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Phrasal verbs are made from a verb plus another word or words. Many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are made of: Verb + adverb
Phrasal verbs can be: Transitive (direct object)
Intransitive (no direct object)
Here are some examples of phrasal verbs: Transitive Phrasal Verbs
(a) Put off (postpone) We will have to put off the meeting.(direct object)
(b) Turn down (refuse) They turned down my offer.(direct object)
Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
(a) Get up (rise from bed) I don’t like to get up.
(b) Break down (cease to function) He was late because his car broke down.
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Table of Contents
Phrasal Verbs in English
1. Ken tries to……. Mini all the time.
(a) act up
(b) act like
(c) seem like
2. When he tried to balance his cheque book, he found that things just didn’t……….
(a) add on
(b) add right
(c) add up
3. Kumar really likes Kimi but he’s too nervous to ……….
(a) ask her out
(b) ask her on
(c) ask out
4. John didn’t……. when his superior reprimanded him.
(a) back up
(b) back down
(c) back over
5. Naman is really aggressive and sometimes he should know when to……..
(a) back up
(b) back off
(c) back over
6. Kimi wants to learn how to drive but she must also learn how
to……… so she can get in and out of parking spots easily.
(a) back up
(b) back behind
(c) back off
7. No one at the office expected him to lose his temper and……….the way he did.
(a) blow away
(b) blow over
(c) blow up
8. After the tragic accident, Lily’s mother had a nervous………….
(a) breakup
(b) breakdown
(c) breakthrough
9. Kimi felt a little uneasy when she found out her neighbours had a ………
(a) break in
(b) breakout
(c) break
10. No one in the group could believe that Sally and Steve ………
(a) broke over
(b) broke up
(c) broke apart
11. Marry often …….. important issues at the meetings.
(a) brought down
(b) brought up
(c) brought over
12. Sue felt she should ……. on her Math skills before she started school.
(a) brush
(b) brush over
(c) brush up
13. He could feel the back of his neck talking about the tragedy. when they started
(a) burn on
(b) burn in
(c) burn up
14. Candace has a bad habit of ……..when others are talking.
(a) butting in
(b) butting
(c) butting into
15. Ken tried to……. his teachers in order to get a good report card.
(a) butter up
(b) butter over
(c) butter in
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16. The guard had to……. the dogs when Henry menacing approached the locked gate.
(a) call on
(b) call down
(c) call off
17. Everyone could see by the grimace on his face that he didn’t…….. the meal in front of him.
(a) care on
(b) care for
(c) care of
18. He didn’t……. to new concepts easily.
(a) catch on
(b) catch up
(c) catch with
19. They…….. the hotel late last night.
(a) checked into
(b) checked on
(c) checked
20. Due to his illness, he had lagged behind, so he worked hard to……. with his missed school work.
(a) catch on
(b) catch up
(c) catch
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ANSWER KEY
| 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.b 9.a 10.b | 11.b 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.a 16.c 17.b 18.a 19.a 20.b |
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