Phrasal verbs consist of two or more words that act as verbs in sentences.

They are formed by

combining a verb and an adverb or a preposition.
Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks phrasal verb
Complete the following sentences by choosing the most appropriate phrasal verb from the list
given. Make sure you conjugate them as well.
(Call off, turn off, bring up, give away, dawn on, break down, take off, call in, hold on, turn
down, sell out, fill in, take up, go through, take off)
1. The truth of the matter finally ____ Tina.
2. Please ____ your socks before you enter the room.
3. The employees ____ the strike.
4. The neighbour asked us to _____ the music.
5. Please ____ the lights when you leave.
6. The flight will ____ any moment now.
7. ____ the study materials the teacher gave you.
8. ____ the surgeon immediately, the patient needs her.
9. Please ___ this application and submit it there.
10. Tim and his family ____ the kid as their own.
11. All the tickets for the Avengers were _____.
12. My car ________ in the middle of the road.
13. The kid decided to ____ a new hobby.
14. The judges will ____ to their decision for a while.
15. Please don’t ____ all your money.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks phrasal verb
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verb.
(Give up, call off, get away with, work up, show up, make up, come up, put up, clean up, hang
up)
1. Timothy finally ____ at the wedding.
2. Never ____ on your dreams.
3. ____ the room before you leave to play.
4. The convict is trying to _____ a story.
5. Mark Antony’s speech ____ the Roman people.
6. The convention was ____ due to the pandemic.
7. You can’t _____ such a horrible thing.
8. The parents couldn’t ____ with the naughty kid.
9. The speaker _____ on me.
10. Can you ____ with a new topic?
Phrasal Verbs Exercises 3
Phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition or an adverb. It has a different
meaning than the original verb. Let’s take an exercise of phrasal verbs for its better
understanding.
1. The truth finally __________ me. (dawned on/dawned about)
2. He __________ as if nothing had happened. (carried on, carried through)
3. He __________ all struggle. (gave up / gave out)
4. __________ the light, please. (Switch on, switch for)
5. She __________ her mother. (takes in, takes after)
6. Children __________ whatever they hear. (blurt out, blurt about)
7. Junoon has just __________ a new winter collection. (brought up, brought out)
8. The Panda is in danger of __________. (drying out, drying in)
9. All the tickets of the Barcelona Cup have been __________. (sold away, sold out)
10. Why are you __________. (looking around, looking for)
11. Please, __________ your shoes. (take off, take out)
12. Have the factory workers __________ the strike? (called of, called off)
13. He did not __________ my request. (accede to, accede for)
14. He __________ drinking after his failure in love. (took to, took in)
15. You can __________ this deficiency. (make out, make up)
16. Girls __________ to greet their favorite teacher. (turned on, turned out)
17. He __________ book of all kinds. (deals in, deals of)
18. The government has __________ all projects. (cast by, cast aside)
19. All the fruit in the basket has __________. (gone off, gone out)
20. His oratory __________ the feelings of the crowd. (worked up, worked out)
Exercise 4 Phrasal verbs worksheet
Complete the following sentences using appropriate phrasal verbs. Choose your answers from
the options given below. You may have to change the form of the verbs.
(stay away, break in, get on, hold up, set aside, pick up, let off, make off, pull through, make up
for)
1. Mother was late because she was …………………. at the office.
2. As you don’t know how to swim, I want you to ………………… from the pond.
3. You must …………………. some money for emergencies.
4. The students who misbehaved in the class were ……………… with a strong warning.
5. Rani ………………. some French during her tour of France.
6. Although Ramesh was very critical, his family hoped that he would ………………..
7. The burglars ……………….. with the stolen goodies.
8. Her experience and confidence ………………….. her lack of degrees.
9. She ………………… well with her neighbors.
10. The thieves ………………… through the back door.
Answers for Exercise 1 phrasal verb
1. The truth of the matter
finally dawned on Tina.
2. Please take off your socks before
you enter the room.
3. The employees called off the strike.
4. The neighbour asked us to turn
down the music.
5. Please turn off the lights when you
leave.
6. The flight will take off any moment
now.
7. Go through the study materials the
teacher gave you.
8. Call in the surgeon immediately; the
patient needs her.
Answers for Exercise 2 phrasal verb
1. Timothy finally showed up at the
wedding.
2. Never give up on your dreams.
3. Clean up the room before you leave
to play.
4. The convict is trying to make up a
story.
5. Mark Antony’s speech worked
up the Roman people.
9. Please fill in this application and
submit it there.
10. Tim and his family brought up the
kid as their own.
11. All the tickets for the Avengers
were sold out.
12. My car broke down in the middle of
the road.
13. The kid decided to take up a new
hobby.
14. The judges will hold on to their
decision for a while.
15. Please don’t give away all your
money.
6. The convention was called off due to
the pandemic.
7. You can’t get away with such a
horrible thing.
8. The parents couldn’t put up with the
naughty kid.
9. The speaker hung up on me.
10. Can you come up with a new topic?
Exercise 3 Answers phrasal verb
1. dawned on 8. drying out 15. make up
2. carried on 9. sold out 16. turned out
3. gave up 10. looking around 17. deals in
4. Switch on 11. take off 18. cast aside
5. takes after 12. called off 19. gone off
6. blurt out 13. accede to 20. worked up
7. brought out 14. took to

Exercise 4 Answers phrasal verb

1. Mother was late because she was held up at the office.
2. As you don’t know how to swim, I want you to stay away from the pond.
3. You must set aside some money for emergencies.
4. The students who misbehaved in the class were let off with a strong warning.
5. Rani picked up some French during her tour of France.
6. Although Ramesh was very critical, his family hoped that he would pull through.
7. The burglars made off with the stolen goodies.
8. Her experience and confidence make up for her lack of degrees.
9. She gets on well with her neighbors.
10. The thieves broke in through the back door.