Phrasal verbs

PHRASAL VERB PRACTICE 1

Exercise 1 : Phrasal Verbs with `up`
pick tidy wake get stand hurry give


1. Jane and I want to ………………… up smoking.
2. Could you ……………….. me up at 6 o`clock?
3. We must ………………… up or we will miss the bus.
4. Can you …………………… me up at the station?
5. In many countries, the pupils have to ………………… up when the teacher enters the class-room.
6. I usually have to ………………….. up at half past six.
7. I must ……………………. up my room today.

Exercise 2: Phrasal Verbs with `on`
turn carry put get try


1. Please …………………….on your coat, it`s cold outside.
2. Do you mind if I …………………… on the TV ? I want to watch the news.
3. Excuse me. Where can I …………………… on the shirt?
4. Can I …………………… on reading now?
5. If you don`t …………………… on the train now, it will leave without you.

Exercise 3: Phrasal Verbs with `turn`
on off down up over round


1. I love this song! Do you mind if I turn …………………………. the volume?
2. Turn ……………………… the lights and go to bed.
3. Turn ……………………… the oven, I want to bake a pizza.
4. Turn the page……………………. The information you are looking for is on the other side.
5. Turn………………………… . Is that Bob over there?
6. Please turn ………………….. the music, I am speaking on the phone.

Exercise 4: Mixed Exercise 1
get up , give up , tidied up , fall down ,switched on, try on , woke , sit down ,write , put


1. …………………….. your shoes on - it`s too cold to walk around barefoot.
2. You must …………………… now or you will be late for school.
3………………………… , please. I`ll be with you in a minute.
4. Could you …………………. this word down for me, please?
5. Don`t ………………………….. singing. You are very talented.
6. Where is the fitting room? I`d like to ……………………. these trousers.
7. Have you ……………………… the kitchen, yet?
8. My little sister ……………………….. me up in the middle of the night.
9. Don`t put the vase there, it will …………………………………..
10. Adam ……………………………. his torch, so we could find our way home in the dark.

Exercise 5 : Mixed Exercise 2
fill in , throw , take off , look , turn off , switch on , turn down , get on , look for



1. I don`t know where my book is. I must ………………………….. it.
2. …………………………. the form, please.
3. The music is too loud. Could you …………………………….. the volume, please?
4. Quick, ……………………………. the bus or you`ll have to walk home.
5. ……………………………… the lights when you go to bed.
6. Do you mind if I ……………………………. the TV ? I`d like to watch the news.
7. The dinner was ruined. I had to …………………………. it away.
8. When you enter the house, ……………………………….. your shoes and put some slippers on.
9. If you don`t know this word, you can ……………………………. it up in a dictionary.

Exercise 6: Phrasal Verbs with `look`
at up after to for


1. I am looking ……………………………… my mobile. Have you seen it?
2. Look ……………………. these kittens, aren`t they cute?
3. There are so many words in this text that I had to look …………………… in the dictionary.
4. I cannot go out tonight. I must look …………………. my little brother.
5. Are you looking forward ………………………. your holidays?
Exercise 7: Choose a phrasal verb to replace the explanation in brackets.
1. Every morning I (stop sleeping) _________ ____ when I hear the alarm clock.
a) wake out b) wake up c) wake in d) wake off
2. On Sundays I can (leave bed) _________ ____ later.
a) get out b) step off c) get up d) step out
3. We must (be quick) _________ ____ or we`ll be late for school!
a) act up b) fasten on c) hurry up d) speed in
4. John helped the old lady to (board) _________ ____ the bus.
a) mount on b) get on c) get up 4) put on
5. Julie went to the library to (try to find) _________ ____ a book.
a) look out b) look after c) look for d) look up
6. It`s time for the news. Let`s (start) _________ ____ the radio.
a) turn on b) tune in