Name: Phrasal verbs with to get Date:

Phrasal Verbs

away on off
with
escape blame or take a bus/train etc. leave, move on,
punishment go away

up over
GET overcome,
wake up recover from

get along/on
rid of with
at

criticize someone
take actions so as have a friendly
again and again
to be free of relationship

1. Replace the word in bold by the proper phrasal verb.

Word list: get over, get away with, get rid of, get on, get at,
get up, get on (along) with, get off.
1. I usually wake up at 7 a.m.
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2. I know you will overcome all your troubles.
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3. My boss is always criticizing me! It’s so annoying!
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4. Exercise is the best way to fight stress.
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5. – Excuse me. How can I get to the city center from here?
- You should catch bus #4.
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6. Will he really avoid punishment for his fraud?
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7. Mary and I are best friends. We always understand each
other.
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8. Smoking kills you. You must quit this bad habit.
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9. Rise and shine! You will be late for school!
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10. Ben should find the way to forget about Sue.
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11. The train leaves at 17:15.
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12. Don’t be picky about Steve. He is trying to do his best.
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2. Fill in the phrasal verb.
Word list: get over, get away, get rid of, get at, get up,
get on (along), get off.
1. Your room is cluttered up! You should ______________
this trash.
2. Cardiff is the point of destination. There you must
__________ the train.
3. We have so many problems. I don’t know how we can
___________ them.
4. You must talk to Jill. You seem to __________________
well, so she will listen to you.
5. Don’t think you can ________________ with what you
did!
6. I’m having my interview tomorrow. I should
____________ early to be ready in time.
7. I have “F” for my paper again. I think the teacher is
_______________ me!
8. ____________ the sorrows of the past and live on!
3. Say what the people in the pictures are doing. Use
phrasal verbs with GET in your answers.
A) B) C) D)

A) _________________________________________
4. *Make 6 sentences using phrasal verbs with get. B) _________________________________________
5. **Make a story using phrasal verbs with get. C) _________________________________________
D) _________________________________________
 Answers

1. Replace the word in bold by the proper phrasal verb.

2. Fill in the phrasal verb.
Word list: get over, get away with, get rid of, get on, get at,
get up, get on (along) with, get off. Word list: get over, get away, get rid of, get at, get up,
1. I usually get up at 7 a.m. get on (along), get off.
2. I know you will get over all your troubles. 1. Your room is cluttered up! You should get rid of this
3. My boss is always getting at me! It’s so annoying! trash.
4. Exercise is the best way to get rid of/to get over stress. 2. Cardiff is the point of destination. There you must get off
5. – Excuse me. How can I get to the city center from here?
the train.
- You should get on bus #4.
3. We have so many problems. I don’t know how we can
6. Will he really get away with his fraud?
7. Mary and I are best friends. We always get along (on) with get over them.
each other. 4. You must talk to Jill. You seem to get along well, so she
8. Smoking kills you. You must get rid of this bad habit. will listen to you.
9. Get up! You will be late for school! 5. Don’t think you can get away with what you did!
10. Ben should find the way to get over Sue. 6. I’m having my interview tomorrow. I should get up early
11. The train gets off at 17:15.
to be ready in time.
12. Don’t get at Steve. He is trying to do his best.
7. I have “F” for my paper again. I think the teacher is
getting at me!
3. Say what the people in the pictures are doing. Use phrasal 8. Get over the sorrows of the past and live on!
verbs with GET in your answers.

A) B) C) D)

A) My dad is getting at me!

B) The children are getting off the school bus.
C) The pest killer is getting rid of cockroaches.
D) The colleagues are getting on well.