Phrasal Verb Practice -Assorted Verbs

Phrasal Verb Practice -Assorted Verbs
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1. The concert was ___ because of the rain.
a. called off
b. blacked out
c. turned off

2. How did he ___ their bad behavior.
a. come to
b. account for
c. jot down

3. He must be about 90. He is really ___.
a. getting on
b. bringing up
c. bringing forward

4. In the end everything ___ OK.
a. turned out
b. wore out
c. climb up

5. Can you ___ all right or should I get a ladder?
a. fall through
b. climb down
c. barge in

6. I am sorry that I am late. I got ___ in traffic.
a. lifted off
b. held down
c. caught up

7. I was so angry that I ___ in protest.
a. gave up
b. walked out
c. ran over

8. The man was ___ of jail early for good behavior.
a. let out
b. bent down
c. sent down

9. Even though he was tired, he ___ going.
a. kept on
b. brought out
c. fell over

10. After the accident a lot of people ___.
a. turned out
b. set out
c. crowded around


Phrasal Verbs - Crime
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1. To get into a building or car using force is to ___.

a. break out
b. break down
c. break in

2. To steal money from a bank by using force is a ___.

a. hold in
b. hold down
c. hold up

3. To steal or take something without asking is to ___.

a. run off with
b. do without
c. do over

4. To hurt someone badly by hitting or kicking is to ___.

a. pull them over
b. beat them up
c. put one over

5. To kill someone in informal English is to ___ with them.

a. do away
b. have away
c. stay

6. To destroy something with a bomb is to ___.

a. beat it up
b. blow it up
c. knock it over

7. To take a criminal to the police is to ___.

a. turn them over
b. turn them in
c. turn them down

8. To put someone in prison is to ___.

a. lock them up
b. do them in
c. blow them up

9. To not punish someone for their crime is to ___.

a. give them over
b. let them off
c. put them away

10. To succeed in not being punished for a crime is to ___ it

a. get away with
b. make off with
c. pick through


Phrasal Verbs - Emotions
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1. To make someone unhappy is to ___.

a. get over them
b. get on with them
c. get them down

2. To make someone feel upset or angry is to ___.

a. jump them
b. get to them
c. do them in

3. To make someone feel good is to __.

a. perk them up
b. peep them in
c. rack them up

4. To stop feeling upset or angry about something is to ___.

a. clam up
b. wash out
c. calm down

5. To be so excited that you lose control is to get ___.

a. carried away
b. carried off
c. carried over

6. To start behaving in a violent or strange way is to ___.

a. liven up
b. freak out
c. throw out


Phrasal Verbs - Food and Drink
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1. To eat food very quickly is to ___.

a. bolt it down
b. pig out
c. whip it up

2. If you only eat a small amount of a meal, you ___.

a. gnaw it
b. bolt it down
c. pick at it

3. To eat a lot of food is to ___.

a. pig out
b. roll out
c. wear out

4. To eat less of something to improve your health is to ___ on it.

a. strip down
b. cut back
c. run

5. To drink a lot of alcohol is to ___.

a. knock it over
b. knock it in
c. knock it back

6. To heat food again that has already been cooked is to ___.

a. ruffle it up
b. warm it up
c. pick it up



Phrasal Verbs - Illness
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1. To get an illness from someone is to ___.

a. pick it up
b. truck it in
c. take it away

2. To try hard to get rid of an illness is to ___.

a. tide it over
b. cave in
c. fight it off

3. If a part of your body gets bigger and rounder because of injury or illness it ___.

a. comes out
b. kicks in
c. swells up

4. Another expression for vomiting is to ___.

a. throw up
b. toss out
c. pass out

5. To be able to eat or drink without vomiting is to ___.

a. keep it down
b. get over it
c. dip into

6. To become unconscious is to ___.

a. go out
b. black out
c. knock over


Phrasal Verbs - Travel
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1. To go on holiday especially because you need a rest is to ___.

a. get over
b. go off
c. get away

2. To show your ticket and get your seat at the airport is to ___.

a. check out
b. check off
c. check in

3. When the aircraft leaves the ground it ___.

a. takes off
b. takes over
c. takes in

4. To start on a journey is to ___.

a. set in
b. set by
c. set off

5. The time a train, bus or plane arrives is when it ___.

a. gets away
b. gets in
c. gets over

6. To visit somewhere for a short time when you are going somewhere is to ___.

a. stop off
b. stop away
c. stop on

7. To stay somewhere for a length of time when you are on a long journey is to ___.

a. stop by
b. stop over
c. stop on



Phrasal Verbs - Speaking
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1. If you speak for a long time, you ___.

a. get on
b. go on
c. edge on

2. If you talk too long on one subject, you ___.

a. run out
b. run over
c. run on

3. Another way to say this is ___.

a. tread on
b. unwind
c. ramble on

4. If you say something you have learned quickly and without stopping, you ___.

a. knock down
b. rattle off
c. rabbit on

5. An informal word that means the same is to ___.

a. reel off
b. rope off
c. tie off

6. To say something while another person is talking is to ___.

a. butt in
b. figure out
c. go over

7. To say something suddenly and without thinking is to ___.

a. ease up
b. rub in
c. blurt out

8. To make someone stop talking is to ___.

a. shut up
b. shut out
c. shut in

9. To speak to someone without letting them answer is to ___.

a. talk over
b. talk at
c. talk to

10. To suddenly stop talking in the middle of a speech because you have forgotten what to say it to ___.

a. wipe out
b. dry up
c. go over.


Phrasal Verbs - Thinking
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1. To think carefully about an idea before making a decision is to ___.

a. figure out
b. think over
c. chip in

2. To think of a suggestion, a solution or plan is to ___.

a. come up with
b. come out with
c. come over

3. To think about something that has happened is to ___.

a. run over
b. go over
c. go with

4. To create an idea, or plan using your imagination is to ___.

a. work out
b. think over
c. think up

5. To stop yourself from thinking about something is to ___.

a. think it out
b. bring it out
c. shut it out

6. To think of a very imaginative and not really possible plan is to ___.

a. dream it up
b. go over it
c. come out with

7. To think about an idea, but not seriously is to ___.

a. toy with it
b. dream about it
c. work it out

8. To find the answer to something through deep thinking is ___.

a. think it up
b. figure it out
c. play with it