Common Phrasal Verbs Exercise

Common Phrasal Verbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. When I was talking to James, Susie .................. our conversation.
broke out
broke in on
broke on

To break in on a conversation is to interrupt it.
2. James has agreed to ..................... the condition of my ancestral home every now
and then.
check on

check up on
check out

To check up on something is to examine or investigate it.
3. Susie has..................... with an interesting suggestion.
come out with

come up with
come with

To come up with something is to contribute.
4. If you don’t want to fall into the debt trap, you should ...................s008 the money
you spend on food and entertainment.
cut down
cut on

cut down

on

To cut down on expenses is to curtail them.

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Common Phrasal Verbs Exercise

3. Iwish I hadn't dropped .................... school at 14.
of
out of
out

To drop out of school is to leave school.
6. He doesn”t get ..................... his siblings.
out

along
along with
To get along with somebody is to have a good relationship with them.
7. Do you think you can cheat on the exam and then get ..................... it?
on with
away with
out with

To get away with something is to escape blame.
8. The politician tried hard to .................... his bad image.
get rid of
get rid off

get out of
To get rid of something is to eliminate it.
9. It took me quite some time to get ...............006 that assignment.
with
through
through with

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To get through with something is to finish it.
10. When they became rich, they started looking .................. their neighbors.
down
down

on

out on

To look down on somebody is to despise them.
11.................. drunk drivers.
Look for

Look out
Look out for

To look out for somebody or something is to anticipate them.
12. I will not...................... any more nonsense.

put with
put up with
put out with
To put up with something is to tolerate it.
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Answers
1. When I was talking to James, Susie broke in on our conversation.
2. James has agreed to check up on the condition of my ancestral home every now and
then.
3. Susie has come up with an interesting suggestion.
4. If you don’t want to fall into the debt trap, you should cut down on the money you spend

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Common Phrasal Verbs Exercise

on food and entertainment.
5. | wish I hadn’t dropped out of school at 14.
6. He doesn’t get along with his siblings.
7. Do you think you can cheat on the exam and then get away with it?
8. The politician tried hard to get rid of his bad image.
9. It took me quite some time to get through with that assignment.
10. When they became rich, they started looking down on their neighbors.
11. Look out for drunk drivers.
12. I will not put up with any more nonsense.

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