Phrasal verb ex

EXERCISE on phrasal verbs
NAME……………………………………..
EXERCISE 1.Rewrite each sentence using a verb from the box so that the meaning stays the same. You may have to change the form.


a) Jack always arrives late for work. Turn up
b) See if their number is in the phone directory.
c) I`m saving up to buy a new bike.
d)After a few days the pain in Dave`s leg went away.
e)I`m afraid the match has been cancelled.
f)The government refused to yield to the demands of the terrorists.
g)We offered them £250,000 for the house but they refused our offer.
h)You can stay with us if you come to Cambridge.
i) I can`t calculate how much the whole trip will cost.
j) A large silver limousine stopped outside the house.
EXERCISE 2 Put one word in each space.
a) Why don` t you let me show ……round ……. you round London?
b) Jane is coming to pick us ……………………. after work.
c) Have you found …………………….what time the train leaves?
d) We had to wait for an hour before the plane took …………………….
e) Harry was brought……………………. by his grandparents.
f) A shelf fell on my head and knocked me…………………….
g) I was so angry when I saw the parking ticket that I tore it …………………….
h) A fire has broken……………………. in an office block in central London.
i) Julian always talks loudly and shows …………………….
j) If you don` t like this part you can leave it…………………….
EXERCISE 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
a) I think it`s going to rain all day. in → I think the rain ….has set in for ………..the day.
b) I don` t know what to write on this form. in → I don` t know …………………this form.
c) I started doing this job when Janet left. over → I………………… when Janet left.
d) This story of yours isn`t true! up → You …………………story!
e) We believe that it was you who robbed the post office. up →We believe that………… the post office.
f) Tina`s car stopped working on the way to Scotland. down → Tina`s car ………on the way to Scotland.
g) It would be a good idea to stop drinking coffee. up → It would be a good idea………………… coffee.
h) Ruth`s party has been postponed until next month. off → Ruth`s party………………… next mont
EXERCISE 4 Put one suitable word in each space.
a) In the army, all orders have to be ....carried..... out!
b) Why don` t you……………… up golf? It`s a good pastime.
c) If I won a lot of money, I would……………… some of it away.
d) Let`s……………… out the new food processor.
e) This room is a mess. Why don` t you……………… it up?
f) Joe is very quarrelsome, he ………………out with everyone.
g) Where were you exactly when the bomb ………………off?
h) Can you ………………in for me while I go to the bank?
EXERCISE 5. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.
a) Brian ……….C…….. at our dinner party wearing a pink bow tie.
A) wore out B) showed off C) turned up D) tried out
b) You don` t have to decide now, you can
A) put it aside B) call it off C) tear it up D) think it over
c) Pat was caught by the police, but Martin
A) gave in B) gave up C) got away D) held up
d) After the quarrel, we kissed and
A) cleared up B) looked up C) made up D) put up
e) Why exactly did war between the two countries?
A) break out B) set in C) go off D) call off
f) After a long day at work most people feel
A) broken down B) worn out C) knocked out D) turned down
g) I`ve just been offered a new job! Things are
A) turning up B) clearing up C) making up D) looking up
h) In the end I the form in disgust, and threw it away.
A) filled in B) worked out C) tore up D) put off
EXERCISE 6. Replace the words in italics with a suitable phrasal verb