Bài tập Phrasal Verb lớp 9

I/ Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. Why did you decide to take (on/up) skiing ?
2. Remember to warm (up/down) carefully before you play sports.
3. There’s no need to dress ( up / down). It is just an informal party.
4. Have you work (out / in) the solution yet ?
5. Oops, I think we’re run out (of/on) petrol.
6. Jim seems not to get (on/off) well with his classmates.
7. My husband has decided to set (up/down) a business on his own.
8. Do you think Jame will find (out/ up) the truth ?
II/ Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box

live on look through pass down set off turn down

close down come back deal with get up keep up with
1. They offered her a trip to Europe but she it .
2. He has the report and found nothing interesting.
3. Phong walks too fast and it’s really hard to him.
4. These traditional stories have been from parents to children over
many generations.
5. My sister is an early bird. She at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
6. We’ll for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
7. When I was a student, I small allowances from my parents.
8. The government must now the preservation of traditional craft
villages.
9. The banks have a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
10. Many foreign tourists decided to Viet Nam for another holiday.
III/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
1. Where did you find out about Disneyland Resort? (get)
=> Where _______________________________?
2. When did you get up this morning? (out of)
=> When _______________________________?
3. I’ll look through this leaflet to see what activities are organised at this attraction. (read)
=> I’ll _______________________________.
4. They’re going to bring out a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam.
(publish)
=> They’re _______________________________?
5. I’m looking forward to the weekend. (thinking)
=> I’m _______________________________
6. The group plans to establish an import business. (SET)
=> The group plans to ___________________
7. The product quickly made an impact on the market. (INFLUENCE)
=> The product quickly ___________________
8. Jonah had obviously made an effort to put on smart clothes for the occasion. (UP)
=> Jonah had obviously made an effort to ___________
9. There have been many challenges for the development of traditional handicrafts in
Vietnam. (face up to)
_____________________________________________
10. He is going to be responsible for his family business because his parents are very old
now. (take charge of)
_____________________________________________
11. Most people in this village earn their living by making traditional handicrafts. (live
on)
_____________________________________________
IV/ Complete these dialogues, using phrasal verbs with “come”
1. Anne: We lost everybody’s e mail address and had to start all over again
Ken: Really? How did that ……………………………………..?
Anne: Oh, it was some computer virus
2. Rick: David keeps saying he’s going to sail around the world
Ivan: Huh! Do you think it will ever …………………………..?
Rick: Probably not. He’s such a dreamer
3. Brian: We’ll let you know what we decide. We’ll phone you
Fran: When do you think you’ll ……………………………….?
Brian: Probably at the meeting on Friday
4. Olga: I thought you were coming to the dinner last night
Ulla: Yes, I was intending to, but right at the last time something ….…………………….
Olga: Oh, I see. Well, you must come next time.
V. Complete the sentences and the text below with these phrasal verbs

pig out build up tire out

put on keep up put on
work out burn off stretch out
1. Resistance exercises (e.g weight lifting) can help to _____________ your muscles.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger must _____________ a lot to maintain his physique.
3. I go to aerobics to _____________ the calories I _____________ at the weekend.
4. I always feel guilty after I _____________ at the Chinese restaurant.
5. Yoga helps to _____________ my muscle.
6. You should _____________ before you exercise or you might do your muscles in.
7. I think I ate too much at Christmas. I’ve _____________ two kilograms.
8. I’ll never go to a circuits class again. The last one nearly did me in. The other people
were really fit so I struggled to _____________.
9. Just the thought of exercise _____________.
VI/ Choose the correct answer
1. Lucas is on the other phone — would you like to hang ___________?
a) up
b) down
c) on
2. I can barely make ___________ what you are saying. Please speak louder.
a) out
b) back
c) on
3. Please help me sit ___________. I want to read for a while.
a) on
b) out
c) up
4. Could you please pick me ___________ after school?
a) on
b) up
c) down
5. Don't stand there! Sit ___________!
a) down
b) on
c) out
6. Every Friday, I hang ___________at the bar with my colleagues.
a) out
b) on
c) back
7. The U.S. market makes ___________ 40 percent of our profit.
a) down
b) out
c) up
VII/ Choose the correct answers: synonym
1. If you don’t pay your rent, your landlord is going to kick you out!
A. lend you some money
B. play football with you
C. give you a kick
D. force you to leave
2. Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years
A. met
B. visited
C. said goodbye to
D. made friends with
3. Let’s go over that report again before we submit it.
A. dictate
B. print
C. read carefully
D. type
4. I will not stand for your bad attitude any longer.
A. like
B. tolerate
C. mean
D. care
5. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out
B. Look up
C. Look on
D. Look after
6. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death
A. turn off
B. take on
C. get over
D. keep up with
7. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
A. stayed up
B. kept off
C. put out
D. brought up
8. Did your son pass the unversity entrance examination?
A. make up
B. get along
C. go up
D. get through
9. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along
B. count on
C. keep away
D. turn up
10. They decided to postpone their journey till the end off the month because off the
epidemic.
A. take up
B. turn round
C. put off
D. do with
VIII/ Choose the right answer a, b or c.
1. If you run after someone, you’re trying to
a) escape from them
b) follow their example
c) catch them
2. If you run out of bread, you need to
a) paint it
b) use it up
c) get some more
3. If you run into your old friend, you meet him
a) by chance
b) at your birthday party
c) at his wedding
4. If Dave often runs his boss down, he
a) praises him a lot
b) criticizes him
c) runs in the park with him
5. If Mrs. Fry managed to take time to run John in, she
a) hid him in her house
b) had a cup of tea with him
c) told the police where he was
6. If Helen runs through the piece one more time, she
a) rewrites her words
b) repeats her words
c) doesn’t read her words
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