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Phrasal Verbs Exercises

The document contains exercises to practice using phrasal verbs and prepositions in context. In the first exercise, students are asked to complete sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs like "look for", "get on", "try on", etc. The second exercise focuses on using prepositions like "through", "at", "up" correctly with the verb "look". Similarly, the third and fourth exercises work on using prepositions like "from", "in", "on" in sentences. The last part contains exercises with phrasal verbs and their meanings to test understanding.

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Phrasal Verbs Exercises

The document contains exercises to practice using phrasal verbs and prepositions in context. In the first exercise, students are asked to complete sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs like "look for", "get on", "try on", etc. The second exercise focuses on using prepositions like "through", "at", "up" correctly with the verb "look". Similarly, the third and fourth exercises work on using prepositions like "from", "in", "on" in sentences. The last part contains exercises with phrasal verbs and their meanings to test understanding.

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Exercise 1 Use the following phrasal verbs in each gap: Look for, get on, try

on, turn down, believe in, throw away, switch on, fill in, take off, put out.

1. Quick! the bus. It's ready to leave.


2. I don't know where my book is. I have to it.
3. It's dark inside. Can you the light, please?
4. the form, please.
5. I need some new clothes. Why don't you these jeans?
6. It's warm inside. your coat.
7. This pencil is really old. You can it .
8. It's so loud here. Can you the radio a little.
9. The firemen were able to the fire in Church Street.
10. Does your little brother ghosts?

Answers 1.get on 2. Look for 3. Switch on 4. Fill in 5. Try on 6. Take off 7.


Throw away 8. Turn down 9. Put out 10. Believe in

Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition of the verb look.
1. Henry looked through the magazine quickly.
2. Look out! There's a bus coming! It is going to hit you!
3. Did the doctor look at your leg?
4. She looked up from her book when she heard the noise.
5. We were looking round the shops when we were in Ashville.
6. They are looking forward to meeting their friends.
7. How do you feel when you look back on your childhood?
8. John has to look after his younger brother.
9. Our boss looks down on some people in his firm.
10.Look in when you are in town again.

1. through 2. Out 3. At 4. up 5. Round 6. forward to 7. back on 8. After


9. down on 10. In
Exercise 3 Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition
back, across, off, out, down, over, up, in, on, from,
1. He comes from Italy.
2. The blue car came in last.
3. Come on try once more.
4. We came back home very late.
5. She came across some old letters in the cellar.
6. The price of computers is coming down .
7. He is trying to come off these tablets.
8. The sun came out after the rain had stopped.
9. They came over to New Orleans last summer.
10.His birthday is coming up next week.

Answers From , in , on, back, across, down, off, out , over, up


Exercise 4 Complete the sentences by putting the correct preposition
Together, off, along, away, through, out, down, in, up, back,
1. When we got back to the room, she had already left.
2. The police let him get away with only a $10 ticket.
3. Look! Our plane is getting in now.
4. Students have to get up when the teacher comes in.
5. We have to get together for our presentation on Friday.
6. Please return the book when you got through it.
7. My father stopped the car and got out.
8. Does Ken get along with his parents?
9. We couldn't get down what the teacher said.
10. They got off the bus and walked to school.

Answers: back, away, in, up, together, through, out, along, down, off
E
Complete the sentences.

passed away, do without, look forward to, called off, made up, carried away, break
out, run out, put up with, keep up

1. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires easily at this time of the year.
2. I seeing my friends again.
3. I'm afraid; we have of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
4. Your website has helped me a lot to the good work.
5. A friend of mine has her wedding.
6. His mother can't his terrible behaviour anymore.
7. As an excuse for being late, she a whole story.
8. I got by his enthusiasm.
9. I just cannot my mobile. I always keep it with me.
10. she was very sad because her father last week.

Answers break out, look forward to, run out, keep up, called off, put up with,
made up, carried away, do without, passed away.

Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct particles: away, off, down, on, up, for, in,
on, off, away,

1. I don't know where my book is. I must look it.


2. Fill the form, please.
3. The music is too loud. Could you turn the volume, please?
4. Quick, get the bus or you'll have to walk home.
5. Turn the lights when you go to bed.
6. Do you mind if I switch the TV? I'd like to watch the news.
7. The dinner was ruined. I had to throw it .
8. When you enter the house, take your shoes and put your slippers.
9. If you don't know this word, you can look it in a dictionary.

Answers for, in, down, on, off, on, off, on, away, off, away, up

Complete the phrasal verbs according to their meanings in brackets.

1. your shoes. (Remove)


2. Somebody has to the baby. (Take care of)
3. She wants to the truth? (Discover)
4. Where can I !". the sweater? (See if it fits)
5. . (Be quick)
6. Why don't you ? (Take a seat)
7. I will the train now. (Enter)
8. the word in a dictionary. (Consult a dictionary)
9. I want to the form. (Complete)
10. The firemen the fire. (Extinguish)
Answers: take off, look after, find out, try on, hurry up, sit down, get on, look up, fill in,
put out.

Exercise the

Type the correct form of the verb into the box: care grow look make put
run set switch
1. What time did Julie and Dave off?
2. Where did you up?
3. Will you up the doctor's number in the phone book?
4. Don't forget to the heating off when you go out.
5. We into Pete at the supermarket yesterday.
6. Millie's parents for her children while she's at work.
7. I'm leaving - I can't up with this situation any longer.
8. Charlie still hasn't his mind up about which laptop to buy

Answers: Set, grow, look, switch, ran, care, put, made

s. It's ready to leave.

I don't know where my book is. I have to


it.
It's dark inside. Can you
the light, please?

the form, please.


I need some new clothes. Why don't you
these jeans?
It's warm inside.
your coat.
This pencil is really old. You can
it
.
It's so loud here. Can you
the radio a little.
The firemen were able to
the fire in Church Street.
Does your little brother
ghosts?

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