PHRASAL VERBS (LÝ THUYẾT VÀ BÀI TẬP)

PHRASAL VERBS
( cụm động từ)
Ex1: She looks after her children properly
1. catch up / catch up with : bắt kịp , theo kịp .
2. cool off ( nhiệt tình ) nguội lạnh đi , giảm đi .
3. fall behind : thụt lui , tụt lại đằng sau .
4. fill in : điền vào , ghi vào .
5. get over : vượt qua, khắc phục = recover from
6. get up : thức dậy .
7. give in : nhượng bộ , chịu thua .
8. give up = stop : từ bỏ , bỏ
9. go away : biến mất , tan đi .
10. go in : vào , đi vào .
11. go off ( chuông ) : reo , ( sung , bom ) : nổ , ( sữa ) : chua, hỏng , ( thức
ăn ) : ươn, thối , ( đèn ) tắt , ( máy móc ) : hư = explore
12. go on = continue : tiếp tục ** go over : xem lại
13. go out ( ánh sáng , lửa , đèn ) : tắt
14. go up : lớn lên , trưởng thành = grow up , ( giá cả) : tăng lên
15. go down : (giá cả) : giảm xuống
16. go after : theo đuổi
17. go by ( thời gian ) : trôi qua
18. hold up = stop =delay : hoãn lại , ngừng
19. hurry up : làm gấp
20. keep up with : theo kịp , bắt kịp .
21. lie down : nằm nghỉ
22. look after : chăm sóc
23. look up : tìm , tra cứu ( trong sách , từ điển )
24. look for : tìm kiếm
25. put on : mặc ( quần áo ) , mang ( giày ) , đội ( mũ) , mở ( đèn )
26. speak up : nói to , nói thẳng
27. take after = resemble : giống

28. take off : cởi ( quần áo , giày , mũ ) ; (máy bay) cất cánh
29. try out : thử )
30. turn off : khóa , tắt ( đèn , máy móc , động cơ …)
31. turn round : quay lại , thay đổi hướng
32. try on : mặc thử ( quần áo)
33. turn on : mở ( đèn , máy móc , động cơ …)
34. turn up : đến = arrive = appear ( xuất hiện )
35. wait up ( for ) : thức đợi ai
36. wash up : rửa bát đĩa .
37. watch out : đề phòng , chú y
38. Put off= delay/ pospone
39. look out = be careful
40. look at : nhìn
 EXERCISE:
A. Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in each blank.
up after on off in
1. I’d like to listen to some music. Would you please turn the
radio… ?
2. Please try to give… smoking. It is not good for your health.
3. Don’t put… your homework anymore. the deadline is coming.
4. When I was young, my uncle looked… me because my parents were
abroad.
5. Before you enter the class, you need to fill… this form so that we can
have your personal information.
B. Circle the best answer to complete.
1. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A go along B . count on C keep away D.
turn up
2. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D.

goes up
3. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of
the epidemic.
A . take up B . turn round C put off D.
do with
4. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A get B. fall C throw D.
make
5. They were late for work because their car _______ down.
A got B. put C. cut D.
broke
6. At the station, we often see the sigh “________ for pickpockets”.
A. watch on B. watch out C. watch up D.
watch at
7. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _________ this morning.
A. come on B. ring out C. go off D. turn on
8. UNESCO _____ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization.
A. stands for B. brings about C. takes after D
gets across
9. Don't forget to ________ your gloves on. It is cold outside.
A let B . make C put D.
fix
10. The passengers had to wait because the plane ______ off one hour late.
A. took B. turned C. cut D.
made
11. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A put on B. went off C got out D
kept up
12. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.

A went over B. got over C. took over D
looked over
13. I can’t _____ walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?
A go on B. get on C. go up D.
get up
14. When you are finished using the computer, can you please ______ it off.
A take B . turn C . do D
go
15. If you want to be healthy . you should ………….your bad habits in your
lifestyles
A give up B call off C break down D
get over
16. My little son is learning how to ________ his shoes.
A. put off B. get on C. take to D. do up
17. It took a long time for him to get _____.the disappointment of losing the
match.
A. off B.over C. down D.
through
18. John got ill and had to ……………………… smoking.
A. give up B. give away C. give back D. give
him
19. Please………………………………this form and post it.
A. fill in B. fill out C. fill up D. fill on
20. It
'
s dark here. Can I…………………the lights ?
A. turn off B. take off C. turn on D. turn
over
21. Remember to……………….your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. wash up B. take off C. put on D. put

away
22. You can…………… the new words in the dictionary.
A. look up B. look into C. look for D. look on
23. The trouble with Frank is that he never……………… on time for a
meeting.
A. turns up B. turns over C. turns on D. turns
off
24. Mary, could you…………….my handbag while I go to the toilet?
A. look after B. look for C. look into D. look up
25. What a lovely baby! He certainly………………… his father, doesn
'
t he?
A. takes after B. takes away C. takes up D. takes
over
26. Because of an accident, my train was…………….for several hours.
A. held up B. held on C. hang on D. hang
over
27. I
'
ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just wasn
'
t to………………my new tape
recorder
A. try out B. try on C. look up D. take up
28. I wish I
’
d……….this calculator before I bought it. It doesn

t seem to be
working.

A. tried on B. tried out C. worked on D. worked
out
29. The bomb with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town
A. went off B. went on C. went out D. went
away
30. Are you looking the party next weekend ?
A. forward to B.up at C. into D. for