English has several phrasal verbs with go. Are you familiar with them? Test your knowledge of phrasal verbs with this interactive grammar exercise.
Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. Gambling goes ........................... my principles.
If something goes against your principles, you cannot agree with that.
2. She has gone ...................... a lot of hardships.
To go through something is to experience it.
3. I will go ...................... these files if I get time.
To go through something is to examine it carefully.
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ......................
To go ahead is to proceed.
5. I think I am going ...................... with flu.
To go down with flu is to become ill with it.
6. Have we got enough food to go .....................?
Go round = have enough to serve everybody around
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don't you think we should go ................... now?
To go back is to return to a previous position.
8. Although I hadn't provoked the dog, he went ....................... me.
To go for somebody is to attack them.
9. Don't forget to go ......................... your notes before exam.
To go over notes is to revise them.
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone .........................
When prices go up, they increase.
11. He went ........................ his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
12. James is going ......................... with a French girl.
To go out with somebody is to have a romantic relationship with them.
Answers
1. Gambling goes against my principles.
2. She has gone through a lot of hardships.
3. I will go through these files if I get time.
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ahead.
5. I think I am going down with flu.
6. Have we got enough food to go round?
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don’t you think we should go back now?
8. Although I hadn’t provoked the dog, he went for me.
9. Don’t forget to go over your notes before exam.
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone up.
11. He went into his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
12. James is going out with a French girl.
