A phrasal verb is a verb plus a small word such as up, off or out, and the meaning is often different from the verb alone: give up means stop trying. With some phrasal verbs the object can go in the middle (turn the light off), but a pronoun must always go there (turn it off). The answer key is at the end.
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Phrasal Verbs Worksheet with Answers
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A. Choose the meaning
Circle the meaning of the phrasal verb in each sentence.
- We have run out of milk. run out of: (have no more / have too much)
- Ravi gets along with his cousins. gets along with: (is friendly with / is angry with)
- Carry on reading, please. carry on: (continue / stop)
- Our car broke down on the highway. broke down: (stopped working / went fast)
- The meeting was put off until Monday. put off: (moved to a later time / held earlier)
- Never give up your dreams. give up: (stop trying for / begin)
- Meena was brought up in Kerala. brought up: (raised / invited)
- The bus will pick us up at eight. pick us up: (collect us / leave us)
B. Write the missing word
Fill each blank with one word from the box. Use each word once: on, off, down, up, away, to.
- Please sit __________ on the chair.
- Priya put __________ her coat because it was cold.
- The thief ran __________ when he saw the police.
- Please take __________ your shoes before you enter.
- Ravi grew __________ in Jaipur.
- I am looking forward __________ meeting you.
C. Replace the words in capitals
Rewrite each sentence, replacing the words in CAPITALS with a phrasal verb from the box: look after, set up, turn down, call off, find out.
- Meena will TAKE CARE OF her grandmother this week.
- The club wants to START a library in our colony.
- Arjun REFUSED the job in Pune.
- The school CANCELLED the picnic.
- Please DISCOVER the exact time of the train.
D. Use a pronoun
Rewrite each sentence, replacing the words in CAPITALS with it or them. Put the pronoun in the right place.
- Please turn off THE LIGHT.
- Ravi picked up THE BOOK.
- Write down THE ADDRESS.
- She threw away THE OLD PAPERS.
- Priya filled in THE FORM.
E. Choose the correct word order
Circle the correct group of words.
- (Turn it off / Turn off it) before you leave.
- Ravi (looks after them / looks them after) very well.
- Please (write down it / write it down).
- She (takes after her mother / takes her mother after).
Answer Key
A. Choose the meaning
- have no more
- is friendly with
- continue
- stopped working
- moved to a later time
- stop trying for
- raised
- collect us
B. Write the missing word
- down
- on
- away
- off
- up
- to
C. Replace the words in capitals
- Meena will look after her grandmother this week.
- The club wants to set up a library in our colony. (or set a library up)
- Arjun turned down the job in Pune. (or turned the job down)
- The school called off the picnic. (or called the picnic off)
- Please find out the exact time of the train.
D. Use a pronoun
- Please turn it off.
- Ravi picked it up.
- Write it down.
- She threw them away.
- Priya filled it in.
E. Choose the correct word order
- Turn it off
- looks after them
- write it down
- takes after her mother