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Phrasal verbs

Match everyday phrasal verbs to what they actually mean.

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Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs: worked examples

Five from the set, with the answer filled in and the rule that decides it. The remaining questions are in the answer key below.

  1. 01

    give up → stop doing something permanently

  2. 02

    carry on → keep doing something without stopping

  3. 03

    look after → take care of someone

  4. 04

    look for → try to find something

  5. 05

    look up → find a word in a dictionary

Answer key: all 24 questions
  1. 01give up → stop doing something permanently
  2. 02carry on → keep doing something without stopping
  3. 03look after → take care of someone
  4. 04look for → try to find something
  5. 05look up → find a word in a dictionary
  6. 06find out → discover the truth about something
  7. 07come across → find something by chance
  8. 08look forward to → feel excited about a future event
  9. 09put off → delay until a later time
  10. 10call off → cancel a planned event
  11. 11put up with → tolerate something annoying
  12. 12take off → leave the ground and start flying
  13. 13take after → look or behave like a relative
  14. 14turn down → refuse an offer or invitation
  15. 15turn up → arrive, often unexpectedly
  16. 16get on with → have a good relationship with someone
  17. 17get over → recover from an illness or shock
  18. 18get rid of → throw away something unwanted
  19. 19run out of → finish your supply of something
  20. 20cut down on → eat or use less of something
  21. 21break down → (of a machine) stop working
  22. 22bring up → raise a child from birth
  23. 23deal with → handle a problem or task
  24. 24fill in → complete a form
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