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Phrasal Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On the weekend, I can __________ later than during the weekdays. (leave the bed)

a)

step off

b)

get up

c)

get out

d)

get off

2.

Every morning, I __________ when I hear the alarm clock. (stop sleeping)

a)

wake off

b)

wake out

c)

wake in

d)

wake up

3.

Mu'az helped the old lady to __________ the bus. (board)

a)

get on

b)

get up

c)

put on

d)

get down

4.

The students must __________ or they will be late for school. (be quick)

a)

speed in

b)

act up

c)

hurry up

d)

speed in

5.

It's time for the news. Let's __________ the radio. (start)

a)

turn on

b)

turn off

c)

tune in

d)

tune off

6.

Julie went to the library to __________ a book. (try to find)

a)

look after

b)

look for

c)

look

d)

see

7.

The meeting had to be __________ because of the strike. (postponed)

a)

set off

b)

put off

c)

set to

d)

put on

8.

The movie begins at 8:30 am. I will __________ at 8:15 am. (call for you)

a)

look after

b)

take you out

c)

look

d)

pick you up

9.

There is no more sugar. Never mind. We can __________ it! (manage with none)

a)

dispense of

b)

do without

c)

get up

d)

take off

10.

She cut her nails often because they __________ quickly. (grow again)

a)

grow back

b)

grow up

c)

grow out

11.

He was too tired to eat so he __________ the food.

a)

pushed away

b)

pushed by

c)

pushed off

12.

Alex throws the ball and the dog _____ it.

a)

runs after

b)

runs across

c)

run about

13.

Keep the speech short. It must not _____ for too long.

a)

run on

b)

run out

c)

run up

14.

Sorry! I'm afraid we've _____ vanilla ice cream.

a)

run out of

b)

run out

c)

run away

15.

The manager tends to _____ the worker's efforts.

a)

run across

b)

run down

c)

run up against

16.

Jimbu was late because his car _____ on the way to his office. (stopped functioning)

a)

broke out

b)

broke down

c)

broke up

17.

The student __________ when she heard she had failed. (lost control of her emotions)

a)

broke up

b)

broke in

c)

broke down

18.

A dangerous criminal _____ a high-security jail today. (escaped from captivity)

a)

broke out of

b)

broke through

c)

broke away

19.

Jack _____ an article about his father's invention. (found by chance)

a)

came across

b)

came up with

c)

came before

20.

The plan to demolish the 19th-century bridge _____ violent opposition. (was faced with)

a)

came to

b)

came before

c)

came up against