discuss in detail

c)

regain consciousness

d)

leave

10.

Joe CAME INTO a lot of money , which changed his life completely.

a)

find by chance

b)

inherit

c)

suffer

d)

earned

11.

While cleaning the basement I CAME ACROSS something I thought I had lost years ago

a)

meet someone unexpectedly

b)

end

c)

find by chance

12.

5. I would appreciate it if you could stick up for me the next time we see your mother.

a)

defend

b)

help with the work

c)

introduce

13.

Let's put Honza down. It'll be fun.

a)

invite

b)

criticize

c)

influence

14.

He was very clever. He sniffed out the answer almost immediately.

a)

ask

b)

study

c)

discover information

15.

Jack headed that problem off nicely

a)

finish

b)

understand

c)

prevent

16.

He set forth his opinion during his speech.

a)

begin

b)

finish

c)

explain clearly

d)

argue

17.

Since returning from her holiday, she's hada new lease of ...

a)

energy

b)

life

c)

ability

d)

work

18.

A good friend is somebody who will stick ... you through thick and thin.

a)

on

b)

to

c)

by

d)

with

19.

You can ask my dad anything about football; it's right up his ...

a)

path

b)

street

c)

road

d)

lane

20.

I think David's ... me. He heasn't told me he loves me for over a week.

a)

gone in

b)

gone away

c)

gone off

d)

gone up

21.

At the end of the film, it ... that the police chief was actually the murderer.

a)

took in

b)

turned out

c)

set out

d)

out out

22.

If you need any support, you can rely on me to ...

a)

face up to you

b)

set you down

c)

put you through

d)

back you up

23.

The meeting ... and I got more and more bored.

a)

dragged on

b)

fell off

c)

switched off

d)

ebbed away

24.

I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food _____.

a)

for thinking

b)

for consider

c)

for thought

d)

for fun

25.

Just a moment... I've got the answer on the ____ of my tongue.

a)

top

b)

tap

c)

back

d)

tip

26.

Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I guess I really put my _____ in my mouth.

a)

elbow

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

knee

27.

I'll be back in the twinkling of ____.

a)

a laugh

b)

a smile

c)

an eye

d)

a lighting bolt

28.

My friend is as ________ these days. He never gets time to relax.

a)

busy as a bee

b)

busy as an ant

c)

busy as a cat

d)

busy as a teacher

29.

I'm sure the situation will improve. It will _______.

a)

work out for the better

b)

work out of the best

c)

work out for the best

d)

work into the best