Bài tập Phrasal Verbs tiếng Anh 12

PHRASAL VERBS
A/ Trong tiếng Anh hiện đại, người ta hay dùng một hay hai particle (giới từ hay trạng từ ) sau
động từ để có được sự khác nhau về ý nghóa. Ví dụ:
- give away
=

give sth to
someone/anyone ( Cho ai , tặng ai cái gì )

=

to make known sth that sb wants to keep secret ( thổ lộ, tiết
lộ ra, tố giác ra )
- give up =
abandon (a habit or attempt) ( từ bỏ moat thói quen, moat nổ lực …)
- look after =
take

care of ( Chăm sóc)
- look for =
search for, seek ( tìm kiếm)
- look out =
beware ( Hãy cẩn thận, coi chừng )
B/ Có hai loại :






a/

intransitive phrasal verbs
( không có object)
EX: The plane will take off at 15:00.
b/
Transitive phrasal verbs
( có object – danh từ hoặc đại từ )
+
Inseparable transitive phrasal verbs
( Pharsal verbs khơng thể tách ra – Object ln ở
sau particle)
Ex: We are looking for my key. ( Wrong: We are looking my key for )
+ S
eparable transitive phrasal verbs
( Pharsal verbs có thể tách ra )
 Phrasal verbs thường có thể tách được khi particles là: on , off, up, down, in,
out, away
 Nếu Object là danh từ, nó có thể đặt ở sau hay giữa phrasal verbs)
Ex: Remember to turn off the lights when going out.
Remember to turn the lights off when going out.
 Nếu Object là một đại từ (me, us, it, them, you him, her …) thi nó
ln được đặt ở giữa phrsal verb )
Ex: Please turn it off. ( Wrong : Please turn off it )
Phrasal verbs
1. take after (sb) : look like; resemble : giống
2. take sth/sb on: (of a bus, plane or ship) to allow
sb/sth to enter: cho ai lên xe, tàu …
3. take up: learn or start doing sth: bắt đầu làm
13. bring (sb) up ( often in passive): to care for
a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc:
chăm sóc , dạy dỗ

Ex: * She brought up five children.
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Verbs + Particle + Object
( inseparable Phr. Verbs)
Verbs + Particle + Object
Verbs + + particle + Noun

(on , off, up, down, in, out, away)
Transitive
Intransitive
PHRASAL
VERBS
Noun
Pronoun
điều gì …
4. take off: a/ to remove sth, especially a piece of
clothing from your/sb's body: cởi bỏ ( mủ , quần
áo) ≠ put on
b/ to leave the ground and begin to fly : ( máy bay)
cất cánh
5. take sth off sth: to remove an amount of money
or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to
reduce the total: rút bớt (tiền, điểm ) cho ít đi
6. take (sth) in : thu nạp, hiểu, nhớ được điều gì
7. Take part in: participate in: to be involved in:
tham gia
8. Take sth out: vay tiền của ngân hàng
9. take sth away: gỡ bỏ, làm mất buồn phiền đau
đớn
10. take over: đảm nhận vò trí ( của ai), đảm trách

công việc
11. take place: diễn ra, xảy ra theo kếâ hoạch.
12. put up with : tolerate: chòu đựng
Ex: I'm not going to put up with their smoking
any longer.
21. go off : + nổ ; vang lên Ex: The bomb went off
in a crowded street. + đi làm điều gì Ex: He
went off to get a drink. + thực
phẩm, nước uồng hư hỏng; chất lượng xấu đi
Ex: You shouldn’t drink it. It goes off.
22. go out : tắt ( đèn lửa)
23. go away: đi xa ( qua 01 đêm trở lên )
24. go over : ôn lại bài; xem lại, kiểm tra lại
25. look after sb / sth: chăm sóc
26. look up : tra tìm từ , vấn đề gì trong tự điền,
trong sách .
27. look up to sb: to admire or respect sb : ngưỡng
mộ ai
28. look up at sth: ngước nhìn lên cái gì ( V+
pre.)
29. put on: mặc quần áo, đeo, mang
30. put sth out : Bỏ … ra ngoài - Ex: I put the
rubbish out.
31. put off= delay: hoãn lại
Ex: He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
32. turn ( sth ) on : mở đèn , …
33. turn (sth) off : tắt ……
* He was brought up by his aunt.
14. take sth down: to write sth down: a/ ghi
chép;

Ex: * Reporters took down every word of
his speech
b/ to remove a structure: tháo dỡ -
Ex: * The students are taking the tent down
before leaving.
15. wake sb up : làm ai tỉnh táo / đánh thức ai
Ex: A cold shower will soon wake you up.
16. Take advantage of : tận dụng , lợi dụng .
Ex: * We took full advantage of the hotel
facilities. * She took advantage of the children's
absence to tidy their rooms.
17. give up : [nopassive] to stop doing or having
sth: từ bỏ Ex: She didn't give up work when she
had the baby.
18. go on: tiếp tục
19. go up ≠ go down: lên giá ≠ xuống giá
20. go after sb: to chase or follow sb: chạy theo;
đuổi theo
52. stay on : tiếp tục làm … = keep on; carry on
53. fall behind sb/sth : không theo kòp mức độ
với ai, rớt lại phía sau … Ex: She soon fell
behind the leaders.
54. give in (to sb / sth) : đầu hàng , chòu thua …
Ex: The rebels (quân nổi loạn) were forced to
give in.
55. wait up : hãy chậm lại, chờ …
Ex: Wait up – you're walking too fast for me.
56. wait up for sb: thức khuya chờ ai.
Ex: I'll be back very late so don't wait up for
me.

57. grow up : trưởng thành
58. watch out ( for sth / sb): coi chừng !
Ex: Watch out! There's a car coming!
59. fill sth in (out): điền đơn
60. break down : máy móc hư; thất bại
Ex: The telephone system has broken down.
* The car broke down on the freeway.
*Negotiations between the two sides have
broken down.
61.set off ( for) : to begin a journey: khởi hành
chuyến đi
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34. turn up: xuất hiện , đến
Ex: Do you think many people will turn up?
35. turn down: refuse: từ chối, bác bỏ khơng xrm
xét đơn …
: vặn nhỏ âm thanh, thiết bị
….
Ex: Why did she turn down your invitation?
Please turn the volume down.
36. try sb / sth out : thử nghiệm, dùng thử xem có
tốt hay không. Ex: They're trying out a new
presenter for the show.
37. try sth on : mặc thử, mang thử xem có vừa
không
Ex: Try the shoes on before you buy them.
38. hold sth / sb up : ( often passive): làm hoãn ,
cản trở sự tiến triển , di chuyển …
Ex: *An accident is holding up traffic.
39. get over sth: overcome: vượt qua, thắng được

Ex: She can’t get over her shyness.
40. catch up with : bắt kip, đuổi theo kip
41. keep up with: theo kip ai, nắm bắt kip thông
tin; vẫn tiếp tục liên lạc với ai
42. keep sth up: tiếp tục duy trì mức độ
Ex: The high cost of raw materials is keeping
prices up.
43. cool sb off / down: làm cho ai bình tónh lại
44. speak up : nói to lên
45. Bring sth out: make sth noticable
Ex: A crisis can bring out the best and the worst
in people.
46. bring sth back: to remind : gợi nhớ
47. Bring sb in sth / bring in sth : to make or earn
a particular amount of money: kiếm tiền, thu
nhập
Ex:* His freelance work brings him in about
$20000 a year.
48. bring sth about: to make sth happen= cause: gây
ra
Ex: What brought about the change in his attitude?
49. bring sth off : to succeed in doing sth difficult:
Đạt được thành công ( qua khó khăn)
Ex: * It was a difficult task but we brought it off.
The goalie brought off a superb save
50. wash up / wash sth up: to wash plates, glasses,
Ex: We set off for London just after ten.
62.drop out (of sth) : bỏ cuộc: He drooped out of
the English class . * She started an engineering
degree but dropped out after only a year.

63.show sth / sb off: khoe khoang
Ex: She wanted to show off her new dress at the
party.
64.cross sth out : gạch bỏ chữ sai
65.close sth down : ngừng hoạt động ( kinh
doanh)
Ex: All the firms around here were closed down in
the 1980s.
66.move in / into sth: bắt đầu chuyển vào (nhà
mới) để ở
67. doze off : go to sleep: đi ngủ -
Ex: She dozed off in front of the fire.
68.see sb off: tiễn ai đi xa
69.give sth away to sb : tặng cái gì cho ai
70.give sth/sb away: tiết lộ bí mật ; tiết lộ tâm tư của
ai
Ex: She gave away state secrets to the enemy
Her eyes when she said gave her away.
71.give sb back sth / give sth back to sb : trả gì cho ai
72.hand sth in ( to sb): giao nộp
Ex: Please give your work in before Monday.
73.turn round/ around : quay lại
Ex: Turn around and let me look at your back.
74. make oneself / sb up: trang điểm
Ex: She always makes up when going to the office.
75. make sth up: tạo nên,nghó ra điều gì;bòa ra câu
chuyện
Ex: *They made up a little poem and wrote it in
the card.
*Women make up 40 per cent of the

workforce.
* She always makes up a story for her
lateness.
76. make sth out : + to write out or complete a form
or document: viết ra hoặc điền vào ….
Ex: * He made out a cheque for pound100.
+ make sth out:to understand sth; to see the reasons
for sth:
Hiểu được Ex: I can't make out what she
wants
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… after a meal: rửa chén
51. calm (sb / sth) down : bình tónh – làm ai bình
tónh
77. show sb round: hướng dẫn ai thăm quan
Ex: Has anyone shown you round yet?
78. try sth on: thử - Try the shoes on before you
buy them.
Phrasal verbs
I. Định nghĩa:
Phrasal verb( cụm động từ ) là sự kết hợp của động từ và giới từ hoặc trạng từ
Eg: V+ prep: look for
V+ adv: get away
V+ adv+ prep: catch up with
II. Phân loại:
_ Separable phrasal verb: ( cụm động từ có thể tách ra được ). Với loại này tân ngữ có thể được đặt
giữa động từ và tiểu từ(adv/ adj) hoặc ngay sau tiểu từ ( adv/adj)
Eg: Please put on the coat before going out
= Please put the coat on before going out
Khi tân ngữ là đại từ, đại từ phải đứng giữa động từ và tiểu từ

Eg: Throw it away ( Throw away it)
- Inseparable phrasal verb: ( cụm động từ khơng thể tách ra được ). Với loại này tân ngữ ln đi
sau tiểu từ( adj / adv)
Eg: Please look after the baby while I am out
III. Some popular phrasal verbs:
Lay down: đề ra
Result in: đưa đến
Wash away: cuốn trơi đi, qt sạch
Set out: trình bày
Carry out: tiến hành
Stand for: là chữ viết tắt của
Look up: tra từ
Bring sb up: ni dưỡng
Let sb down: làm ai thất vọng
Make up: bịa ( chuyện)
Put off : trì hỗn
Put on/ put off: mặc vào / cởi ra
Take away : mang đi
Try on: thử quần áo
Turn on/ Turn off: bật lên/ tắt đi
Work out: giải quyết/ lên kế hoạch
Break down: hỏng
Break up: chia tay
Get away : chạy trốn
Go down: hạ ( giá cả)
Hold on: chờ ( máy điện thoại)
Pass away : chết
Pas out : bất tỉnh
Set off/ Set out: khởi hành
Stand out: nổi bật

Take off: cất cánh
Catch up with : đạt được trình độ ngang bằng/ đuổi , theo kịp
Come up against: đương đầu với khó khăn
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Come up with: nghĩ ra
Face up to : đối mặt ( khó khăn)
Fall in with: đồng ý
Get along / on with: có mối quan hệ tốt
Get out of : thoát khỏi
Look up to : kính trọng
Make up for: đền bù
Put up with: chịu đựng
Run out of: hết
Stand up for: ủng hộ
Stand up to: chống đối
Fill in: điền thông tin
Give up : bỏ / từ bỏ
Go on: tiếp tục
Turn round:
Lie down: nằm nghỉ
Go away:
Turn up: đến / xuất hiện
Look after:chăm sóc
Take after:giống với
Get over:vượt qua
Hold up:bị đình trệ
Go off: nổ
Try out: thử
Ask for: đòi hỏi
Call on: viếng thăm

Cary on: tiếp tục
Knock on: làm ngã, phá huỷ
Live on: sống dựa vào
Look down on: coi thường
Look forward to: mong đợi
Come about: xảy ra
Come across: tình cờ gặp
Come up: xảy ra/ xuất hiện
Dress up: ăn mặc sang trọng
Drop in: ghé thăm
Go out : (đèn tắt)
Put in for: tham gia
Put off : hoãn lại
Put up ưith : chịu đựng
Sell out: bán hết
Send for: cho mời đến
Settle down: ổn định cuộc sống
Sort out: sắp xếp, lựa chọn
Take over: đảm nhận
Think over: suy nghĩ cẩn thận
Exercise I/ Choose the most appropriate preposition to fill in each blank.
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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.
1/ on 2/ up 3/ off 4/ after 5/ in

Exercise II. Choose one of the following phrasal verbs to complete the sentneces
look up look after find out go on
turn down give up grow up break down
1. We'll buy a smaller house when the children____________and left home.
2. The computer isn't working - it______________this morning.
3. It was not problem. We______________his number in the telephone book.
4. Who ____________the cats when we go away on holiday?
5. I ____________ where he lived by checking in the local library.
6. My headaches have been much better since I__________drinking coffee.
7. 'What_______________here? What are you doing?'
8. I_____________their offer because they weren't going to pay me enough money
1/ grow up 2/ broke down 3/ look up 4/ will look after
5/ found out 6/ gave up 7/ is going on 8/ turned down
Exercise III- Choose from the four options given(marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to
complete each sentence.
1. The driver skidded and ….a dog.
A. ran B. ran in to C. ran after D. ran over
2. Aren’t you going to …the dress…before you buy it?
A. try/ X B. try/ up C. try/ on D. try /in
3. I’m sorry, sir. But you’ve already worn these dress. That’s why we can’t…it…
A. take/ back B. take /after C. take/ in D. take/ again
4. Are you telling the truth? Or are you …. this story.
A. making B. making up C. making for D. doing
5. Perhaps important supplies of food and minerals were suddenly….
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut down D. cut back
6. His alarm clock is always set for six o'clock. He arises at the same time every day.
A. turns off B. gets up C. puts on
7. She telephoned her friend to tell him about the meeting. They decided to drive there together.
A. turned on B. took off C. called up
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8 Some old friends of mine visited us last night.
A. called on B. called up C. wore out
9. Fortunately, Marie is associating well with her new co-workers.
A. calling on B. talking over C. getting along with
Exercise IV. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the phrasal verb in brackets. You may
have to change the form.
1. Peter is just like his father! (take after)
Peter .__________________________________________________________________
2. Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station, (run into)
Brenda ________________________________________________________________.
3. Tina's car stopped working on the way to Scotland, (break down)
Tina's car _______________________________________________________________.
4. Ruth's party has been postponed until next month, (put off)
Ruth's party __________________________________________________________________ .
5. It would be a good idea to stop drinking coffee, (give up)
It would be a good idea _______________________________________________________ .
6. I saw their number in the phone directory, (look up)
I ______________________________________________________________________
7. We offered them £250,000 for the house but they refused our offer, (turn down)
We offered them £250,000 for the house_________________________________________ .
8. It took me a long time to recover from my illness, (get over)
It took me_________________________________________________________
9. I’m thinking about my next holiday with pleasure. (look)
I’m looking forward _________________________________________________
10. You don’t need to wear your rain coat. it is so hot here. ( take)
You can ________________________________________________________
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