Phrasal Verbs

1. His father always taught him not to _____ those people with less. (look up to / look down on)
2. Stop complaining and _____ your work! (get on with / get over)
3. The boss wants you to _____ your figures for this month to him. (hand out / hand in)
4. We’re going to have to _____ our trip to Spain until September. (put up/ put off)
5. I _____ Amir today at the supermarket. It was great to see him. (ran out of / ran into)
6. I’m so tired of Sophie _____ her engagement ring all the time. (showing off, showing up)
7. The police would not _____ to the kidnapper’s demands. (give up/ give in)
8. I thought I would _____ for a cup of coffee. Is that okay? (drop off/ drop in)
9. Have you ever _____ such an unusual piece of art? (come forward/come across)
10. It’s important to _____ on time. (show up / show off)
11. _____ your feet when walking; you don’t want to trip! (uplift / lift up)
12. The tree was _____ by the wind. (blown up / blown over)
13. He _____ his hat to show me his new haircut. (took off / took up)
14. I just can’t seem to _____ this book. (get off / get into )

passed away do without look forward to  called off  made up carried away break out

run out put up with keep up

1. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires ___________________ easily at this time of the year.

2. I ________________________ seeing my friends again.

3. I'm afraid; we have _______________________ of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?

4. Your website has helped me a lot to _________________________ the good work.

5. A friend of mine has _________________________________ her wedding.

6. His mother can't _______________________________ his terrible behavior anymore.

7. As an excuse for being late, she _______________________________ a whole story.

8. I got ______________________________ by his enthusiasm.

9. I just cannot ____________________________ my mobile. I always keep it with me.

10. She was very sad because her father ______________________________ last week.

Write the correct preposition or adverb in the blanks.

I don't know where my book is. I must look ___________ it.

Fill _____________ the form, please.

The music is too loud. Could you turn __________________ the volume, please?

Quick, get __________________________ the bus or you'll have to walk home.

Turn_______________the lights when you go to bed.

Do you mind if I switch _______________the TV? I'd like to watch the news.

The dinner was ruined. I had to throw it ____________________.

When you enter the house, takeyour shoes _______________ and put _________________your slippers.

If you don't know this word, you can look it ________________in a dictionary.

Rewrite each sentence using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box. Use each verb only once.
There is one extra phrasal verb.
break up go out hang out turn out go away grow up settle down
1. My sister is always spending time at the mall.
______________________________________________________________________________
2. My date ended well.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. My friends have dated for a while.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. My cousin and I spent our childhood together.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. My brother wants to get married.
______________________________________________________________________________
6. My brother and his girlfriend stopped dating.
______________________________________________________________________________

1 Fill the gaps with the correct verbs to make phrasal verbs.
0 I can’t keep up with the news today. It’s always changing.
1 The new management will __________ over in June.
2 He was the first to _________ up on the need for change.
3 If you __________ down a little bit you won’t be tired all the time!
4 What do we need to do to help you __________ into the idea?
5 Give it time. The idea will eventually __________ on.
6 If nothing is done, the tree frog will __________ out in thirty years.
7 You need to __________ out the reasons for their decision. Why don’t you ask them?