COMMON PHRASAL VERBS 12

SOME COMMON PHRASAL VERBS
(MỘT SỐ CỤM ĐỘNG TỪ THƯỜNG GẶP)
1. account for: giải thích, kể đến
2. ask for : đòi hỏi
3. break down = fail , collapse : hỏng, suy sụp
4. break out = start suddenly : bùng nổ, bùng phát
5. bring up = raise and educate : nuôi nấng
6. bring about = cause sth to happen : xảy ra, mang lại
7. catch up / catch up with : bắt kịp , theo kịp .
8. call off : hủy bỏ
9. call on = visit : viếng thăm
10. call up : gọi điện
11. carry on : tiến hành
12. catch up with : theo kịp với
13. come along : tiến hành
14. come on : begin: bắt đầu
15. come out = appear : xuất hiện
16. come about = become lower: giảm xuống, sa sút
17. come over = visit : ghé thăm
18. come up with: think of : Nghĩ ra
19. cool off : (nhiệt tình ) nguội lạnh đi , giảm đi .
20. count on = investigate , examinate : tính, dựa vào
21. differ from = not be the same: không giống với
22. fall behind : thụt lùi , tụt lại đằng sau .
23. fill in : điền vào , ghi vào .
24. fill out = discover : khám phá ra
25. get over = recover from : vượt qua, khắc phục
26. get up : thức dậy
27. get along / get on with sth : have a good relationship with sb: hòa thuận
28. give in : nhượng bộ , chịu thua .
29. give up = stop : từ bỏ , bỏ

30. go after : theo đuổi
31. go by (thời gian ) : trôi qua
32. go after = chase , pursue : theo đuổi, rượt đuổi
33. go ahead = be carried out : được diễn ra, tiến hành
34. go along = develop, progress : tiến bộ
35. go away : biến mất , tan đi .
36. go back = return : trở lại
37. go in : vào , đi vào .
38. go off ( chuông ) : reo , (súng , bom ) : nổ , (sữa ) : chua, hỏng , (thức ăn ), (đèn) tắt , (máy móc) : hư
= explore
39. go on = continue : tiếp tục
40. go over : xem lại
41. go out ( ánh sáng , lửa , đèn ) : tắt
42. go up : lớn lên , trưởng thành = grow up , ( giá cả) : tăng lên
43. go down : (giá cả) : giảm xuống
44. hold up = stop =delay : hoãn lại , ngừng


45. hurry up : làm gấp
46. keep on = continue : tiếp tục
47. keep up with : theo kịp , bắt kịp .
48. lie down : nằm nghỉ
49. jot down = make a quick note of something: ghi nhanh
50. look after : chăm sóc
51. look at : nhìn
52. look down on sb = coi thường
53. look up to sb = respect : kính trọng
54. look up : tìm , tra cứu ( trong sách , từ điển )
55. look for : tìm kiếm
56. make out = understand : hiểu

57. make up = invent , put sth together : phát minh, trộn
58. pass away = die : chết
59. put on : mặc (quần áo ) , mang (giày ) , đội (mũ) , mở (đèn )
60. put out = make st stop burning , produce: dập tắt , sản xuất
61. put off = postpone : hoãn lại
62. put up = build : xây dựng
63. speak up : nói to , nói thẳng
64. set off = begin : khỏi hành
65. set up = establish : thành lập
66. stand by : ủng hộ
67. take after = resemble : giống
68. take off : cởi (quần áo , giày , mũ ) ; (máy bay) cất cánh
69. take over = take responsible for st /V-ing:đảm nhận trách nhiệm
70. take up = start doing : bắt đầu tham gia
71. try out : thử
72. try on : mặc thử (quần áo )
73. turn down : gạt bỏ, bác bỏ
74. turn off : khóa , tắt (đèn , máy móc , động cơ …)
75. turn on : mở ( đèn , máy móc , động cơ …)
76. turn round : quay lại , thay đổi hướng
77. turn up : đến = arrive = appear (xuất hiện)
78. wait up (for ) : thức đợi ai
79. wash up : rửa bát đĩa .
80. watch out : đề phòng , chú y
81. wipe out = remove, destroy completely : xóa bỏ, phá hủy
Exercise I/ 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.


Exercise II. Choose one of the following phrasal verbs to complete the sentneces
look up
look after
find out
go on
turn down
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

give up

grow up

break down

We'll buy a smaller house when the children____and left home.
The computer isn't working - it______this morning.
It was not problem. We________his number in the telephone book.

Who
_______the cats when we go away on holiday?
I_______________________ where he lived by checking in the local library.
My headaches have been much better since I__drinking coffee.
'What__________here? What are you doing?'
I_____________their offer because they weren't going to pay me enough money

Exercise III. 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 ________________________________________________________

.


IV. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the list. Use the correct tense or
structure: carry out, cut down, get on, hold up, dip into, make up, bring out, break out, cut off, get
over, put out, work out, let down, turn out, lead to.
1. Now, don’t ______ us ______. We’re counting on you to cook something really special for the party
this Saturday.
2. Over eating and lack of exercise can _____ _____ serious health problems in later life.
3. Giving up my job to go and live aboard _____ _____ to be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made.
4. He _____ _____ some story about catching the wrong train to explain his lateness.
5. If you want to lose weight, you should _____ _____ on amount of dairy products you eat.
6. Modern computers are capable of ______ ______ the most complex operations in micro-seconds.
7. It’s no the sort of book you’d want to read from cover but it’s quite interesting to _____ _____ now
and then.
8. The start of the concert was _____ _____ by the late arrival of the group.
9. The gas supply was _____ _____ for about four hours as they had to repair some leaking pipes.
10. Toby’s _____ _____ really well at his new job. He’s already been promoted twice.
11. Quick action by the police prevented fighting from _____ _____ between rival groups of fans after
the football match.
12. I hear FIAT have _____ _____ a new model but I haven’t seen it yet.
13. She _____ _____ the problem of lack of time by hiring a house-cleaner.
14. Herbie asked them to _____ _____ their cigarettes as he is allergic to smoke.
15. It is said that Isaac Newton _____ _____ the law of gravity after he’d been hit on the head by an
apple!
VII. Put in these forms: brought up against, face up to, get round to, go out into, look forward to,
looks out over, went back on, put up with, take up on, looks up to, cut back on, come in for, make up

for, go through with, look down on.
1. The government’s economic policies have ______ a lot of criticism.
2. You’ll have to work very hard today to _______ the time you wasted yesterday.
3. I should _______ my problems and not try to avoid them.
4. Do you think he’s really likely to ______ his threat?
5. It was so stuffy indoors that I had to ______ the fresh air.
6. I’m feeling nervous. I’m not ______ giving my presentation.
7. The government is to ______ spending on the armed forces.
8. He really ______ his older brother.


9. He _______ his promise to tell nobody about this.
10. I meant to do the ironing but I didn’t ______ it.
11. The house is on the top of the cliff and ______ the English Channel.
12. I left the job because I couldn’t ______ my boss a moment longer.
13. Actually, can I ______ you _____ your offer of a bed for the night?
14. Small boys often ______ little girls and refuse to play with them.
15. I had big ideas until I was ______ the reality of the situation.
PRACTICE: Choose the best option
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. The stranger came _________ me and asked, "Is there a post office near here?"
A. on to
B away from
C. out of
D. up to
5. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all.
A after
B. along
C. up
D. over
6. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates.
A from
B. with
C. for
D to
7. I would be grateful if you kept the news __ yourself. Do not tell anyone about it.
A from
B . to
C. for
D. at
8. I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A get
B. fall
C throw
D. make
9. They were late for work because their car _______ down.

A got
B. put
C. cut
D. broke
10. The authority _______ down that building to build a supermarket.
A. knocked
B. came
C . went
D.. fell
11. I didn't get to see the end of that movie on TV last night. How did it _____out?
A. go
B . make
C . bring
D . turn
12. I’m not surprised Margaret's ill. With all the voluntary work she's __________,she’s really been doing
too much.
A. taken off
B. taken on
C. taken in
D. taken to
13. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign.
A. setting up for
B. carrying out
C. taking part
D. joining with
14. At the station, we often see the sigh “________ for pickpockets”.
A. Watch on
B. Watch out
C. Watch up
D. Watch at

15. Let’s wait here for her; I’m sure she’ll _____ .
A. turn down B. turn off
C. turn over
D. turn up


16. UNESCO _____ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
A. stands for
B. brings about
C. takes after D gets across
17. Don't forget to ________ your gloves on. It is cold outside.
A let
B . make
C put
D. fix
18. The passengers had to wait because the plane ___off one hour late.
A. took
B. turned
C. cut
D. made
19. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B. Look up
C. Look on
D. Look after
20. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A put on
B. went off
C. got out
D. kept up

21. These shoes felt too tight, so I took _____ and tried a larger size.
A. away them B. off them
C. them away
D. them off
22. 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
23. I can’t _____ walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?
A go on
B. get on
C. go up
D. get up
24. When you are finished using the computer, can you please _____ it off.
A take
B . turn
C . do
D go
25. When the alarm went off, everyone proceeded calmly to the emergency exits.
A fell
B . exploded
C. called
D . rang
26. Look out. There is a rattlesnake under the picnic table!
A Listen
B. Be careful
C Go
D. Watch
27. Mrs. Jones's husband passed away fast Friday. We’re all shocked by the news.

A got married B . divorced
C. died
D. were on business
28. 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
29. Watch ………… ! a car is coming
A. out
B up
C. away
D off
30. Try to study harder to catch …………….your classmates .
A up
B. up with
C. out
D. with
31. Don’t be impatient ! I ‘m sure he will turn …………on time
A. up
B .round
C. on
D. off
33. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.
a. over
b. by
c. off
d. on
34. My husband spends far more time helping our three kids ________ homework and studying for tests
than I do.

a. on
b. to
c. with
d. in
35. My husband and I take turns cleaning ________ the kitchen depending ________ who gets home
from work earlier.
a. away / to
b. from / in
c. up / on
d. with / for
36. The efforts for the advancement of women have resulted ________ several respectively achievement
in women's life and work.


a. at
b. with
c. for
d. in
37. The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire
garden.
a. release
b. stop
c. end
d. melt
38. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
a. stand
b. understand
c. write
d. interrupt
39. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were saying.

a. talk
b. quit
c. continue
d. stop
40. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
a. blowing
b. watering
c. preventing
d. Watching
41. What does "www" ________ for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
a. sit
b. stand
c. lie
d. point
42. If you do not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary.
a. find its meaning b. write it
c. draw it
d. note it
44. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
a. blowing
b. watering
c. preventing
d. watching
45. Not all women can do two jobs well at the same time: rearing children and working at office.
a. educating
b. taking care of
c. homemaking
d. giving a birth
46. The driver skidded and ….a dog.
A. ran

B. ran in to

C. ran after

D. ran over

47. Aren’t you going to …the dress…before you buy it?
A. try/ X

B. try/ up

C. try/ on

D. try /in

48. 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

49. Are you telling the truth? Or are you …. this story.
A. making

B. making up

C. making for

D. doing

50. Perhaps important supplies of food and minerals were suddenly….
A. cut out

B. cut off

C. cut down

D. cut back

51. 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

52. 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

53. Some old friends of mine visited us last night.
A. called on

B. called up

C. wore out

54. Fortunately, Marie is associating well with her new co-workers.
A. calling on

B. talking over

C. getting along with


55. It was the third time in six months that the bank had been held _____ .
A. over
B. down
C. up
D. out
56. I always run _____ of money before the end of the month.
A. out
B. back
C. up
D. down
57. It's taking me longer to get _____ the operation than I thought.
A. through
B. by
C. up from
D. over
58. I've just spent two weeks looking _____an aunt of mine who's been ill.
A. at
B. for

C. out for
D. after
59. I've always got _____ well with old people.
A. off
B. on
C. in
D. through
60. It's very cold in here. Do you mind if I turn _________ the heating?
A. down
B. away
C. off
D. on
61. They've _____ a new tower where that old building used to be.
A. put up
B. put down C. pushed up
D. pushed down
62. Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he ________ up.
A. came
B. grew
C. brought
D. settled
63. The bus only stops here to ________ passengers.
A. alight
B. get on
C. get off
D. pick up
64. If anything urgent comes _____, you can contact me at this number.
A. across
B. by
C. up

D. round
65. Your daughter's just started work, hasn't she? How's she getting _____?
A. by
B. on
C. out
D. in
66. We had to turn _______ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous
engagement.
A. over
B. out
C. up
D. down
67. While driving to work, we ran out____ gas.
A. up
B. of
C. in
D. to
68. He died ____ heart disease.
A. from
B. because
C. of
D. in
69. The elevator is not running today. It is ________ order.
A. to
B. out
C. out of
D. in
70. I explained ____
him what it meant.
A. to

B. about
C. over
D. from
71. Pasteur devoted all his life _______ science.
A. for
B. in
C. on
D. to
72. House cats are distantly related ___ lions and tigers.
A. in
B. to
C. of
D. about
73. Is this type of soil suitable ___ growing tomatoes ?
A. for
B. about
C. in
D. at
74. Were you aware _____ the regulations against smoking in this area ?
A. in
B. with
C. of
D. about
75. One meter is approximately equal _____ a yard.
A. about
B. on
C. to
D. with
76. Jane doesn't spend much money _____ clothes.
A. over

B. about
C. at
D. on
77. She always takes good care _____ her children.
A. for
B. in
C. of
D. with


78. William insists _____ getting up early, even on weekends.
A. on
B. to
C. toward
D. for
79. What does this symbol refer_____ ?
A. on
B. to
C. for
D. toward
80. The accident resulted _____ several minor injuries.
A. on
B. in
C. of
D. at
81. Congratulations _____ your success!
A. to
B. on
C. in
D. up

82. Mrs. Liz was accused _____ having stolen the car.
A. of
B. with
C. in
D. upon
83. We are here to provide you _____ the best service possible.
A. of
B. with
C. to
D. for
84. He has been absent _____ school very often lately.
A. from
B. on
C. in
D. With
85. Vehicles also account _____ air pollution in the cities.
A. on
B. at
C. for
D. in
87. Last night I was invited _____ a formal get-together and I enjoyed myself
a great deal.
A. to
B. at
C. for
D. about
89. The police blamed the mother_____ neglecting her child.
A. to
B. for
C. with

D. of
90. They prevented me _____ talking to that woman .
A. from
B. on
C. with
D. at