PHRASAL VERBS EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Choose the word from the table and complete the following sentences.
Call off Turn off look up Take off Take up

Give up Go up Go off Go on Bring in

1. The concert had to be ……………. because the singer went down with a bad case of
flu.
2. Remember to ………….. the lights before going out.
3. After three hours trying to persuade Anna to marry him, Alan decided to
……………….
4. The price of petrol ………………….. sharply by the end of this year.
5. My sister use the dictionary to ……………. new words.
6. When the alarm ................., the thieves ran away.
7. The plane .................. at 8.30 pm.
8. Please ..........................with what you're doing and don't let us interrupt you.
9. I’m not very good at swimming – I only ............ it ...........recently.
10. New safety regulations have been ................... by the government.

Exercise 2: Fill in the suitable phrasal verb based on its meaning.

1. ……………. your shoes before entering the house. (remove)

2. Somebody has to ……………. the baby. (take care of)
3. ……………. the word in a dictionary. (find information)
4. It wasn't such a bad experience when I ………….. on it.( remember sth happen in
the past)
5. Mike studies hard to …………….. the best student in his class. (maintain the
progress with)

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. I am late because my alarm clock didn't _______ this morning.

a. come on b. ring out c. go off d. turn on
2. My daughter often_______ to see me at least once a week.
a. drops in b. comes on c. goes up d. calls up
3. They’ve ___________ our supplies of coal.
a. gone out b. come out c. cut off d. turned off
4. I ________ upon a college friend at the airport.
a. look after b. look back c. go back d. come across
5. Be sure to _______ your campfire before you go to sleep.
a. put off b. put out c. take off d. leave out