WorksheetsEnglish 12 phrasal verbs 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The workers would agree to ____ the strike if the company satisfied their demands.
make for
carry on
call off
go up
The old man was so tired and weak that he couldn’t ____ what I was saying.
keep up
catch in
make out
get on
We need to send a representative that we can ____.
find out
count on
catch on
stand for
If orders keep coming in like this, we will have to ____ more staff.
give up
add in
take up
take on
Because it rained very heavily all day they had to ____ the garden party until the following Saturday.
put off
call off
give up
hold on
In this difficult economic time, this positive news will ____ the whole country.
take off
cheer up
count on
get along
Sometimes, people need to have a tooth ____. This is called a tooth extraction.
pulled out
knocked down
brought down
knocked over
Since the last serious accident, Francis has ____ motorcycle racing.
given out
given up
given in
given off
We have to make sure we ____ the lights when we’re not in the room in order to conserve electricity.
put up
switch on
close off
turn off
You need to ____ your jacket because the weather is very cold outside.
give away
warm up
put on
tidy up
She tried to light a candle but the wind just constantly ____.
took it back
filled it in
bring it up
put it out
I don’t think ____ her ____ of the team is a wise decision.
dropping - off
running - into
leaving - out
turning - up
When World Cup ____ next year, I will buy a bigger TV to watch my favourite teams playing.
catches on
lines up
goes over
comes around
Stop trying now is just like________a golden opportunity.
tearing down
putting down
calling for
throwing away
He ____ three names in the guest list and added two others.
crossed out
called off
did up
put out
By keeping a journal, he can ____ memory loss.
give in
catch on
deal with
think over
As it was getting late, the boys decided to ____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.
put up
put off
put out
put on
Rebecca ____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital.
broke up
got ahead
faced up
cut in
The small radical faction ______ from the independence movement.
blew away
backed up
broke away
caught up
Online trading has been slow to ______ in this part of the country.
come off
call on
call off
catch on
