What are phrasal verbs?
Which of the following is not a phrasal verb? a) to accomplish b) look forward to c) cut down d) put off
a) to accomplish
To get control of something (ex. property, land, power, etc.)
A) take over B) Look up C) Take under
Take over
To wear; to cover your body with something
A) put on B) put off C) go through
Put on
To undress
A) take off B) take away C) put on
take off
To meet someone by chance
A) run into B) put away C) throw away
Run into
True or false: Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable
True
Please ____ the word in the dictionary.
A) Look out B) Look up C) Turn out
Look up
To be accepted in a group
A) put on B) fit in C) get away
Fit in
To cancel
A) take away B) call up C) call off
call off
To arrive, appear at a place
A) throw up B) put up with C) show up
Show up
Which sentence did NOT use a separable phrasal verb correctly? a) Michael handed in his homework. b) He looked up the answer on the internet. c) Can you turn on the music? d) We could not blow up it.
d) We could not blow up it.
We could not blow IT up
I _____ early in the morning.
A) wake up B) get up C) throw up
wake up OR get up
To discover, learn information
A) find out B) get down C) get away
Find out
Which phrasal verb best completes the sentence? a) There is so much good food here! It's really difficult to (pick one up/ pick one out).
pick out= to choose
To find something by chance
A) come over B) come across C) get over
Come across
Unscramble the words to make sentences. down/calm/them/
Give the meaning of the phrasal verb.
Calm them down.
Calm down: to get less excited, relax
I _____ well with my coworkers.
A) get along B) get round C) get down
get along
To avoid punishment, blame, or negative consequences for doing something wrong
A) Get away with B) Look up C) Put away
get away with
Wow! I was thinking about buying that car. Can I ______________?
A) try it out B) try out it C) borrow it forever
try it out
To think of something such as an idea
A) come up with B) look up C) put away
Come up with
Unscramble the words to make sentences. please/rid/your clothes/get/of
Give the meaning of the phrasal verb.
Please get rid of your clothes. Get rid of your clothes, please.
Get rid of: to trash, to remove
Provide phrasal verbs that best completes sentences. 1) _____________ the TV, computer, or lights. 2) _____________ the homework to the teacher. 3) _____________ the word in the dictionary. 4) _____________ the bus.
1) turn on 2) hand in 3) look up 4) get off
Which phrasal verb best completes the sentence? a) Scientists (set up/ set out) to discover a cure for cancer.
Set out
Provide two meanings of the phrasal verb: work out
work out= to exercise work out= to resolve; to find a solution to a problem
To look after something or someone
A) take under B) take care of C) get out
Take care of