Common Phrasal Verbs with their Meanings

Phrasal verbs and

meaning
to apply for: to ask for a job,
a visa
to break down : to stop
working
to break into : to enter by
force
To bring about: to cause

Phrasal verbs and

meaning
To get back / to go back / to
come back: to return
to go over : to revise
carefully
to give up : to stop / to
cease
to look after (sb): to take
care of(sb
To look up: to search for the
meaning of a word in a
dictionary

Phrasal verbs and

meaning
to put on : to wear

to carry on/ to keep on /To go

on:
to continue

To look for: to search

to take of(clothes): to remove

clothes
to take of(plane): to leave the
ground

to fill in: to write information in

blanks
(form)

To look forward to:

to feel excited
about (a future event)
to make up (sth): to invent(a
story)
to make up(mind): to decide
lie down : to relax / to rest

To take after(sb):to look like

(sb)

to bring up : to educate / to
raise

to figure out : to solve / to

find a solution
To find out: to discover

to put up with : to bear/to

tolerate
to put of : to delay / to
postpone
To put out (fire):to
extinguish(fire)
to stand for: to mean/refer
to
(abbreviations)

to turn on/ to switch on: to

start TV,light,radio
To turn of/ To switch of: to
stop TV, light, radio

A.Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb.

made up - stands for - go on - breaks down - turn off - brings about - look forward to
- apply for - give up
brought up - put up with look up
1-You must...............................................................smoking.It is harmful to your health.
2-I cant................................................................... people shouting at me.
3-.............................................................walking until you see a small sign on your left.There is
the school where I study
4-A long time ago people ......................................................children with very little money.
5-The witty girl.........................................................a good excuse to justify her absence.
6-Smoking.................................................................cancer and lung diseases.
7-After I get my Bachelor degree, I will .................a job in an
industrial company.
8-Johns car is very old; it always ............................................................................
9- Can you .........the word altruism in the dictionary?
10-MMS .....................................................................Multimedia Messaging Service.
11-Its
a
long
time
I
havent
seen
my
friend
in
Canada.I ...................................................................seeing him soon!
12-Please, .............................................................the TV........................... because I want to
sleep.
B-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition from the list.
About - in after up out off for -on
1-I am a copy of my mother; I totally take ...........................her.
2-WWW stands....................... World Wide Web. In fact, it has become a symbol for the Internet.
3-English people prefer to to hire a babysitter to bring ........................ their babies.

4-I really dont know how to fill .................................. this application form.
5-I have quitted my job and Im looking ................................ a new one now.
6-My friend is so intelligent that he figures ......................... every riddle I give him.
7-Poverty brings ............................ social problems.
8-Take.......................... your jacket if you feel happy.
9-Before to leave the forest camp, you have to put........................... the fire.
10-Will you turn ............................ the light, please? Its dark in here.
11- My mother has to go to work and she needs someone to look.......................... my little
brother.
12-The concert was put........................... because of the rain.

Common Phrasal Verbs with their Meanings

Phrasal verbs and
meaning
to apply for: to ask for a job,
a visa
to break down : to stop
working
to break into : to enter by
force
To bring about: to cause

Phrasal verbs and

meaning
To get back / to go back / to
come back: to return
to go over : to revise
carefully
to give up : to stop / to
cease
to look after (sb): to take
care of(sb
To look up: to search for the
meaning of a word in a
dictionary

Phrasal verbs and

meaning
to put on : to wear

to carry on/ to keep on /To go

on:
to continue

To look for: to search

to take of(clothes): to remove

clothes
to take of(plane): to leave the
ground

to fill in: to write information in

blanks
(form)

To look forward to:

to feel excited
about (a future event)
to make up (sth): to invent(a
story)
to make up(mind): to decide
lie down : to relax / to rest

To take after(sb):to look like

(sb)

to bring up : to educate / to
raise

to figure out : to solve / to

find a solution
To find out: to discover

to put up with : to bear/to

tolerate
to put of : to delay / to
postpone
To put out (fire):to
extinguish(fire)
to stand for: to mean/refer
to
(abbreviations)

to turn on/ to switch on: to

start TV,light,radio
To turn of/ To switch of: to
stop TV, light, radio

A.Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb.

made up - stands for - go on - breaks down - turn off - brings about - look forward to
- apply for - give up
brought up - put up with look up
1-You must...............................................................smoking.It is harmful to your health.
2-I cant.................................................................... people shouting at me.
3-.............................................................walking until you see a small sign on your left.There is
the school where I study
4-A long time ago people ......................................................children with very little money.
5-The witty girl.........................................................a good excuse to justify her absence.
6-Smoking.................................................................cancer and lung diseases.
7-After I get my Bachelor degree, I will .................a job in an
industrial company.
8-Johns car is very old; it always ............................................................................
9- Can you .........the word altruism in the dictionary?

10-MMS .....................................................................Multimedia Messaging Service.

11-Its
a
long
time
I
havent
seen
my
friend
in
Canada.I ...................................................................seeing him soon!
12-Please, .............................................................the TV........................... because I want to
sleep.
B-Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition from the list.
About - in after up out off for -on
1-I am a copy of my mother; I totally take ...........................her.
2-WWW stands....................... World Wide Web. In fact, it has become a symbol for the Internet.
3-English people prefer to to hire a babysitter to bring ........................ their babies.
4-I really dont know how to fill .................................. this application form.
5-I have quitted my job and Im looking ................................ a new one now.
6-My friend is so intelligent that he figures ......................... every riddle I give him.
7-Poverty brings ............................ social problems.
8-Take.......................... your jacket if you feel happy.
9-Before to leave the forest camp, you have to put........................... the fire.
10-Will you turn ............................ the light, please? Its dark in here.
11- My mother has to go to work and she needs someone to look.......................... my little
brother.
12-The concert was put........................... because of the rain.