In the YouTube videos Phrasal Verb Daily, numbers 141 to 150, you learnt the meaning or a meaning of the following 10 English phrasal verbs:

  1. SET OFF
  2. SPEAK UP FOR
  3. BE PISSED OFF
  4. PUT ON
  5. STEM FROM
  6. LOOK UP
  7. LOOK AFTER
  8. POINT OUT
  9. SHOW OFF
  10. BUILD UP

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.

John: "Are you ready to go now?"
Andrew: "Nearly. I just need to my shoes and I'll be ready to go."  

2.

When you tell your students about the exam, you must to them that they can't take mobile phones into the exam room. If they are found with one there, they'll automatically fail it.  

3.

My fear of dogs being bitten by one when I was a child. Since then, I've always been scared of them.  

4.

Marie: "When I went to his house, he showed me all these photos of him with famous people, like Brad Pitt, Beyonce etc..."
Celia: "He loves to . It makes him feel more important than the rest of us."  

5.

It only took us 3 hours to get there. We from home at 10am and we got to the hotel at 1pm.  

6.

Chris: " with me?"
Bill: "Yes, I am. How could you kiss my girlfriend on the mouth!" "I was drunk, sorry."  

7.

Student: "What can I do to improve my level of English?"
Teacher: "You need to read in English every day. By doing that you'll your knowledge of English vocabulary and that will help you to speak better in the future."  

8.

Rose: "Who is going to your children whilst you are on holiday at the weekend?"
Debbie: "They are going to stay with my husband's parents for the two days."  

9.

I will always be thankful for what Dan Jones did. When everybody was being critical about me and saying I was a bad person on social media, he was the only one who me. And that's what a true friend does.  

10.

This year hasn't been the best for me. So I hope things start to next year. Hopefully, I'll find a job and have enough money to go on holiday.  



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.

To be responsible/in charge of the safety and care of somebody or something.

 

2.

To express your support for something (e.g. a cause) or somebody publically or in front of people. Normally, when it or they are being criticised or threatened.

 

3.

To say what the original or most important cause of why something happened or is happening is.

 

4.

When you either try to impress someone or make someone jealous by showing them how good you are at something, or who you know or what you own.

 

5.

To leave a place to go somewhere.

 

6.

To be angry/really annoyed about a situation or with somebody.

 

7.

When the size or quantity of something gradually increases.

 

8.

To make sure that somebody is aware of something that you think is important for them to know.

 

9.

To place a piece of clothing, jewellery or footwear on to your body (i.e. to wear it).

 

10.

When a situation gets better/improves.

 





Practice

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