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.
1We ............... from our vacation yesterday.
Wrong!
To get back is to return.
2I ............... an old friend of mine in the morning.
Wrong!
To come across somebody is to meet them by chance.
3Please ............... I will call father.
Wrong!
To hold on is to wait.
4The accident ............... near the post office.
Wrong!
Take place = happen
5They ............... the meeting because of the chairman’s illness.
Wrong!
Both expressions are possible here with different meanings. To put something off is to postpone it. To call something off is to cancel it.
6Please walk slowly. I can’t ............... with you.
Wrong!
7The boy ............... a story to avoid punishment.
Wrong!
Make up = invent
8She ............... a hat because it was very hot.
Wrong!
To put on is to wear.
9The boy was ............... by his uncle.
Wrong!
Bring up = raise
10The smell of hospitals ............... me .......................
Wrong!
If something puts you off, you find it unpleasant.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- We got back from our vacation yesterday.
- I came across an old friend of mine in the morning.
- Please hold on I will call father.
- The accident took place near the post office.
- They Either could be used here the meeting because of the chairman’s illness.
- Please walk slowly. I can’t keep up with you.
- The boy made up a story to avoid punishment.
- She put on a hat because it was very hot.
- The boy was brought up by his uncle.
- The smell of hospitals puts, off me …………………..
