Instructions: Choose the correct phrasal verb or complete the verb phrase. Click "Show Answer" to check your response.
Section A: Common Phrasal Verbs (10 Questions)
1. Could you ________ the music? It's too loud. (turn off/turn down/turn up)
Answer: turn down (reduce volume)
2. I need to ________ this word in the dictionary. (look after/look up/look for)
Answer: look up (search for information)
3. Please ________ while I transfer your call. (hold up/hold on/hold off)
Answer: hold on (wait)
4. We've ________ milk. Can you buy some? (run out/run out of/run into)
Answer: run out of (use completely)
5. She really ________ her mother in looks and personality. (takes after/takes off/takes up)
Answer: takes after (resembles family member)
6. The plane ________ at 3 PM. (took off/took out/took up)
Answer: took off (departed)
7. I ________ an old friend at the mall yesterday. (ran out of/ran into/ran over)
Answer: ran into (met by chance)
8. Can you ________ my dog while I'm on vacation? (look after/look up/look for)
Answer: look after (take care of)
9. I ________ smoking last year. (gave up/gave out/gave in)
Answer: gave up (quit)
10. The meeting has been ________ until next week. (called off/called out/called up)
Answer: called off (cancelled)
Section B: Separable vs Inseparable (10 Questions)
11. Turn ________ the light before you leave. (off/it off/off it)
Answer: off (turn off = separable, with noun can go after)
12. Turn ________ before you leave. (off it/it off/off)
Answer: it off (with pronoun, MUST separate)
13. I'll pick ________ at 8 PM. (up you/you up/up)
Answer: you up (pick up = separable, pronoun between)
14. She takes ________ her mother. (after/after her/her after)
Answer: after (take after = inseparable, no separation)
15. Look ________ the baby while I'm gone. (after/after him/him after)
Answer: after (look after = inseparable)
16. Write ________ in your notebook. (down it/it down/down)
Answer: it down (write down = separable, pronoun between)
17. I ran ________ an old friend. (into/into him/him into)
Answer: into (run into = inseparable)
18. Please turn ________. I can't hear you. (up it/it up/up)
Answer: it up (turn up = separable, pronoun between)
19. She came ________ a great idea. (up with/with up/up)
Answer: up with (come up with = 3-word, inseparable)
20. I'm looking forward ________ you. (to meet/to meeting/meeting)
Answer: to meeting (look forward to = preposition + gerund)
Section C: Verb Phrases & Meanings (10 Questions)
21. Which means "cancel"? (call off/call out/call up)
Answer: call off
22. Which means "respect or admire"? (look up to/look down on/look after)
Answer: look up to
23. Which means "tolerate"? (put up with/put off/put on)
Answer: put up with
24. "Make up" can mean: (invent/reconcile/apply cosmetics) (all of these/ none of these)
Answer: all of these
25. Which phrasal verb means "to leave the ground" (for planes)? (take off/take out/take over)
Answer: take off
26. Complete the verb phrase: "take a ________" (decision/break/shower)
Answer: break (take a break)
27. Complete the verb phrase: "make a ________" (homework/decision/breakfast)
Answer: decision (make a decision)
28. Which is correct? "I ________ to music every day." (listen/hear)
Answer: listen (listen to = correct collocation)
29. Which is correct? "It ________ on you." (depends/depend)
Answer: depends (depend on = correct preposition)
30. "He kicked the bucket" means: (hit a bucket/died/played football)
Answer: died (idiom)
