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B3 Phrasal Verbs

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
make up for
a)
respect
b)
compensate for
c)
have as a hobby
d)
do something bad
2.
put up with
a)
continue
b)
compensate for
c)
tolerate
d)
have good relations with
3.
come into
a)
inherit
b)
find by chance
c)
visit
d)
think of an answer
4.
put sth. off
a)
cancel
b)
postpone
c)
provide accommodation
d)
collect
5.
hold up
a)
wait
b)
discover
c)
rob
d)
save
6.

I've decided to _____ sailing.

a)

take on

b)

take off

c)

take up

d)

turn up

7.
If you decide to visit me, let me know and I'll ________________________. (provide accommodation)
a)
call on you
b)
put you up
c)
knock you out
d)
put aside
8.
Tom's party has been _________________ (cancelled)
a)
put off
b)
taken off
c)
called off
d)
given away
9.
I'm looking forward to _________________Christmas with you.
a)
spend
b)
spending
c)
spent
d)
have spent
10.
accept, deal with sth.
a)
feel up to
b)
face up to
c)
come up with
d)
put up with
11.

I'm trying to ___________ a way to make this work

a)

find

b)

look up

c)

take out

d)

figure out

12.
I don't like this type of games. I think I'll _____ this one _____, if you don't mind.
a)
Sit off
b)
Sit out
c)
Sit up
d)
Sit over
13.
He's very much like his father. He really_____ him.
a)
takes up
b)
takes after
c)
takes off
d)
takes like
14.
The Punk movement, in the 70s _____ a big change in popular music.
a)
brought about
b)
brought back
c)
brought up
d)
brought round
15.
Admit to; take responsibility for
a)
face over up
b)
face up towards
c)
figure out
d)
face up to
16.
Check; review
a)
look up
b)
look over
c)
look for
d)
look to
17.
He's planning to ____ the family ___ somewhere warm for Christmas.
a)
take out
b)
take away
c)
take over
d)
take on
18.
Visit informally (and usually without scheduling a specific time).
a)
drop by
b)
drop in
c)
drop out
d)
drop off
19.
Be noticeably better than other similar people or thing.
a)
stand out
b)
stand over
c)
stand on
d)
stand off
20.
stop someone or something from moving forwards
a)
set up
b)
take away
c)
hold back
21.
discover information
a)
find out
b)
hand out
c)
hold back
22.
to distribute to a group of people
a)
work out
b)
set up
c)
hand out
23.
write information on a form
a)
fill out
b)
stand for
c)
work out
24.
to establish
a)
set up
b)
hold back
c)
look for
25.

When I ________, I try to order healthy food.

a)

eat out

b)

come in

c)

sit down

d)

speak about

26.

I need to stop at the pharmacy to ________ some medicine.

a)

go in

b)

come in

c)

pick up

d)

fill in

27.

Are you feeling OK? Maybe you should ________.

a)

bring back

b)

call back

c)

look around

d)

lie down

28.

I'm tired, so I just want to __________ a film and relax.

a)

put on

b)

pass on

c)

grow up

d)

turn off

29.

How do you ________ pain?

a)

deal with

b)

grow up

c)

hang out

d)

put off

30.

Who ________ the research?

a)

worked out

b)

looked around

c)

carried out

d)

turned off

31.

He ________ a headache.

a)

grew up

b)

complained of

c)

carried out

d)

sat down

32.
She is always _____________. Everything she says is a lie
a)
making things up
b)
taking it back
c)
going up
d)
make it up
33.

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

34.
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
35.

When we go to bed, we shouldn’t .......... appliances ............ .

a)

leave....... switched off

b)

leave ...... on standby

c)

switch .... on

d)

switch ..... off

36.

We need to .............. our heating bill, it’s just too expensive at the moment.

a)

keep on

b)

knock down

c)

bring down

d)

cut down

37.

Our government is planning to ..... some very old trees.

a)

bring down

b)

cut down

c)

knock down

d)

keep on

38.

My dad wants to .... the wall behind our house.

a)

cut down

b)

bring down

c)

knock down

d)

keep on

39.

Small children ... a lot of new words from heir parents.

a)

find out

b)

pick up

c)

try out

d)

work out

40.

The teacher ..... we were cheating because our answers were the same.

a)

picked up

b)

wrote out

c)

found out

d)

worked out