Grammar major: Phrasal verbs 3.

1. Phrasal verbs beginning with letter P

1. pack in 11. put back 21. put up st
2. pack up 12.putdown 22. put sb up for the night
3. point out 13. put down to 23. put sb up to
4. pick up 14. put forward to 24. put up with
5. pick on sb 15. put in 25. put sb on
6. push on 16. put in for 26. pick out
7. play up Put sb off doing st 27. pick on sb = criticize sb
8. put off = discourage 27. play up to sb
8. put aside 18. put on 28. pass out
9. put by 19. put out 29. pass away
10. put away 20. put oneself out for 30. pick up 28. play down st
2. Phrasal verbs beginning with letter R
1. ring up 9. run away with 17. run through
2. ring off 10. run down 18. run up against
3. round up 11. run into 19. run to
4. rub up 12. run out of 20. rush in
5. rub out 13. run over 21. rush out
6. run after 14. run up
7. run away 15. run off
8. run away from 16. run off with
3. Phrasal verbs beginning with letter S
1. see about 19. set on 37. stand sb up
2. see sb off 20. settle down 37. stand up for
3. see sb out 21. settle on 38. stand for
4. see st over 22. settle up 39. stand in for
5. see sb through 23. shout down 40. stand up to
6. see to st 24. show off 41. stand out
7. save up 25. shut down 42. stay up
8. sell off 26. shut up 43. step down
9. sell out 27. slow down 44. step up = increase
10. be sent down 28. sit back 45. step in
11. send back 29. sit up 46. step into
12. send for sb 30. sink in 47. step down
13. send in 31. slow down 48. step on
14. send up 32. speed up 49. stick around
15. set about 33. slip up 50. stick up for
16. set off 34. sort out 51. stand down = resign
17. set out to do 35. see in sb/st= find a 52. seal off st = prevent sb from
18. stand by particularly quality in sb/st entering or leaving an area
18. set up 36. stand up 53. split up = end a relationship
4. Phrasal verbs beginning with letter T
1. take after 14. be taken aback 26. turn away
2. take back 15. take sb into 27. turn down
3. take down 16. take ab out of 29. turn out to V
4. take sb for sb 17. think over 30. turn st over = consider st carefully
5. take in 18. throw away/ out 31.turn up
6. take off 19. throw in 32. tire sb out = wear out
7. take on 20. tie sb up 33. talk over
8. take it out on 21. tie in with 34. take place
10. take out 22. tell sb off 35. take time off
11. take over 23. try on 36. take the afternoon off
12. take to st/ sb 24. try out 37. turn in turn into
13. take up 25. turn away 38. turn sb in
5. Phrasal verbs beginning with letter U/V/ W
1. walk out 7. wear out 13. work up
2. wait on 8. wear off 14. write down
3. wash up 9. wear away 15. write out
4. warm up 10. wind up 16. wear thin
5. watch out 11. wipe out 17. wait up for sb
6. watch out for 12. work out 18. win over
6. Phrasal verbs with “through”
1. live through 3. sit through 5. sleep through
2. go through 4. talk through 6. see through sb
7. Phrasal verbs with “into”
1. talk sb into doing st 3. trick sb into doing st 6. shame sb into doing st
2. force sb into doing st 4. frighten sb into doing st 7. come into st
8. Phrasal verbs with “on” = continuing with st
1. stay on 3. drive on 5. flew on
2. sail on 4. move on
Ex: I thought of leaving my job, but my boss persuaded me to stay on
We thought the ship would stop and pick us up, but it sailed on
The road conditions were dreadful, but we decided to drive on
The soldiers fought on despite heavy causalities
9. Some other phrasal verbs
1. live up to st 7. get by on st 14. get on for 30 = be nearly 30
2. put st across 8. seal off st 15. go on about = talk about
3. go by st 9. own up to st/ doing st 16. turn in = go to bed
4. come across as + N (being N) 10. let sb off with a warning 17. turn sb in = hand sb over the the police
5. get away with st 11. lay off 18. go ahead with st
6. go on = happen 12. look on sb as 19. grow apart = become less close to sb
= consider sb to be + N
 Practice Test on Phrasal Verbs (no 3)
Exercise 1: Choose the words with the same meaning as the underlined part
1. The government has introduced new drinking laws
A. brought up B. brought in C. brought down D. brought on
2. The government hasn’t kept its election promises
A. has gone back on B. has gone down with C. has gone up D. has gone into
3. The whole matter will soon be forgotten
A. blow up B. blow down C. blow over D. blow out
4. The government tried to hide the truth
A. cover up B. cover down C. cross out D. cross into
5. He proposed a solution to the problem
A. put up B. put down C. put into D. put forward
6. The police are being stricter with drivers who break the speed limit
A. cracking down on B. cracking on C. cracking into D. cracking up to
7. Following allegations of corruption, the chairman decided to resign
A. stood up B. stood down C. stood in for D. stood for
8. This candidate hasn’t got the right qualifications for the job
A. isn’t up to B. isn’t down to C. isn’t over D. isn’t up
9. I didn’t understand what was happening
A. getting on B. going over C. going on D. getting down
10. She is very good at conveying her ideas
A. putting in B. putting on C. putting up D. putting across
11. The plan for saving the company was excellent, but it didn’t succeed
A. come off B. come over C. come into D. come on
12. They are going to publish a new edition of her poems
A. come out B. bring out C. work out D. hope out
13. The reviews discouraged me from reading the poems
A. put me off B. put me in C. put me from D. put me up
14. The message of the play was understood very clearly
A. came up to B. came up with C. came across D. came into
15. In the end they discovered that he was the murder
A. it turned out B. it stood out C. it figured out D. it stood for the reason
16. I was completely deceived by his charming manner
A.. taken in B. taken over C. taken on D. taken into
17. I never base my judgments on first impressions
A. go over B. go by C. go in for D. go up
18. She pretended to be an American tourist
A. passed herself off as B. passed herself over C. passed herself on D. passed herself into
19. She gave the impression of being a very kind person
A. came over B. came up with C. came across as D. came into
20. He persuaded me to lend him some money
A. talked me into lending B. talked me out of lending C. talked me in lending D.
21. You won’t escape being punished for this
A. get off B. get away C. get over D. get away with
22. The police told him to give him the gun
A. hand over B. hand in C. hand out D. hand down
23. I’ve repaid all my debts A. paid out B. paid down C. paid up D. paid off
24. He inherited a fortune when his farther died A. came into B. came over C. came through D. came
on
25. She survives on a very small income A. gets by on
26. My salary isn’t rising as fast as inflation A. keeping on B. keeping out of C. keeping up with
27. I know I can always ask my parents for help if I am ever in trouble
A. fall back on B. fall for C. fall into D. fall through
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 28. She intended to become the best tennis player in the world
A. set on to become B. set out to become C. set up to become D. set in to become
29. The police prevented anyone entering or leaving the area
A. took off B. took on C. sealed down D. sealed off
30. He confessed to sealing the money
A. own up to B. own up C. conferred D. confirmed
31. They want to conduct a medical examination
A. carry on B. carry off C. carry out D. carry away
32. The bomb exploded at four in the afternoon
A. went off B. went over C. went into D. went on
33. Negotiations between management and unions have collapsed
A. broken up B. broken down C. broken into D. broken on
34. I was surprised by her change in attitude
A. was taken back B. was taken into C. was taken up D. was taken aback
35. We employ extra staff at Christmas
A. take on B. take over C. take up D. take out
36. She produced several excellent ideas
A. came into B. came over C. came up with D. came down with
37. He gained control of the company A. took in B. took over C. took on D. took up
38. The economy is improving A. picking up B. picking down C. picking on D. picking
into
39. The demand for our product is decreasing A. falling down B. falling for C. falling through D. falling
off
40. The government has withdrawn from the project
A. backed out of B. backed up C. backed down D. backed into
41. The company has temporarily dismissed three hundred workers
A. laid down B. laid off C. laid up D. laid on
42. The plan to build another airport was abandoned
A. fell for B. fell through C. fell off D. fell down
43. Her ideas have become really popular A. caught on B. caught into C. caught up D. caught up
with
44. The Opposition has increased its attacks on the government
A. stepped down B. stepped into C. stepped up D. stepped over
45. The aim of the rebels is to defeat the government
A. to bring up B. to bring down C. to bring on D. to bring over
46. What does your political party represent?
A. stand in for B. stand for C. stand up D. stand down
47. The government is reducing the importance of the latest unemployment figures
A. playing down B. playing up C. playing on D. playing on
48. When I was in trouble she gave me help and support
A. stood in for B. stood up C. stood by D. stood for
49. I have always considered you to be my closest friend
A. looked up you as B. looked on you as C. looked into you as D. looked down you as
50. The children liked her the moment they met her
A. took on B. took over C. took into D. took to
51. She tried to compensate for the trouble she had caused
A. make up for B. make off with C. make out D. make up
52. After a year they ended their relationship
A. split up B. went up C. blew up D. took up
53. I think we’ve become less close to one another
A. grown apart B. grown up C. grown into D. grown out of
54. They had an argument but later they became friends again
A. made up B. made in C. broke up D. made off
55. He must be nearly ninety A. getting on for B. getting into C. getting for D. getting up to
56. His strange clothes made him very noticeable
A. stand up B. stand for C. stand out D. stand up for
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57. Why is the boss always criticizing me? A. picking up B. picking out C. picking on D. picking
into
58. She decided to confront her boss A. stand up to B. stand in for C. stand out D. stand
into
59. He’s always talking about his life in the army
A. is always going on about B. is always going on C. is always going out D. is always going up
60. She withdrew from the course
A. dropped in B. dropped on C. dropped out of D. dropped up
Exercise 2 – Put suitable prepositions in each blank.
1. Robert was set _______ by two masked men and robbed. ( in / on / up / out )
2. Why didn’t you stick ______ for me instead of saying nothing ? ( in / on / up / to )
3. Let’s run _______ the details of the arrangements just once more. (
4. Most of my time is taken _________ with answering the phone.
5. I’ve run _____ _______ a number of difficulties in this area.
6. Hundreds of people turned _______ in the rain to see the Prince.
7. No one expected the Government to stand ________ the agreement.
8. On the following day, teams of local people set ______ clearing up the damage.
9. Yesterday, I ran _______ a friend in the street whom I haven’t met for years.
10. Look _______ or you will bump into lamp – posts.
11. We are in trouble and we look ______ you for advice.
12. The ship is slowly making ________ Hai Phong port.
13. The pen fell _______ when dropped on the hard ground.
14. My birthday often falls ______ Sundays.
15. A month has gone _______ without any news from him
16. She makes ______ very carefully every morning before going out.
17. She was late and had to make ________ the story of traffic jam.
18. We have to make _____ ________ the time wasted in the last semester.
19. The burglar has made _______ __________ many valuable things.
20. Have you made _______ your mind ?
21. People often put ________ some money for future use.
22. Don’t forget to put ______ the candle before going to bed.
23. The meeting was put _______ till four days later.
24. The pain was so terrible, I just couldn’t put ____ ______ _____ it.
25. We can’t go further as the car is running _________ petrol.
26. Look ! Everybody is busy. Why do you only stand _____ watching ?
27. The work may need more people. Please stand _______.
28. You’re asking for your legitimate rights. We’ll stand ______ you all the time.
29. NASA stands _______ National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
30. We really want to start a library here but we do not know how to set _____ it.
31. The journey would be so long that they had to set ______ early.
32. A new club for the local residents has just been set _____ in the area.
33. Children often take ______ their parents in appearance.
34. The plane smoothly took ______ into the air and we waved goodbye.
35. Visitors to an Asian family sometimes have to take ______ their shoes before entering the house.
Exercise 3. Thay thÕ nh÷ng tæ hîp ®éng tõ ( ®-îc in nghiªng) b»ng nh÷ng tõ cã ý nghÜa t-¬ng øng.
1. I must look through my notes before the examination.
a. read quickly b. revise c. learn d. work hard at
2. As he was generous, helpful and honest, he was the kind of person that everyone looked up to.
a. loved b. liked c. admired d. respected
3. Sorry, I’m late. I just looked in to see Paul on the way home.
a. dropped in b. came c. stopped d. went
4. The children are looking forward to Christmas.
a. talking about b. waiting for c. hoping d. thinking about with pleasure .
5. Will the colour come out when the material is washed?
a. disappear b. become light c. still be present d. brighten
6. Look out! There is a car coming.
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a. Hurry up! b. Don’t look in! c. Be careful! d. Go straigh ahead
7. After he had got the promotion he came up against a lot of problems at work.
a. was faced with b. dealt with c. solved d. settled
8. She’s gone through a terrible illness. That’s why she’s pale.
a. experienced b. got c. had d. put up with
9. The woman paid the boy out for the trick he played on her.
a. shouted at him b. gave him the money c. punished him d. praised
him
10. He had to turn in his uniform when he left the police.
a. to wear b. to give back c. to pay for d. to abandon
11. This factory is turning out motorbikes.
a. selling b. buying c. producing d. changing
12. Cold weather set in this year early in December.
a. began b. happened c. took place d. finished
13. I hadn’t seen him for ages and then he suddenly turned up on my door- step.
a. stood b. appeared c. sat down d. knocked
14. The dog turned on me and bit me in the leg
a. jumped on b. ran after c. attacked d. followed
15. She has had to put away all ideas of becoming an opera singer.
a. cancel b. accept c. think over d. give up
16. The young man put in for a post in the university library.
a. applied for b. refused c. accepted d. agreed with
17. The task was difficult but he brought it off.
a. continued to do it b. abandoned it c. failed it d. managed to do it successfully
18. Children who are badly brought up behave badly.
a. educated b. nourished c. fed d. reared
19. The man broke off in the middle of his story.
a. went out b. was interrupted c. left d. ended abruptly
20. She promised to see him when he was off.
a. left b. came c. was away from home d. free from duty
21. The Vietnamese People’s Army took over Ha Noi on the 10th of October , 1954
a. occupied b. assumed control of c. liberated d. laid siege to
22. She survived a very serious illness
A, came through B. came in C. came into D. came over
23. I’m trying to get rid of a cold at the moment
A. fight on B. fight off C. fight over D. fight in
24. The pain is beginning to disappear
A. wear off B. wear over C. wear on D. wear in
25. Reading in a poor light can cause headaches
A. bring up B. bring on C. bring out D. bring off
26. You must strengthen your muscles
A. build up B. build down C. build in D. build off

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