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Phrasal verbs exercises
Phrasal verbs exercises
by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)
Unfortunately, there are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language and it takes years to learn them
all. However, here is a list of ten verbs with some of the phrasal verbs associated with them. The verbs are:
Put, get, look, give, take, make, do, go, come, be.
Write the number of the phrasal verb on the left which matches the meaning on the right. Then, if you can
write the meaning of the phrasal verb in your language.
Phrasal verbs with PUT
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Be put off by sth
____________________
build______
2. Have sth put down
____________________
switch sth off______
3. Put in sth
____________________
accommodate______
4. Put in sth
____________________
be disuaded from doing sth______
5. Put on sth
____________________
distract______
6. Put sb off
____________________
describe______
7. Put sb through
____________________
replace______
8. Put sb up
____________________
spend time______
9. Put sth across
____________________
increase weight______
10. Put sth aside
____________________
dress______
11. Put sth away
____________________
write______
12. Put sth back
____________________
kill an animal humanely______
13. Put sth back
____________________
drop sth______
14. Put sth down to
____________________
turn hands on a clock forward______
15. Put sth down
____________________
turn the hands on a clock back______
16. Put sth down
____________________
take sth outside______
17. Put sth forward
____________________
fix sth on a wall______
18. Put sth off
____________________
build sth from parts______
19. Put sth on
____________________
raise price______
20. Put sth on
____________________
delay______
21. Put sth out
____________________
tolerate______
22. Put sth out
____________________
make a request______
23. Put sth together
____________________
switch sth on______
24. Put sth up
____________________
be explained by______
25. Put sth up
____________________
leave sth until later______
26. Put up sth
____________________
tidy______
27. Put up with sth
____________________
connect by phone______
Phrasal verbs with GET
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Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language = Phrasal verb number?
1. Get (a)round sth
____________________
go______
2. Get (a)round to sth
____________________
leave public transport______
3. Get about
____________________
escape punishment______
4. Get along with sb
____________________
get on with sb______
5. Get around
____________________
not pay on time______
6. Get at (sth)
____________________
make contact by phone______
7. Get away with sth
____________________
enter buiding or car______
8. Get away
____________________
find time for sth______
9. Get back (swh)
____________________
become involved in______
10. Get behind with sth
____________________
move______
11. Get by
____________________
mean, reach sth______
12. Get in
____________________
travel______
13. Get into (sth)
____________________
recover from sth______
14. Get off sth
____________________
escape______
15. Get on sth
____________________
enter public transport______
16. Get on with sb
____________________
receive sth lent______
17. Get on with sth
____________________
finish______
18. Get on with sth
____________________
arrive at______
19. Get on
____________________
explain______
20. Get out of doing sth
____________________
continue doing______
21. Get out
____________________
have a good relationship______
22. Get over sth
____________________
make progress______
23. Get sb down
____________________
leave______
24. Get sth across
____________________
resolve a problem______
25. Get sth back
____________________
make sb feel depressed______
26. Get through (to sb)
____________________
survive______
27. Get through sth
____________________
escape from work______
28. Get to swh
____________________
return______
29. Get to
____________________
do______
30. Get together
____________________
meet______
Phrasal verbs with LOOK
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language = Phrasal verb number?
1. Look after sth/sb
____________________
expect help from sb______
2. Look ahead
____________________
visit______
3. Look back on sth
____________________
examine______
4. Look down on sb
____________________
be a spectator______
5. Look forward to sth
____________________
locate sb______
6. Look in on sb
____________________
predict______
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7. Look into sth
____________________
find in a list______
8. Look on
____________________
check for mistakes______
9. Look out for sth
____________________
danger! ______
10. Look out
____________________
take care of sth/sb______
11. Look round swh
____________________
view with respect______
12. Look sb up
____________________
explore______
13. Look sth over
____________________
remember______
14. Look sth up
____________________
investigate______
15. Look through sth
____________________
disrespect______
16. Look to sb for sth
____________________
try to find______
17. Look up to sb
____________________
anticipate with pleasure______
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Give in
____________________
stop a bad habit______
2. Give off sth
____________________
return sth to sb______
3. Give sb up
____________________
abandon hope of doing sth______
4. Give sth away
____________________
distribute______
5. Give sth away
____________________
desist______
6. Give sth back
____________________
emit______
7. Give sth in
____________________
tell sb a secret______
8. Give sth out
____________________
admit defeat______
9. Give up on sth
____________________
give freely______
10. Give up sth
____________________
take sb to the police______
11. Give up
____________________
hand sth in______
Phrasal verbs with GIVE
Phrasal verbs with TAKE
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Be taken aback
____________________
think sb is sth bad______
2. Be taken in
____________________
challenge______
3. Take after sb
____________________
rise into the air______
4. Take in sth
____________________
start an activity______
5. Take it out on sb
____________________
be successful______
6. Take off
____________________
be similar to sb______
7. Take off
____________________
go out with sb______
8. Take out sth
____________________
believe sth untrue______
9. Take over sth
____________________
understand______
10. Take sb back
____________________
make sb remember sth______
11. Take sb for sth
____________________
be shocked______
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12. Take sb on
____________________
subscribe______
13. Take sb on
____________________
remove clothes______
14. Take sb out
____________________
punish sb due to anger______
15. Take sb up on sth
____________________
dismantle sth______
16. Take sth apart
____________________
accept help from sb______
17. Take sth away
____________________
adapt clothes______
18. Take sth back
____________________
employ wrong______
19. Take sth back
____________________
return sth to a shop______
20. Take sth down
____________________
remove from a wall______
21. Take sth down
____________________
like______
22. Take sth in/up
____________________
discuss sth with sb______
23. Take sth off
____________________
admit that you said sth______
24. Take sth on
____________________
assume responsibility______
25. Take sth up with sb
____________________
remove sth from sb______
26. Take to sb
____________________
write sth______
27. Take up sth
____________________
take control of sth______
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Make (sth) out
____________________
escape______
2. Make away with sth
____________________
pretend to be sth______
3. Make for swh
____________________
steal and escape______
4. Make of sth/sb
____________________
think about______
5. Make off with sth
____________________
say______
6. Make off
____________________
prepare______
7. Make out sth
____________________
compensate______
8. Make out
____________________
go in the direction______
9. Make sb out to be sth
____________________
see sth______
10. Make sb up
____________________
write (cheque/form) ______
11. Make sth over
____________________
invent______
12. Make sth up
____________________
transfer ownership______
13. Make up for sth
____________________
steal and escape______
14. Make sth up
____________________
put on make up______
15. Make up
____________________
reconcile______
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Do with sth
____________________
discredit______
2. Do sth up
____________________
ruin______
3. Do without (sth)
____________________
survive without______
Phrasal verbs with MAKE
Phrasal verbs with DO
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4. Do away with sth
____________________
repeat______
5. Do sb down
____________________
fasten______
6. Do for sb
____________________
have a connection with______
7. Do sb out of sth
____________________
deprive______
8. Do sth over
____________________
need______
9. Do sth up
____________________
finish or terminate sth______
10. Do with sth
____________________
renovate______
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Go (a)round
____________________
lose interest in______
2. Go (on) ahead
____________________
continue______
3. Go a(round)
____________________
check carefully______
4. Go about sth
____________________
continue______
5. Go about sth
____________________
start dealing with sth______
6. Go after sth
____________________
do______
7. Go against sth/sb
____________________
become ill with sth______
8. Go along with sb/sth
____________________
have a romance with______
9. Go away
____________________
be unfashionable______
10. Go back (to sth)
____________________
agree with/to sth______
11. Go by
____________________
explain______
12. Go down with sth
____________________
leave______
13. Go down
____________________
leave with______
14. Go for sb
____________________
check______
15. Go into sth
____________________
be extinguished______
16. Go off sth
____________________
try to get______
17. Go off with sb
____________________
pass______
18. Go off
____________________
be sufficient______
19. Go on
____________________
circulate______
20. Go out with sb
____________________
return to sth______
21. Go out
____________________
be in conflict with______
22. Go out
____________________
reduce in size______
23. Go over sth
____________________
fail______
24. Go through sth
____________________
survive without______
25. Go under
____________________
explode or ring______
26. Go with sth
____________________
combine well______
27. Go without sth
____________________
attack______
Phrasal verbs with GO
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Phrasal verbs with COME
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Come (a)round
____________________
blame______
2. Come about
____________________
reduce______
3. Come across sth/sb
____________________
be heard in court______
4. Come across
____________________
progress______
5. Come along
____________________
inherit______
6. Come along
____________________
return______
7. Come apart
____________________
meet a problem______
8. Come at sb
____________________
break into pieces______
9. Come away
____________________
leave______
10. Come back
____________________
communicate______
11. Come before sth
____________________
preceed______
12. Come down on sb
____________________
happen______
13. Come down with
____________________
collect______
14. Come down
____________________
move quickly/accompany______
15. Come for sth
____________________
become ill with sth______
16. Come forward
____________________
announce______
17. Come in for sth
____________________
encounter______
18. Come in
____________________
hurry______
19. Come into sth
____________________
be persuaded______
20. Come off
____________________
visit______
21. Come on
____________________
remember/ result in______
22. Come on
____________________
enter______
23. Come out with sth
____________________
volunteer to do sth______
24. Come out
____________________
survive danger/difficulty______
25. Come over
____________________
be mentioned______
26. Come through
____________________
propose______
27. Come to sb/sth
____________________
develop______
28. Come up against
____________________
attack______
29. Come up with sth
____________________
be revealed/issued______
30. Come up
____________________
suffer criticism______
31. Come up
____________________
detach/succeed______
Phrasal verb
Meaning in your language
= Phrasal verb number?
1. Be about (sth)
____________________
get into trouble______
2. Be after sth
____________________
similar______
3. Be around
____________________
happen to sb______
4. Be away (on) sth
____________________
suspect______
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5. Be back
____________________
showing (tv/cinema) ______
6. Be for (sth)
____________________
be here______
7. Be from swh
____________________
interested in sth______
8. Be in for sth
____________________
want______
9. Be into sth
____________________
the function of sth______
10. Be like sth/sb
____________________
leave______
11. Be off
____________________
finish______
12. Be on
____________________
arrive______
13. Be onto sb
____________________
travelling______
14. Be onto sth
____________________
finish______
15. Be over
____________________
make a discovery______
16. Be through (sth)
____________________
join______
17. Be up
____________________
originate______
18. Be with sb
____________________
happen (book/film) _____
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