INTERMEDIATE PHRASAL VERBS:

REVISION EXERCISES

A – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.

Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO BE ABOUT TO – TO BE OVER – TO BREAK DOWN (2) – TO BREAK INTO – TO BREAK OUT –

TO BRING UP (2) – TO BUMP INTO – TO CALL BACK – TO CALL OFF

a. I _____was about to_______ ( be going to ) to leave my flat when my friends arrived.

b. As the lift ______break down_____ (stop working) , we had to walk up the stairs.
c. When the football match ____ was over________ (finish) , we went to a pub to have a
drink.
d. The tournament was ____call off______ (cancel) because they feared further riots in the
area.
e. I _____bumped into_______ (meet unexpectedly) Susan on the underground the other day
f. A tall man in his forties ____broke into______ (enter a building by force) the school and
burnt all the exams.
g. My grandmother ____broke down_______ (start crying) when she heard that a fire
____broke out_______ (start) in her house while she was on holidays in Italy.
h. My parents ___brought_____ me ___up___ (raise) strictly.
i. The baby was crying so much that I thought she´d ____________ (vomit) her breakfast.
j. Sandra phoned while you were out and she asked me to tell you to (return a phone call )
____call_____ her ____back___ ASAP.

B – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.

Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO CALL ON – TO CALM DOWN – TO CHECK OUT – TO CHOP UP – TO COME IN(TO) – TO

COUNT ON – TO CUT DOWN ON – TO DO AWAY WITH – TO DO WITHOUT – TO DO UP

a. On our way back home, we could ____call on_____(visit) my parents if we have time.
b. A lot of restrictions on imports will be _______done away with_________ (get rid of /
eliminate )
c. _____chop up________ (cut in pieces) the onions and the pepper and then fry them for 2
minutes.
d. You can always ____count on______(rely on) him for good advice.
e. After crashing into a tree, Susan managed to _____calm down_______ (make sbd feel more
relaxed) his son.

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 f. I had lost my keys so I couldn’t ____come into_______ (enter) the house until Sam arrived.
g. I was 6 before I knew how to ____do up______ (arrange / tie..) my shoelaces.
h. The supermarkets are shut, so we´ll have to ____do without_______ (manage without) milk
i. You´ll have to ______cut down on________ (reduce the amount ) pork sausages or you´ll
have a heart attack
j. I was asked to _______check out____ (leave) before 10:00 but I was allowed to leave my
luggage at the hotel until pick-up time.

C – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.

Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO DROP OFF – TO END UP DOING STH – TO FALL OUT WITH – TO FIGURE OUT – TO GET
ACROSS – TO GET AWAY WITH – TO GET OVER – TO GIVE IN – TO GIVE UP – TO GO AHEAD –
TO HAND IN – TO HANG UP – TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH – TO LET DOWN – TO LOOK
DOWN ON – TO LOOK FORWARD TO – TO LOOK INTO

a. What´s “a wiki”? “I´m not sure but I think it ____has______ something ____to do
with_____ (be related to ) internet sites.
b. You´ll put on weight if you don´t ____give up______ (stop doing sth) eating so many
hamburgers and stuff like that.
c. My ex-girlfriend ____hung up_______ (end a phone call) when I phoned her over the car
we used to share
d. I´m driving into town. Can I _____drop off______ (take to a place) somewhere?
e. I expected the weekend to be wonderful but I _____ended up_______ (eventually do )
sleeping at the airport surrounded by rubbish bags and lunatics .
f. The families of the victims feel that the justice system _____let____ them __down___
(disappoint, fail to support)
g. Sally _____looks down up_____ (despise, consider less important) her classmates because
her parents are well-off and she has the latest gadget whereas they can´t afford them.
h. I´m really ____looking forward to_________ (be excited about) working with you on this
new project.
i. “It´s boiling hot here. May I open the window? “ ___go ahead_______ (do sth) “
j. Sam ____fell out with_______ (become angry with )his girlfriend because she wouldn´t go
to last week´s football match with him
k. The police ____are looking into_______ (investigate) last week´s disturbance
l. She was trying to convince me to go with her for half an hour and although I didn´t want
to, in the end I ____gave in______ (reluctantly agree)
m. I really tried hard but I found it impossible to ____get______ the message ___across___
(communicate )
n. At six o´clock , all the students had to ____hand in_____ (give) their exams
o. Let´s _____figure out_______ (discover, decide) a way to help

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 p. He was lucky, he ______got away with________ (escape the consequences of ..) cheating at
the exam.
q. It was hard at the beginning but he eventually ____got over_______ (recover from) the
divorce.

D – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.

Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO LOOK OUT – TO LOOK UP – TO LOOK UP TO – TO MAKE UP – TO PASS OUT – TO PICK UP –

TO PUT OUT – TO PUT UP – TO PUT UP WITH – TO RUN INTO – TO RUN OUT OF – TO SET OFF

a. We ______ran out of______ (have nothing left) petrol, so we had to go to work by bus
b. She has always ______looked up to_____ (admire) her mother for her determination and
good will
c. We had to ____put up with_______ (accept without complaint) the inconvenience
d. Guess who I ____ran into_____ (meet unexpectedly) at the cinema yesterday?
e. We ____set off______ (start on a journey) to Barcelona at six o´clock to avoid the traffic
f. ____look out______ (be careful , take care)! The road is icy and you might slip and fall
g. He spent two weeks in Paris and he _____picked up_____ (learn unconsciously) a lot of
French words.
h. When I went to Egypt last year, I _____passed out_____ (lose consciousness) twice because
of the heat.
i. When I went to Madrid, my cousin ___put___me __up__ (provide lodging for) for the
night
j. Please __put_____ that cigarette ___out____. Smoking is forbidden inside the museum
k. When you don´t know how to say a word in English, do you __look_____ it __up___ in a
dictionary or on the Internet?
l. If you _____make up_____ an excuse, we can go to the tennis match instead of going
shopping with her.

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E – REPLACE THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS.
Don’t forget to make any necessary changes:

TO SET UP – TO SHOW OFF – TO STICK TO – TO SPLIT UP – TO TAKE OFF – TO TAKE ON – TO

TAKE UP- TO TELL OFF – TO TURN OUT TO BE -TO TURN DOWN (2)- TO TURN UP – TO USE
UP

a. Emily´s boyfriend ____turned out to be________ (become something in the end) a

polygamist who preyed on rich women.
b. We _____set up_______ (start a business, organization…) a fund to buy food for the needy.
c. I was so mad at Bob that I ___told____ him ___off____ (scold someone) for scratching my
new car
d. She ___turned down_________ (not accept, reject sth or sbd) John´s invitation.
e. This restaurant normally _____takes on_______ (hire) two or three waiters during the
summer.
f. Pam , _____turn down________ (diminish the intensity, volume …) the radio, will you?
g. I couldn´t _____take off______ (remove clothes ) my coat in the hospital since the central
heating didn´t work and it was very cold.
h. She ____used up_____ (finish the supply) the olive oil and I had to fry the potatoes in
sunflower oil.
i. We said we´d give her the cash on Friday and we have to ______stick to_____ (do as you
promised /believe..) our agreement.
j. Many old friends ___________ (arrive) at my 25th birthday party, some of them uninvited.
k. “Why is he saying that? “ “he´s just _____showing off_______ (say things or behave in
such a way as to make an impression) to impress her.
l. I remember crying my eyes out when the Beatles _____split up_______ (separate from one
another)
m. He _____take up______ (start a hobby) DIY when he inherited his grandfather´s tools.