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Phrasal Verbs Exercises For English Grammar

Phrasal Verbs are an intrinsic part of English grammar and they are widely used in both written and spoken English. They consist of a verb and a preposition, adverb, or both and create a meaning different than that of the individual parts. For instance, ‘give up’ means to quit, a clearly different meaning than the verb ‘give’. Learning, understanding, and using phrasal verbs fluently is a significant step in mastering English.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrasal verb

1. She was so tired, she *fell* asleep right after dinner. (fall)
2. Can you *turn* the volume down? It’s too loud. (turn)
3. I need to *look* those words up in the dictionary. (look)
4. She *turned* her offer down because it was too low. (turn)
5. I’m sorry, we’ll have to *put* our meeting off till next week. (put)
6. You need to *get* rid of these old clothes. (get)
7. He *picked* the phone up and dialed the number. (pick)
8. Let’s *set* the meeting up for Friday. (set)
9. Can you *hand* this letter out to everyone in the class? (hand)
10. You can’t just *give* up at the first sign of difficulty. (give)
11. The firemen were able to *put* the fire out. (put)
12. I can’t wait to *move* in into my new house. (move)
13. He’s been *working* in his office for hours. (work)
14. The boss asked her to *carry* on with her presentation. (carry)
15. Please *fill* this form out before you leave. (fill)

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the appropriate phrasal verb

1. I *woke* up late today. (wake)
2. Can you *switch* the light off before you leave? (switch)
3. She *came* across an old friend in town. (come)
4. He *thought* back to his childhood memories. (think)
5. She *took* her hat off when she entered the building. (take)
6. He *broke* down when he heard the bad news. (break)
7. They *passed* out the flyers to the crowd. (pass)
8. The crowd *broke* up after the concert. (break)
9. I *ran* across an interesting article today. (run)
10. We are *looking* forward to the concert. (look)
11. He *ran* out of money and had to borrow some. (run)
12. She *took* off her coat when she entered the room. (take)
13. He *held* out his hand and introduced himself. (hold)
14. The ship *set* off early in the morning. (set)
15. They *called* off the meeting due to a lack of attendees. (call)
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