PHRASAL VERBS PRACTICE

A - The following sentences have phrasal verbs. Can you guess what they mean? Ma t c h
them with their meanings in the box.
* stop doing something * care for, be responsible for someone * try to find
* find the meaning of a word * have a view of * arrive unexpectedly

1) If you don t understand the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
2) That window looks out on a park.
3) I gave up smoking. It was bad for my health.
4) Babysitters look after young children.
5) I m looking for a comfortable flat in the centre of the city.
6) I was having lunch when John turned up. He surprised me.

B - Can you answer the following questions using one of the phrasal verbs in the box?
* put down * put on * put up * take off
1) What do women with long hair sometimes do to their hair when they play sports?
2) What do you say to a child who has just picked up a piece of broken glass?
3) What do people do when they go out in cold weather?
4) What do you do with a sweater when you come into a warm house?

C - 1 - Match the phrasal verbs with their meaning.
Carry on arrive un expectedly
Find out start a journey
Get on continue
Grow up like being with
Turn up learn, discover
Settle down live in one place
Set off become adult

C 2 - Now read the f ollowing text and complete it using the phrasa l v erb s in C - 1 .
I recently read my grandfather s diaries, and I (discovered) ______________________
a l o t o f interesting things about his life. Apparently, he (spent his childhood)
___________________ in San Francisco. He and his parents didn t (like being together)
___________________ at all, and when he was 18 he decided to see America. He
(started on his journey) _________________ with very little money and travelled east.
He (continued) _________________ until he reached New York, where he got a job
washing up in a restaurant.
He fell in love with one of the waitresses, and one day he (appeared) _____________
at her flat with a bunch of roses and asked her to marry him. Surprisingly, she agreed,
and he (went to live) __________________ with her in New York, where they had 3
children.

D - Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
* carry on * set off * get on * find out
* settle down * turn up * grow up

1) The party __________________ till 4 a.m.
2) My 10-year-old daughter wants to be a nurse when she ___________________.
3) Weve got a long way to drive, so we ought to ___________________ as early as possible.
4) Oh dear - Ive just _____________________ that Ive only got $10 in the bank.
5) She was late. She ______________________ at 9 oclock.
6) Dont ask me to share an office with Richard - we dont __________________ at all.
7) Now, youre 30 its time you __________________ and got a good, steady job.

MORE EXERCISES !!!
A) Complete the following sentences using it, them or me and the correct form of the
phrasal verb in brackets.

1) I m too hot with this coat on. Do you mind if I ______________________? (take
off)
2) I need to get up early tomorrow. Could you _______________________ at half past
six? (wake up)
3) I like these shoes. Can I _______________________, please? (try on)
4) Here s a jacket. Why don t you _______________________ if you re cold? (put
on)
5) My hair is very untidy. I think I ll ______________________ for the interview.
(wash up)

B) Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
* turn off * take off * look up * ring up
* throw away * turn up * try on * switch off
1) Could you ______________ the TV __________? I can t hear.
2) Don t forget to _______________ the lights ___________ when you go out.
3) I ll have to ______________ it __________ in the dictionary I m not sure what it
means.
4) Don t _______________ that old painting ___________. It might be valuable.
5) Let s ______________ them ___________ and see if they want to come with us.
6) I d better ____________ these trousers ________ - they are soaking wet.
7) ______________ it __________ - the water is overflowing.
8) If you like those jeans, why don t you ______________ them _________ and see if
they suit you?

C) Complete the dialogues using the correct form of thre p h rasal verbs in th e box.

* make up * take up * think over * give up * put off * work out
1) A: What s 43 times 79? I can t ______________ it __________ in my head.
B: Why don t you use a calculator?
2) A: Are you coming or not?
B: I m not sure yet.
A: Well, you don t have to tell me now. Why don t you _____________ it
______and tell me tomorrow?
3) A: We couldn t get enough people to play in the match on Sunday.
B: Don t worry. We ll _____________ it ___________ till next week.
4) A: That s a lovely song. Who s it by?
B: Me I _____________ it __________ myself.
5) A: Do you still play the piano?
B: No, I _____________ __________ the piano two years ago. I play the guitar
now.
6) A: I didn t know you went jogging.
B: Yes, I ____________ it _________ a few months ago I feel myself much
better.

D) Replace the phrases in brackets with phrasal verbs. Use each of the following verbs
once: carry on, look up to, give up, put up, tell off, look forward to, look up , get on with
I ll never forget my English teacher at school. I never (liked being with)
_____________________ her. If there was a word I didn t understand, she used to
make me (find the meaning) ____________it ____________ in the dictionary.
I never dared to (raise) _____________________ my hand because I was afraid she d
(talk angrily to) _____________ me __________. And if I (stopped) _______________
doing the exercises she gave us for any reason, she got furious.
I (was always excited about) ________ always ________________________ the end of
the lesson. That s why I always (admire) ________________________ my brother
George,
because he (continued) ______________________ studying English until he left school.
E) Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.
* look up to * get over * bring up * turn down * do with
* do without * put up * look down on * let down * pick up

1) I trusted her, but then she ___________ me __________.
2) His parents _____________ him _________ much too strictly.
3) Ill _______________ you __________ at 6:30 and well go to the airport together.
4) They offered him a job, but he ______________ it __________.
5) You dont need to stay in a hotel. We can ____________ you __________ for the night.
6) I couldnt possibly _____________________ my computer - I use it all the time.
7) Im dying of thirst - I could really _______________________ a long, cold drink.
8) Shes taking a long time to _______________________ her mothers death - they were
very close to each other.
9) He was a great leader and the whole country __________________________ him.
10) Just because he hasnt got a job is no reason to _________________________ him