Phrasal verbs are two or three word verbs whose meaning cannot be guessed easily. There are several phrasal verbs in English and they cause a great deal confusion.
This grammar exercise tests your understanding of common phrasal verbs.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate phrasal verbs. Choose your answers from the options given below.
To get back is to return. To come across somebody is to meet them by chance. To hold on is to wait. Take place = happen Both expressions are possible here with different meanings. To put something off is to postpone it. To call something off is to cancel it. Make up = invent To put on is to wear. Bring up = raise If something puts you off, you find it unpleasant. 1. We ……………….. from our vacation yesterday.
2. I ………………. an old friend of mine in the morning.
3. Please ………………… I will call father.
4. The accident ………………… near the post office.
5. They ……………….. the meeting because of the chairman’s illness.
6. Please walk slowly. I can’t ………………… with you.
7. The boy ……………… a story to avoid punishment.
8. She ……………… a hat because it was very hot.
9. The boy was .............................. by his uncle.
10. The smell of hospitals ..................... me .......................
Answers
1. We got back from our vacation yesterday. (get back = return)
2. I came across an old friend of mine in the morning. (come across = meet by chance)
3. Please hold on. I will call father. (hold on = wait)
4. The accident took place near the post office. (take place = happen, occur)
5. They called off the meeting because of the chairman’s illness. (call off = cancel)
6. Please walk slowly. I can’t keep up with you. (keep up = progress at the same speed)
7. The boy made up a story to avoid punishment. (make up = invent, create)
8. She put on a hat because it was very hot. (put on = wear)
9. The boy was brought up by his uncle.
10. The smell of hospitals puts me off.
