Phrasal Verbs 5

ANSWERS
Read the following sentences and choose the correct preposition to
identify the phrasal verbs:
1. Brendan and Linda separated two months ago,
but they still talk to each other.
a. come down
b. break up
c. put up
2. I hope the parties will manage to come to an
agreement despite all the political issues.
a. make up
b. let down
c. get on
3. Please shut down the radio, I have a terrible
headache!
a. turn on
b. keep up
c. turn down
4. I couldn’t believe my eyes when seeing Mary! I
had no idea that she would come to our meeting.
a. go on
b. turn up
c. come across
5. Tom is paying us a visit this evening, because we
bought a new PC and need help to install it.
a. set up
b. fill in
c. take to
6. What did you do with the project in the end, was
everything alright?
a. come down

b. let in
c. turn out
7. You must go to the store, Michael, there is no
coffee left!
a. run out of
b. keep in
c. make out
8. If you go for a walk, don’t forget to take your coat,
it’ s cold outside.
a. keep down
b. take in
c. put on
9. Susan looks like her mother so much, as if they
were twins.
a. take after
b. look up to
c. go on
10. It’s no use trying to understand her behaviour,
she is the most stubborn person I have ever met.
a. cope with
b. let down
c. take to
11. How can you possibly tolerate the way she
speaks to you? There is no excuse for her talking
like that, I am afraid.
a. put up with
b. take to
c. stay in
12. Sam wanted to lose some weight, so he began
jogging every Saturday.

a. take out
b. take up
c. take to
13. You shouldn’t believe everything he says, he
likes inventing things.
a. come to
b. make up
c. keep up
14. Everybody was upset when the old lady died,
she was a very nice woman.
a. set off
b. turn out
c. pass away
15. We had a break, then we continued working in
the garden.
a. come by
b. go on
c. drop by
16. I found that book by chance, while looking for a
notebook.
a. let down
b. come across
c. set up
17. You must complete all the spaces before giving
the paper to me.
a. fill out
b. come to
c. give in
18. We decided to eat in a restaurant last evening.
a. give up

b. stay in
c. eat out
1. Brendan and Linda separated two months ago,
but they still talk to each other.
a.
b. break up
c.
2. I hope the parties will manage to come to an
agreement despite all the political issues.
a. make up
b.
c.
3. Please shut down the radio, I have a terrible
headache!
a.
b.
c. turn down
4. I couldn’t believe my eyes when seeing Mary! I
had no idea that she would come to our meeting.
a.
b. turn up
c.
5. Tom is paying us a visit this evening, because we
bought a new PC and need help to install it.
a. set up
b.
c.
6. What did you do in the end with the project, was
everything alright?
a.

b.
c. turn out
7. You must go to the store, Michael, there is no
coffee left!
a. run out of
b.
c.
8. If you go for a walk, don’t forget to take your coat,
it’s cold outside.
a.
b.
c. put on
9. Susan looks like her mother so much, as if they
were twins.
a. take after
b.
c.
10. It’s no use trying to understand her behaviour,
she is the most stubborn person I have ever met.
a. cope with
b.
c.
11. How can you possibly tolerate the way she
speaks to you? There is no excuse for her talking
like that, I am afraid.
a. put up with
b.
c.
12. Sam wanted to lose some weight, so he began
jogging every Saturday.

a.
b. take up
c.
13. You shouldn’t believe everything he says, he
likes inventing things.
a.
b. make up
c.
14. Everybody was upset when the old lady died,
she was a very nice woman.
a.
b.
c. pass away
15. We had a break, then we continued working in
the garden.
a.
b. go on
c.
16. I found that book by chance, while looking for a
notebook.
a.
b. come across
c.
17. You must complete all the spaces before giving
the paper to me.
a. fill out
b.
c.
18. We decided to eat in a restaurant last evening.
a.

b.
c. eat out