Phrasal verb exercises

 

Phrasal verb exercises Click on the title on the left to try an exercise. When you have done the exercise, click the 'Back' button to return here. These exercises are based on our free Phrasal Verb of the Day e-mail service. If you'd like to receive a daily phrasal verb, its definition and its use in example sentences, plus a weekly test exercise, subscribe here. A new exercise will be added every week. The latest exercise is Referring to the Future (ahead) (lie ahead / plan ahead / send ahead / look ahead / think ahead).

A Night Out go out / stay out / stay in / drink up / get back An Oil Spill clean up / wash up / end up / look into / pour out Annoying People wind up / fob off / talk down to / go on / cheese off Anxiety work up / smooth over / wind up / burst out / stress out Archaeology date back / derive from /dig up/ look into / send off Arguing take back / back down / spout out / come out with Argument lash out / bottle up / barge in / flare up / fall out Assessing measure up / go over / mark down / get through / look over At the Beach lie down / soak up / put on / wash off / eye up Babies look after / grow up / bring up / get on Being Cold ice up / huddle together / turn up / freeze over / thaw out Being Involved (in) count in / dabble in / want in / rope in / keep in with Bicycles pump up / go down / get on / lock up / fall off Body Language screw up / stick out / shrug off / spit out / look up to Body Parts head for / back out / eye up / shin up or shin down / back up Business 1 take on / lay off / go under / pick up / take over Business 2 wrap up / thrash out / set up / wind up Business 3 set up / lay off / open up / dry up / take off Buying Food queue up / go off / sell out / run out of / buy in Buying a Flat see round / put down / do up / put in /move in Cars turn off / pull over / pull up / fill up / pump up Categorising pick out / sort out / line up / size up / sift through Cease (out) conk out / crash out / peter out / stamp out / drop out Changing Mood calm down / chill out / wind up / fire up / warm to Changing Times put off / bring forward / put back / slow down / speed up Children look after / dress up / tell off / bring up / grow up Children Playing run around / colour in / make up / chase after / fall over Christmas Shopping shop around / wrap up / think of / snap up / sell out Cigarettes light up / stub out / cut down / give up / end up Cleaning sweep up / tidy up / throw away / wash up / wipe up Clothes wrap up / turn up / hang up / zip up / hang out Clothes put on / take off / do up / wear out / dress up Cold Weather wrap up / do up / warm up / snow in / fall over Competition go in for / fall behind / catch up (with) / keep up (with) / drop out Computer Viruses send out / wind up / show off / back up / work out Computers boot up / type in / close down / scan in / run out of Computers (2) back up / shut down / go down / log on / boot up Conflict put down / tell off / pick on / wind up / push Connections tie in with / club together / gang up / go along with / grow apart Construction put up / knock down / do up / sand down Continuing carry on / hurry on / play on / keep on / stay on Conveying Information get across / go over / clear up / get through to / put to Cooking chop up / dish up / turn up / boil over / stir in Court swear in / bail out / break out / grass on / let off Creating Ideas think up / come up with / make up / rip off / dream up Crime break into / break out of / get away with / let off / hold up Crime 2 make off with / get away with / stake out / tip off / break in Criticism run down / slag off / dish out / turn on / sum up D.I.Y. do up / cut off / sand down / knock down / plumb in Danger run away / stand back / deal with / look out / shake up Deceiving have on / pass off as / rip off / take in Destroying tear up / write off / screw up / smash up / knock down Determination go for / stick out / push on / give in / see out Dieting put on / cut down on / give up / take up / do up Dinner Parties invite round / turn up / serve up / wash up / go on Discussing a Problem talk over / break down / open up / calm down / sort out Doing Nothing skive off / lounge about / sit around / sit back / hang around Dr.Grammar's Christmas blow out / rustle up / swear off / knock back / come out in Dr.Grammar's Holiday pull over / drop off / throw up / phone up / look round Dr.Grammar's Return from Holiday cut out / look for / phone up / turn off / tow away Easter hunt for / gobble up / keep back / throw up / see through Eating dish up / cut down on / eat out / rustle up / dig in Environment give off / look into / cut down on / cut down / give up Family bring up / grow up / take after / tell off / get on Feeling Superior look down on / talk down to / put down / talk down / lord it over Finance get into / write off / pay into / take out / pay off Fire in Edinburgh break out / pull down / put out / burn down / rip through Fireworks go off / put out / let off / light up / stand back First Aid put on / go down with / pass out / cough up / fall over Football kick off / send off / play on / warm up / play off Football kick off / go through / send off Forgiving let off / put down / write off / gloss over / let go Forming a group or collection (up) team up / gang up / gather up / stock up Freedom break out / tie down / shake off / breeze in / go off Freezing & Boiling freeze over / freeze up / frost over/up / boil over / boil away Friends get on / cheer up / look out for / go out / come round Gambling put on / pay up / clean out / put up Gardening cut back / dig up / dig over / lop off Give Away / Reject (up) pass up / cough up / give up on / sell up / cast up Gossip pass on / listen in / leave out / go into / take back Health keep down / play up / pass out / sign off / see to Hesitating hold back / think over / weigh up / sleep on / spit out Holiday Cheer look forward to / dress up / wrap up / sleep off / put up with Holidays check in / lie around / put on / take in / check out Honesty have out / find out / make up / have on / own up Housework tidy up / sweep up / wash up / put out / wipe down Improving liven up / tone down / touch up / brush up/ round off In a Hurry? breeze in / bomb along / shoot out / zoom off / buzz off Insomnia wake up / drop off / roll over / get up / wind up Joking take off / wind up / crease up / laugh at / laugh off Kitchen wash up / chop up / put away / boil over / dry up Leaving see off/ clear off/ shoot off/ set off/ take off Machines switch on / plug in / turn up / break down / blow up Mail wrap up / tie up / send off for / send on / sign for Making Decisions think over / boil down to / get round to / put off / argue out Making Excuses turn up / come up / hold up / run out of / get through Making Progress plough through / plod away / go on / move on Making Tea fill up / put on / pour out / tip up / sit back / Marriage dress up / send out / run off with / live together / fall for Mobile Phones & Driving phone up / look for / plough into / veer off Money put by / save up / take out / pay in / pay off Movement stand up / sit down / crouch down / bend over / lie down Moving House move in / hang up / clean up / sort out / settle in New Year Party see in / stay up / count down / sleep over / blow up New Year's Resolutions give up / take up / go on / stick to / get round to Nostalgia hark back to / look back / blot out / go back to / put up with Numbers come to / add up / round up / average out / take away Only Joking? laugh off / laugh at / wind up / take off / burst out Packing lay out / zip up / fold up / roll up / take up Parking pull in / block in / pull away / back up / get in Peace step back / thrash out / call on / call off / cry out for Persuading push into / put forward / urge on / give in / give up Problems weigh on / weigh up / work through / get over / wrestle with Production run off / knock up / cobble together / put together Propaganda take in / see through / play down / lump together / fob off Radio tune in / call in / sound off / sing along / listen in Reading read out / flick through / read over / read up / pick up Referring to the Future (ahead) lie ahead / plan ahead / send ahead / look ahead / think ahead Relationships 1 fall out / make up / back someone up / chat up Relationships 2 fall out with / fall for / take to / let down / count on Relationships 3 chat up / ask out / go out with / cheat on / stand up Relaxing kick back / chill out / wind down / drift off / sit back Reluctance drag out / wriggle out of / back out / chicken out / clam up Responsibility rest with / fall on / answer for / rely on / let down Rubbish screw up / throw out / tear up / get rid of Rushing hurry up / throw on / dash off / run around School keep up / catch on / let off / work out / speak up Searching sniff out / hunt down / find out / look up / look for Sickness take off / go down with / get over / wait on / strike down Sleeping turn in / sleep off / make up / nod off / wake up Sleeping and Waking drop off / crash out / doze off / come to / wake up / get up Speaking clam up / blurt out / shut up / speak up / cut off Sport warm up / go for / come on / kick off / play off Start to do something (off) start off / kick off / spark off / tee off / set off Stop / Cancel (off) break off / turn off / call off / ring off / knock off Stop! cut out / break up / clog up / cone off / back off Students read up on / look into / write up / write down / hand in Studying English note down / write up / go over / look out for / look up Talking talk over / find out / chat up / work on / go on Temperature Metaphors thaw out / cool down / hot up / boil down to / boil over The Columbia Tragedy take off / find out / break off / break up / break down The Law send down / lock up / fit up / get away with / get off The Past rake over / take back / long for / date back / bring back The Rat Race sell up / drop out / go off / do down / get by Tidying tidy up /put away / throw out / put aside / sort out Toys wind up / put together / take apart / play with / run down Understanding sink in / work at / get over / go over / break down Visiting drop in / see off / put up/ catch up Visiting People invite round / put up /come round / call for / drop in Weather snowed under / snowed in / rained off / storm out / cloud over Working work on / get through / get on with / take off / write down Writing jot down / cross out / rub out / put down / go over Writing Essays jot down / think of / write up / go over / hand in