Grammar Quiz

Phrasal Verb Quiz


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Would you quickly ______________ these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?

A. take to

B. come along

C. look after

D. look over


When at school, everyone talks about getting an interesting job after graduation but many graduates …….doing work they don’t like

A. Turn up

B. Make up

C. End up

D. Do up


anticipate with pleasure

A. look back (on)

B. look after

C. look down on

D. look forward to


She always ______ meeting him.

A. looks forward to

B. looks in

C. looks back

D. looks up to


Have you looked up the spelling in the dictionary? What does ‘Look up’ mean?

A. Find in a reference book

B. Forget

C. Remember

D. Ignore


What does ‘make into’ mean?

A. Invent a story to deceive

B. Run after someone

C. Compensate

D. Change one thing into another


The police blamed the mother_____ neglecting her child.

A. to

B. for

C. with

D. of


They’re so bad to him. I don’t know how he puts … it.

A. on

B. off

C. up

D. up with


Stop playing around and get …… with your homework.

A. off

B. on

C. rid of

D. along


develop successfully

A. Work on

B. Work up

C. Work out


I’m busy at the moment – Can I call you ______ later?

A. back

B. in

C. on

D. out


Define the meaning of ‘look forward to’ as a phrasal verb.

A. To reminisce about past events.

B. To dread or fear something in the future.

C. To feel excited or positive about something that is going to happen in the future.

D. To ignore or disregard upcoming events.


He put _______ some interesting ideas but the company didn’t seem interested.

A. down

B. away

C. forward


My hair was messy, so I put … a hat.

A. on

B. off

C. up

D. down


chase

A. run after

B. run down

C. run away with

D. run across/into


The party ……… You should all go home now.

A. break down

B. is over

C. break in

D. break up


meet/find by chance

A. run after

B. run down

C. run away with

D. run across/into


They fought bravely but in the end they had to give ____________.

A. up

B. out

C. in


remove clothes

A. Take on

B. Take in

C. Take out

D. Take off


This crossword is too difficult, I can’t work it out. What does ‘Work out’ mean?

A. Give up

B. Find a solution or answer

C. Forget

D. Remember


A dishwasher is an important labour saving _____ for the busy housewife.

A. engine

B. draft

C. device

D. piece

E. instrument


lose consciousness

A. pass off as

B. Pay back

C. pass out

D. pass away


What phrasal verb means “to add information on a form”? Don’t forget to _____ every section of the job application

A. fill out

B. fill in

C. fill up


I wasn’t too … going to the party

A. Get in

B. Get on

C. Good at

D. Keen on


Qiao Quan ___ my plants while I was away.

A. look up

B. look in

C. look before

D. look after




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