Identify if the Phrasal Verb is Transitive or Intransitive

Identify the Object if it’s Transitive

1) Can you help me look for my keys.

2) I’m looking forward to the party tomorrow!

3) I’m interested in learning more about your services.

4) I get up at 6:00 am every morning.

5) Did you dress up for the party?

6) My car broke down.

7) The report was late but thankfully nobody found out.

8) I’m taking off at 8:15 am.

9) If you’re too hot, feel free to take off your jacket.

10) Please wait while I pull up your file.

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The Following Phrasal Verbs are all SEPARABLE. Write Two
Sentences for Each. One Noun and One Pronoun
1) Call back _______________________________

2) Clean up _______________________________

3) Cross out (eliminate) _______________________________

4) Do over (repeat/redo) _______________________________

5) Look up (to try and find information/google) ______________________________

6) Figure out (solve a problem) _______________________________

7) Fill in _______________________________

8) Look over (review) _______________________________

9) Turn off _______________________________

10) Call off (cancel (appointment/meeting/plan) ______________________________

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The Following Phrasal Verbs are all INSEPARABLE. Write Two
Sentences for Each. One Noun and One Pronoun
1) Get along with someone (to have a good relationship with someone) ___________________

2) Get over (to recover from something) ______________________________

3) Get in (enter) _______________________________

4) Keep up with (stay at the same level as someone/something) ___________________

5) Run into (meet by accident) ______________________________

6) Put up with (tolerate someone/thing negative) _______________________________

7) Take after someone (to be like someone) _______________________________

8) Check out (leave hotel) _______________________________

9) Check in (register at a hotel)_______________________________

10) Get through (finally finish) _______________________________

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 Write a Sentence Using the Phrasal Verb and the Pronoun
Provided
1) Interested in, them _______________________________

2) Look forward to, it _______________________________

3) Catch up with, her _______________________________

4) Think about, him _______________________________

5) Care for, them _______________________________

6) Set up, it _______________________________

7) Bring up, it _______________________________

8) Take off, it _______________________________

9) Clear out, it _______________________________

10) Help out with, it _______________________________

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Answer Key

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 Identify if the Phrasal Verb is Transitive or Intransitive
1) Can you help me look for my keys. Transitive (my keys)

2) I’m looking forward to the party tomorrow! Transitive (the party)

3) I’m interested in learning more about your services. Transitive (learning more)

4) I get up at 6:00 am every morning. Intransitive

5) Did you dress up for the party? Intransitive

6) My car broke down. Intransitive

7) The report was late but thankfully nobody found out. Intransitive

8) I’m taking off at 8:15 am. Intransitive

9) If you’re too hot, feel free to take off your jacket. Transitive (your jacket)

10) Please wait while I pull up your file. Transitive (your file)

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 All the Possible Combinations are Provided
1) I called Maria back. I called back Maria. I called her back.

2) She cleaned the office up. She cleaned up the office. She cleaned it up.

3) I crossed the item out. I crossed out the item. I crossed it out.

4) Joshua did the report over. Joshua did over the report. Joshua did it over.

5) The concierge looked the address up. He looked up the address. He looked it up.

6) We figured a solution out. We figured out a solution. We figured it out.

7) Please fill the form in. Please fill in the form. Please fill it in.

8) Did he look the report over? Did he look over the report? Did he look it over?

9) Turn the computer off. Turn off the computer. Turn it off.

10) The client called the meeting off. The client called off the meeting. The client called it off.

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 All the Possible Combinations are Provided
1) She gets along with Fernando. She gets along with him.

2) I’m getting over this cold. I’m getting over it.

3) Get in the car. Get in it.

4) I kept up with Karen at the gym. I kept up with her at the gym.

5) Daryl ran into Marcus yesterday. Daryl ran into him yesterday.

6) You shouldn’t put up with his behaviour. You shouldn’t put up with it.

7) You really take after your sister. You really take after her.

8) When did you check out of the hotel? When did you check out (of it)?

9) Did you already check into the hotel? Did you already check in (to the hotel)?

10) I finally got through the report. I finally got through it.

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The Following is the ONLY Correct Placement of the Pronouns

1) Interested in, them – Yes, I’m interested in them.

2) Look forward to, it - I’m looking forward to it!

3) Catch up with, her - I caught up with her over coffee yesterday.

4) Think about, him - Have you thought about him lately?

5) Care for, them - I’m having trouble caring for them.

6) Set up, it - Give me a call later and we’ll set it up.

7) Bring up, it - I forgot to bring it up in the meeting yesterday.

8) Take off, it - If you don’t like the jacket, take it off.

9) Clear out, it - We have to clear it out before moving.

10) Help out with, it - This report is due tonight. Can anyone help out with it?

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