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CAE Phrasal Verbs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Add (a)   (make sense)

2.

Back (a)   (yield in an argument)

3.

Bear (a)   (confirm the truth)

4.

Break (a)   (stop talking)

5.

Bring (a)   (cause to happen)

6.

Bring (a)   (cause the onset of an illness)

7.

Bring (a)   (mention)

8.

Carry (a)   (complete successfully - perhaps despite a problem)

9.

Catch (a)   (become popular - colloquial)

10.

Come (a)   to (be in the end a matter of)

11.

Come (a)   (take place successfully)

12.

Come (a)   (occur - usually a problem - colloquial)

13.

Count (a)   (rely on)

14.

Do (a)   with (abolish - colloquial)

15.

Draw (a)   (come to a stop)

16.

Drop (a)   (pay a visit - colloquial)

17.

End (a)   (finish in a certain way, or place)

18.

Fall (a)   (show amusement - especially laughing - colloquial)

19.

Fall (a)   (be deceived by - colloquial)

20.

Fall (a)   (fail to come to completion)

21.

Follow (a)   (act upon a suggestion)

22.

Get (a)   (imply - about personal matters - colloquial)

23.

Get (a)   with (avoid punishment)

24.

Get (a)   (make progress - especially in life)

25.

Get (a)   with (come to the end of something, usually unpleasant)

26.

Get (a)   to (do something - usually bad when about children - colloquial)

27.

Which phrasal verb means " inquire about"?

a)

add up

b)

come up

c)

get at

d)

ask after

28.

Which phrasal verb means "take into account"?

a)

bear out

b)

bargain for

c)

come down

d)

fall back on

29.

Which phrasal verb means "lose control of emotions"?

a)

drop in

b)

catch on

c)

break down

d)

draw up

30.

Which phrasal verb means "come to an end"?

a)

break up

b)

catch by

c)

come in for

d)

get on

31.

Which phrasal verb means "succeed in doing something"?

a)

bring about

b)

bring off

c)

get round to

d)

feel up to

32.

Which phrasal verb means "influence someone to your point of view"?

a)

come about

b)

bring off

c)

do up

d)

bring round

33.

Which phrasal verb means "mobilize for military service"?

a)

come about

b)

crop up

c)

call up

d)

drop off

34.

Which phrasal verb means "complete a plan"?

a)

add up

b)

come in for

c)

carry out

d)

count on

35.

Which phrasal verb means "happen"?

a)

come about

b)

bring off

c)

do up

d)

drop off

36.

Which phrasal verb means "receive-especially criticism or blame"?

a)

come out

b)

come in for

c)

do up

d)

feel up to

37.

Which phrasal verb means "appear"?

a)

face up to

b)

draw up

c)

drop in

d)

come out

38.

Which phrasal verb means "find time to do"?

a)

get round to

b)

get over

c)

get on for

d)

get off with

39.

Which phrasal verb means "be surprised"?

a)

fall for

b)

get over

c)

get down to

d)

get across

40.

Which phrasal verb means "approach a certain age/time"?

a)

get on for

b)

get on

c)

get down to

d)

get across