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English 12 phrasal verbs 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The workers would agree to ____ the strike if the company satisfied their demands.

a)

make for

b)

carry on

c)

call off

d)

go up

2.

The old man was so tired and weak that he couldn’t ____ what I was saying.

a)

keep up

b)

catch in

c)

make out

d)

get on

3.

We need to send a representative that we can ____.

a)

find out

b)

count on

c)

catch on

d)

stand for

4.

If orders keep coming in like this, we will have to ____ more staff.

a)

give up

b)

add in

c)

take up

d)

take on

5.

Because it rained very heavily all day they had to ____ the garden party until the following Saturday.

a)

put off

b)

call off

c)

give up

d)

hold on

6.

In this difficult economic time, this positive news will ____ the whole country.

a)

take off

b)

cheer up

c)

count on

d)

get along

7.

Sometimes, people need to have a tooth ____. This is called a tooth extraction.

a)

pulled out

b)

knocked down

c)

brought down

d)

knocked over

8.

Since the last serious accident, Francis has ____ motorcycle racing.

a)

given out

b)

given up

c)

given in

d)

given off

9.

We have to make sure we ____ the lights when we’re not in the room in order to conserve electricity.

a)

put up

b)

switch on

c)

close off

d)

turn off

10.

You need to ____ your jacket because the weather is very cold outside.

a)

give away

b)

warm up

c)

put on

d)

tidy up

11.

She tried to light a candle but the wind just constantly ____.

a)

took it back

b)

filled it in

c)

bring it up

d)

put it out

12.

I don’t think ____ her ____ of the team is a wise decision.

a)

dropping - off

b)

running - into

c)

leaving - out

d)

turning - up

13.

When World Cup ____ next year, I will buy a bigger TV to watch my favourite teams playing.

a)

catches on

b)

lines up

c)

goes over

d)

comes around

14.

Stop trying now is just like________a golden opportunity.

a)

tearing down

b)

putting down

c)

calling for

d)

throwing away

15.

He ____ three names in the guest list and added two others.

a)

crossed out

b)

called off

c)

did up

d)

put out

16.

By keeping a journal, he can ____ memory loss.

a)

give in

b)

catch on

c)

deal with

d)

think over

17.

As it was getting late, the boys decided to ____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.

a)

put up

b)

put off

c)

put out

d)

put on

18.

Rebecca ____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.

a)

broke up

b)

got ahead

c)

faced up

d)

cut in

19.

The small radical faction ______ from the independence movement.

a)

blew away

b)

backed up

c)

broke away

d)

caught up

20.

Online trading has been slow to ______ in this part of the country.

a)

come off

b)

call on

c)

call off

d)

catch on