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PHRASAL VERB TEST

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Don't smoke in the forest. Fires ________easily at this time of the year

a)

passed away

b)

break out

c)

called off

d)

made up

2.

I ______________ seeing my friends again.

a)

look forward to

b)

put up with

c)

keep up

d)

carried away

3.

I'm Afraid we have ____of apple juice.Will an orange juice do?

a)

made up

b)

keep up

c)

run out

d)

do without

4.

Your website has helped me a lot. ___________ the good work.

a)

passed away

b)

made up

c)

keep up

d)

run out

5.

I got ________ by his enthusiasm.

a)

run out

b)

do without

c)

break out

d)

carried away

6.

A friend of mine has _____________ her wedding.

a)

passed away

b)

carried away

c)

called off

d)

keep up

7.

Devin's mother can't __________ his terrible behaviour anymore.

a)

put up with

b)

made up

c)

run out

d)

do without

8.

As an excuse for being late, she ___________ the whole story.

a)

keep up

b)

break out

c)

run out

d)

made up

9.

I'm too hot with this coat on. Do you mind if I _________?

a)

put out

b)

put on

c)

take off

d)

take out

10.

My hair is very untidy. I think I'll ___________before the interview.

a)

cut off

b)

try on

c)

wake up

d)

wash up

11.

Carry on means

a)

start

b)

continue

c)

learn

d)

arrive

12.

Grow up means

a)

like being with

b)

live in one place

c)

become an adult

d)

discover

13.

Meaning: Test. "I'm going to try ___ this new type of paint on my walls."

a)

out

b)

by

c)

on

d)

in

14.

Meaning: Compare prices. "You should shop ___ online to get the best price."

a)

around

b)

above

c)

under

d)

in

15.

Meaning: Lower volume. "The TV is too loud. Can you turn it ___ a little?"

a)

up

b)

down

c)

on

d)

off

16.

Meaning: Make sense. "I don't believe them. Their story doesn't add ___."

a)

by

b)

on

c)

up

d)

in

17.

Meaning: Eat in a restaurant. "I never cook on Saturday, we always eat ___ somewhere."

a)

to

b)

out

c)

on

d)

in

18.

Meaning: Invite on a date. "She's waiting for him to ask her ___."

a)

out

b)

off

c)

in

d)

on

19.

Meaning: Stop working. "My car broke ___ again on the weekend."

a)

off

b)

on

c)

in

d)

down

20.

Meaning: Recover. "I can't get ___ the cold I caught last week."

a)

under

b)

in

c)

on

d)

over

21.

Meaning: Remove. "Take ___ your dirty boots before you walk in the house."

a)

off

b)

by

c)

in

d)

on

22.

Meaning: Cancel. "Tomorrow's game has been called ___ because of bad weather."

a)

in

b)

on

c)

down

d)

off

23.

Julie is very good at playing basketball and wants to _____________ for a place in the national team.

a)

try in

b)

try out

c)

try up

d)

try on

24.

Which phrasal verb would fit in these two sentences ?


1) If we come across a word we do not know , we should _________ the meaning of the word in the dictionary.


2) Nick Vujicic is someone to ___________ to because he does not let his physical shortcomings restrict him from living life to the fullest.

a)

look in

b)

look on

c)

look up

d)

look out

25.
During the June holidays, I plan to _______________ painting. I hope to decorate my room with my own artwork!
a)
back up
b)
pick up
c)
show up
d)
take up
26.
Mr Tan wants more volunteers to _____________ the fund-raising project. 
a)
break up
b)
give up
c)
back up
d)
catch up
27.
Don't _____________! If you keep practising, you will be a great basketball player someday. 
a)
take up
b)
show up
c)
pick up
d)
give up
28.
If you don't use this weekend to ______________ on your revision, you will probably fail your English Test. 
a)
back up
b)
catch up
c)
pick up
d)
take up
29.
We waited for hours, but she never _______________! She had better have a very good excuse. 
a)
take up
b)
show up
c)
break up
d)
back up
30.
Mr and Mrs Wong ____________ their plans of moving to a bigger house until the following year.
a)
call off
b)
put off
c)
show off
d)
cut off
31.
You should ________________ for pickpockets, especially when you are in crowded areas. 
a)
cry out
b)
leave out
c)
watch out
d)
put out
32.
The picnic had to be _______________ due to the heavy rain. We played indoor games instead. 
a)
put off
b)
called off
c)
cut off
d)
showed off
33.
As we were unable to pay the bills, the telephone company __________ us _________ .
a)
cry...out
b)
leave....out
c)
cut...off
d)
put...off
34.
Ignore her, she is just trying to _________________ her dancing skills. 
a)
show off
b)
put off
c)
cut off
d)
call off
35.
The competition is tomorrow. Everyone is counting on you. You can't _______________ now!
a)
back down
b)
back out
c)
back away
d)
back up
36.
My sister ______________ the candles on her cake. 
a)
blew up
b)
blew out
c)
backed down
d)
backed out
37.
My washing machine _______________ last week. I need to get it repair. 
a)
broke up
b)
broke down
c)
blew up
d)
blew out
38.
The signal got ______________ in the middle of our phone conversation and now I can't contact him. 
a)
blown off
b)
called off
c)
cut off
d)
put off
39.
Please do not ______________ the outing just because I am sick as the children have been looking forward to it for a long time. 
a)
give up
b)
call off
c)
give in
d)
cut off
40.

Aniessa.............. her notes quickly before going into the examination hall

a)

ran away

b)

ran in

c)

ran over

d)

ran up

41.

Fazree ............. some money for his kid's future.

a)

set away

b)

set up

c)

set off

d)

set aside

42.

Pina ran as fast as lightning because her flight will.......... in 5 minutes.

a)

take over

b)

take up

c)

take away

d)

take off

43.
I woke ______ at 6 o'clock, but then I went back to sleep.
a)
down
b)
up
c)
out
d)
in
44.
I promise to ______ her daughter next week when she’s at work.
a)
take off
b)
look for
c)
knock up
d)
look after
45.
The Firefighter is trying to _____ fire.
a)
put off
b)
put up
c)
put out
d)
put away
46.
She needs to take a while to _____ the cold.
a)
get along
b)
get over
c)
get through
d)
get on
47.

Julie is very good at playing basketball and wants to _____________ for a place in the national team.

a)

try in

b)

try out

c)

try up

d)

try on

48.

Yong Han ____________ we were going to surprise him for his birthday after Jenny accidentally included him in the group chat.

a)

find out

b)

figured up

c)

figured through

d)

figured out

49.

What does pick up in this sentence mean ?


My mother asked my father to pick up some groceries on his way home.

a)

buy some groceries

b)

fetch groceries

c)

put groceries back because they fell down

d)

return groceries

50.

Mas can.............. Aziera's daughter while she's on vacation!

a)

look for

b)

look forward

c)

look after

d)

look up

51.

He went to the doctor's for a check ____________.

a)

off

b)

on

c)

up

d)

over

52.
to suggest an idea or a plan
a)
come away
b)
come along
c)
come up with
d)
come again
53.
to try to find
a)
look forward
b)
look for
c)
look down
d)
look further
54.

Match the image with it's Phrasal Verb!

a)

Stand Out

b)

Stand there

c)

Stand aside

d)

Stand by

55.

Match the image with it's Phrasal Verb!

a)

Cut out

b)

Cut down

c)

Cut up

d)

Cut here

56.

Match the image with it's Phrasal Verb!

a)

Blow up

b)

Blow off

c)

Blow down

d)

Blow away

57.

Match the image with it's Phrasal Verb!

a)

Look after

b)

Look ahead

c)

Look back

d)

Look around