Verbs Lesson 50

Phrasal Verbs Exercise


Phrasal verbs are two or three word verbs whose meanings are quite different from the meanings of the individual words in them. Examples are: put off, get along, come up, bring down and put out.
Test your understanding of phrasal verbs with this grammar exercise.
Fill in the blanks with a suitable phrasal verbs.

1. You are quite good at …………………….. excuses.

2. The thieves …………………… with the jewels in the middle of the night.

3. Things have finally started ………………………..

4. Although she was quite upset, she managed to ……………… her tears ………………

5. I think I am …………………….. with a flu.

6. She ……………………… well with her neighbors.

7. It is really cold. Why don’t you ………………….. your coat?

8. Can you ………………….. with a solution to this problem?

9. The unruly boy was ……………………. with a strict warning.

10. I …………………… an old friend of mine yesterday.

11. Profit has been ………………….. recently.

Answers

1. You are quite good at making up excuses.
2. The thieves made off with the jewels in the middle of the night.
3. Things have finally started looking up.
4. Although she was quite upset, she managed to hold her tears back.
5. I think I am going down with a flu.
6. She gets along well with her neighbors.
7. It is really cold. Why don’t you put on your coat?
8. Can you come up with a solution to this problem?
9. The unruly boy was let off with a strict warning.
10. I came across an old friend of mine yesterday.
11. Profit has been falling off recently.
12. Major policy reforms are required to bring about substantial improvements in the housing sector.

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