PHRASAL VERBS
Use the correct phrasal verb to complete the phrase. Once you have decided on a phrasal verb, check
your answer by clicking on the arrow.
EXERCISE 1
Have you……………if you won the competition yet?
find out I need to ………….. from work and take a holiday.
get on with She still hasn't ………………the death of her cat.
hold on My daughter is a great cook, she really…………….her mother.
get away Could you ……………..a moment while I see if Marek is in his office?
take after Extension 28? I’ll…………………..
cut down She promised to ………….her cigarette smoking to six a day.
look after He spent the entire night thinking and in the end ……………. a brilliant idea.
come up with I'm afraid your story is not believable. It just doesn't …………………..
add up Donata ………………. my cats while I was away on holiday.
put through We're not ready yet, we are going to have to …………..the meeting until next
look for week.
get over I'm ……………. Simon’s address. Do you know it?
turn up Mary …………….twenty minutes late for the party.
put off
I'm tired of waiting for Jacek. Can we ……………….. our work?
EXERCISE 2
If you really want to lose weight, you need to …………… eating desserts.
Let's …………………… the grammar one more time before the test.
I was ………………. an old t-shirt when I ……………….this photograph of my high
come across
school class.
blow up
Look Magda, I've …………………..your bad behavor long enough!
make up
There is just too much work to be done. We'll have to ……………………some new
run out
employees.
tell off
You don't think I believe that ridiculous story you …………………., do you?
break up
I think you need to ………………………a new hobby to help you relax.
give up
When the father saw what had happened he ……………………… and shouted at
take up
his son.
turn down
I had to ………………………her offer of a job. The salary on offer was just not
set off
good enough.
take back
We ………………………at six in the morning on our drive to the coast.
take on
Jacek and Gosia ………………………last week. They just weren't happy together.
put up with
We'd better stop soon. Otherwise, we'll ………………………of gas.
go over
I want you to ………………………..every bad word you've said about my brother.
Unfortunately, I had to ……………………….. Bob because of his poor performance
recently.
EXERCISE 3
Our flight was delayed, but we finally …………………………..shortly after midnight.
He ………………………cheating on his final exam!
get into I'm trying to give up smoking, but it's almost impossible for me.
give up Let's …………………..with Ted and Hania soon.
do away with Unfortunately, I …………………………late for my meeting and lost the contract.
speed up Finally, the lights ………………………and we had a good night's sleep.
take on You won't believe who ……………………….the party! Simon Haines!
settle for I'm afraid I had to ……………………..eggs and bacon. I really wanted to have
take off pancakes, but they were out of them.
get together He …………………..the club on recommendation from his friend Radek.
run up to I ………………………and past the policeman doing 120 m.p.h.!
come up to Unfortunately, our school had to ………………..the music department because of
turn up lack of funds.
show up for Make sure to ……………………pick-pockets when you go to the market.
get away with The boy …………………..the man and returned his wallet.
watch out for
go out
Mary ………………………me at the party last night and introduced herself.
