PHRASAL VERBS PRACTICE

Fill in the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs from the box.

1. Betty ____________________ the door 11. I had no idea how to

and sat down at our table. ____________________ starting a
2. If you are going to a fancy restaurant restaurant, so I read a book about it.
you’d better _________yourself 12. I bought Suzy some new shoes a few
____________. months ago but she’s already
3. She needs to find a blouse that ____________________ of them.
____________________ her new skirt.
4. Tomorrow we are going to leave Madrid OPTIONS
and ____________________ Paris. believe in
5. I ____________________ working hard carry on
and making money. come over
6. It was difficult for the woman to come through
____________________ after her husband count on
had died. fall apart
7. The governor said she’s fix up
____________________ our support. get through
8. Nancy tried calling him last night but she go about
didn’t __________________. go with
9. Mary ____________________ to the grow out
house every night. head for
10. These old shoes are starting to
____________________ completely.

Fill in the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs from the box.

1. The bus stopped and I 5. The taxi driver didn’t understand me so

____________________.
2. Sally borrowed my blue sweater and I
____________________
____________________ today.
3. I found some money in the street and I
____________________ over to the police.
4. The soup is cold. You can
_________________it ____________ in the
microwave.
we ____________________ in High Street
instead of Main Street.
it 6. The children have to stay on the merry-
go-round until it stops
____________________.
7. The terrorists were killed when the bomb
____________________ by accident.
8. He has been ____________________ the
house all day and he doesn’t know what to
do.
9. The stock market
____________________ very well but
closed badly.
10. Don’t ____________________ too late.
Tomorrow’s a school day. OPTIONS
11. He should ____________________ the
car ____________________ carefully bring back
before he buys it. end up
12. If you’re mad at your boss you shouldn’t get off
_______________ it go around
____________________ your wife or go off
husband. hand over
hang around
look over
start out
stay up
take out on
warm up