> Other English exercises on the same topics: Idioms | Particles [Change theme]
	> Similar tests: - Verbs + up /down - Phrasal verbs - Get and particles - Hear/ hear about/ her from/ hear of - Take, Look, Get + particles - Up and Down - A few phrasal verbs - Phrasal verbs: to GET
	> Double-click on words you don't understand

Phrasal Verbs

take to
- develop a habit
  Hugo took to drink after his wife left him.
 
- to like or start liking somebody or something
  I haven't taken to my new school.
 

  let down
- to disappoint somebody
  Henry is my true friend and he has never let me down.
 

  get along ( with somebody )
- have a friendly relationship ( with )
  Sally couldn't get along with her husband. They got divorced 2 years ago.
 

  break off
- to separate something
  A boy broke off a piece of roll and ate in a hurry.

 - break off a relation or contact
  The two countries broke off their diplomatic relations because of their disagreements.


  hold somebody off, hold off somebody, hold something off, hold off something
- to stop and prevent somebody from doing something
  Marc wants to drop out of high school. I'll try to hold him off.

- to delay something, to refrain from doing something
 The rain had held off all night.


  take something back, take back
- to return something for exchange
  Take the set-top box back to the store. It doesn't work.

- to take back what one has said, written, promised
  I regret having said that to her. I'd like to take it back.


  take up something, take something up
- to start doing something, to begin an activity, to like something
  I took up tennis three years ago.

- to reduce in size
  I have to take up my coat. It's too long.
 

  turn something around
- to go from bad to good
  Turn your life around. You shouldn't live this way.


  pick on somebody
- to tease or bully; to criticize somebody
  The kids pick on him because of his stammering.


  cut off somebody/something, cut somebody off, cut off somebody
- to stop a telephone conversation by breaking the connection
 We got cut off in the middle of our call.

- to cause someone to feel alone, to stop having friendly or close terms
  This man was a bad father. He cut off his kids completely.


  clam up
- to become silent, to refuse to talk or reply
  She clammed up and didn't answer the question.


  answer back
- to reply rudely to a person who has more authority than you
 Why do you answer back to your teacher?


  go off, go off ( a bomb )
- to make a characteristic noise as a signal
  My alarm clock always goes off at 7 a.m.

- to explode
 The bomb will go off in five hours.

Twitter Share
English exercise "Phrasal Verbs" created by greg100 with The test builder. [More lessons & exercises from greg100]
Click here to see the current stats of this English test

Please log in to save your progress.

1. The bomb clammed upgo offwent offI don't know near the main street, wounding three people and destroying two cars.

2. I consider Susan's behaviour rude. I never turn aroundgetting alongtook toI don't know her.

3. When Ed was a kid, his classmates used to go offpick ontook toI don't know him because of his corpulence.

4. Mark takes uptook toasnwered backI don't know drink after Stella left him.

5. He let me backtook me backlet me downI don't know and I'll never trust him again.

6. Your mother-in-law is such a nice person. Why can't you take tocut offget alongI don't know with her?

7. I was late to work. The alarm clock goes offwent offgot alongI don't know on time, but I didn't hear it.

8. Eric is an arrogant, rude and lazy boy. He always answers backhold offback answerI don't know rudely to his parents and teachers.

9. Sandra suddenly answers backbreaks offclammed upI don't know when I asked about her family.

10. Tom's birth father took uptaken backcut him offI don't know completely. They never saw each other again.

11. Mary broke offclammed uphold offI don't know a piece of chocolate and gave it to him.

12. You should pick onhold offget alongI don't know making this decision until next year.

13. If the rain go offholds offpicks onI don't know, we will go for a walk.

14. Our countries breaks uplet downbroke offI don't know diplomatic relations in 1920.

15. This suit is too tight. You had better take it backcut it offto take it backI don't know to the shop.

16. Do you want to let downclam uptake upI don't know football, tennis or some other sport?

17. Don't cry! I let it downtake it backget it alongI don't know. I didn't mean to hurt you.

18. After leaving prison, he decided to hold his life offturn his life aroundtake his life upI don't know.

19. I was talking with Mike on the phone, but after ten minutes our conversation got answer backclam upcut offI don't know.

20. Could you go offpick ontake upI don't know the trousers? They are a bit long.