This grammar exercise tests your understanding of phrasal verbs with look.
1. Who will look .............................. your pets when you are on holiday?
To look after somebody is to take care of them.
2. If we have time we will have a look ............................... the city.
To look around a place is to explore it
3. I will look ............................. all the applications before hiring someone.
To look at something is to consider it or examine it.
4. He is looking ............................. a hefty fine and jail term if he does not prove his innocence.
To look at something is to face it or confront it.
5. Tears roll down my cheeks, whenever I look ............................... on my childhood.
To look back on something is to think about it.
6. When they became rich they began to look ................................ their poor neighbors.
To look down on somebody is to consider them inferior.
7. Can you help me look ............................... my cat? She has been missing since morning.
To look for somebody or something is to search for them or it.
8. I am really looking ............................... to becoming a mother.
To look forward to something is to be excited about something that will happen in the future.
9. Julie looked ................................... us on her way home.
To look in on somebody is to pay them a short visit.
10. The supervisor has agreed to look ............................... the matter.
To look into something is to investigate it.
11. I looked ................................. as the children played in the park.
To look on is to watch an activity without getting involved.
12. Look ..........................! The floor is wet.
This is an expression used to warn someone to be careful.
Answers
1. Who will look after your pets when you are on holiday?
2. If we have time we will have a look around the city.
3. I will look at all the applications before hiring someone.
4. He is looking at a hefty fine and jail term if he does not prove his innocence.
5. Tears roll down my cheeks, whenever I look back on my childhood.
6. When they became rich they began to look down on their poor neighbors.
7. Can you help me look for my cat? She has been missing since morning.
8. I am really looking forward to becoming a mother.
9. Julie looked in on us on her way home.
10. The supervisor has agreed to look into the matter.
11. I looked on as the children played in the park.
12. Look out! The floor is wet.
