In the YouTube videos Phrasal Verb Daily, numbers 101 to 110, you learnt the meaning or a meaning of the following 10 English phrasal verbs:

  1. TAKE ON
  2. GET AWAY WITH
  3. FALL THROUGH
  4. GO OFF
  5. BREAK DOWN
  6. ACCOUNT FOR
  7. MESS AROUND
  8. WORK OUT
  9. CARRY ON
  10. CLOSE DOWN

To make sure that you don't forget what each of these means or can mean (because some have more than one meaning), do the online exercises/quizzes below.

In the first exercise, you have to choose which of the above phrasal verbs is correct for the sentence. Use the context of the sentence(s) to help you decide which one is correct.

In the second exercise, you have to match each of the 10 phrasal verbs to their meaning (e.g. 'to leave a bus, plane or train').

In both exercises, you should only use each of the 10 phrasal verbs once.

P.S. If you haven't watched the YouTube Videos for these, I would recommend you do this before doing these exercises (click on the phrasal verb in the above list to watch it). It will help to make doing the exercises easier and make sure that you remember them.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct phrasal verb from the selection box for each of the 10 questions. Click on the "Check Answers" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.


1.

Roger: "Have you why my car has this problem yet?"
Claire: "No, we haven't. Give us a few more days and we should hopefully know by then."  

2.

At work today the fire alarm and we all had to leave the building and wait outside until it stopped.  

3.

She was fine until she got a phone call from her mother saying her dog had died and then she . I put my arm around her and told her everything was going to be ok.  

4.

Because it is too expensive to make jeans in the US, Levi's has decided to all its factories in the US. Now, the company's jeans will be manufactured in its factories in China and Mexico.  

5.

John: "I was wondering if you have any jobs available at the moment?"
Neil: "I'm afraid we are not any new staff at the moment. But if you leave me your CV, when we are, I can contact you."  

6.

Please, don't let me interrupt you. with what you were doing before!  

7.

In many crime movies, the criminals think they have doing the crime until the last part of the movie. When the hero finally finds some evidence which means they are caught and are sent to prison.  

8.

For the average family, food 20% of their monthly expenditure. On average, they spend more each month on accomodation (around 40%).  

9.

The band's planned concert in Chicago when the place where they were going to do it in had a fire and they couldn't find another venue to do it in.  

10.

The reason why your daugther failed the exam is that instead of learning and listening she in class. She constantly looks at her mobile phone and talks to her friends.  



Exercise 2

Choose the correct phrasal verb from the selection box for each of the 10 questions. Click on the "Check Answers" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.


1.

When any type of alarm makes a noise.

 

2.

To do something bad or wrong and not be punished or blamed for doing it.

 

3.

To understand (by thinking or investigating) why something is happening or what you have to do to either make something better or solve a problem.

 

4.

When something which is organised or a plan to do something fails to/doesn't happen.

 

5.

When a place (e.g. a factory, shop etc...) or business (or part of it) closes permanently.

 

6.

To say what the percentage or proportion of a specific thing (e.g. sales of romance books) is out of the total (e.g. sales of all books).

 

7.

When a company or organisation employ new people to work for them.

 

8.

To act silly or do unimportant things when you should be doing something important/necessary.

 

9.

To cry and be unable control your emotions when remembering something very sad or being told some bad news.

 

10.

To understand (by thinking or investigating) why something is happening or what you have to do to either make something better or solve a problem.

 





Practice

Now that you understand them, practise them by creating your own sentences in English with them.