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phrasal verbs

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 20mins

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.
Last night I woke _____ during the night.
a)
up
b)
by
c)
around
12.
Please fill _____ this form first.
a)
around
b)
through
c)
out
13.
Can you please turn _____? I left my umbrella.
a)
up
b)
back
c)
through
14.
Please sit _____. You are ruining your posture.
a)
down
b)
up
c)
over
15.

The dog ran ______ the house and exited the back door.

a)

around

b)

through

c)

by

16.
Do you want to hang ____ for a little?
a)
out
b)
over
c)
down
17.

Could you please close _____ the restaurant this evening?

a)

down

b)

by

c)

up

18.
First, cut _____ the pineapples and mangoes.
a)
in
b)
down
c)
up
19.
Have you thought _____ my offer?
a)
by
b)
about
c)
in
20.
When can we stop _____ and see your new entertainment system?
a)
about
b)
in
c)
by
21.
Janet mulled _____ the question before answering.
a)
in
b)
around
c)
over
22.

Please make _____ your mind as we need to leave.

a)

over

b)

up

c)

around

23.

How do you get _____ on just $80, 000.00 a month?

a)

in

b)

around

c)

by

24.
The old lady was not put _____ by his cold demeanour.
a)
on
b)
off
c)
with
25.
I had to write _____ the letter due to the many errors.
a)
down
b)
over
c)
up
26.
Chris takes _____ his father. They could almost be twins.
a)
after
b)
over
c)
up
27.
Can you make _____ what he is trying to say?
a)
up
b)
over
c)
out
28.
They put _____ the meeting for another day.
a)
off
b)
on
c)
up
29.
Please turn _____ the volume. It's hurting my ears.
a)
down
b)
up
c)
in
30.
It took no time for Paula to get _____ her disappointment.
a)
up
b)
over
c)
with
31.
to search for
a)
take away
b)
look for
c)
fill out
32.
stop someone or something from moving forwards
a)
set up
b)
take away
c)
hold back
33.
discover information
a)
find out
b)
hand out
c)
hold back
34.
to take care of someone or something
a)
find out
b)
look after
c)
hand out
35.
to distribute to a group of people
a)
work out
b)
set up
c)
hand out
36.
write information on a form
a)
fill out
b)
stand for
c)
work out
37.
to represent or mean
a)
look after
b)
find out
c)
stand for
38.
to remove
a)
look for
b)
take away
c)
look after
39.
to establish
a)
set up
b)
hold back
c)
look for
40.
to solve a problem by calculation or study; to produce a way of dealing with a problem or situation by thinking.
a)
fill out
b)
stand for
c)
work out
41.

I ____________ very early this morning.

a)

woke up

b)

wake up

c)

get up

d)

got up

42.

I _________________ at 7 o'clock during the week.

a)

got up

b)

get up

c)

woke up

d)

wake up

43.

She __________ her jacket and she came in.

a)

took off

b)

take off

c)

put on

44.

I ___________ a coat and left the house.

a)

put on

b)

take off

c)

took off

45.

He likes to ___________ with his friends.

a)

go out

b)

went out

46.

She _____________ in the local gym every day.

a)

work out

b)

works out

c)

worked out

47.

Is the computer turned on? Will you ________________, please?

a)

turn it off

b)

turn it on

c)

turned it on

d)

turned it off

48.

The children were all at the table waiting for me to _____________.

a)

dish up

b)

eat out

c)

finish off

d)

rustle up

49.

I'm afraid there isn't any cake left. We ______________.

a)

finished it off

b)

ate it out

c)

dished it up

d)

rustled it up

50.

Judging by the way they __________dinner, they must have been very hungry.

a)

tucked into

b)

rustled up

c)

finished off

d)

dished up