In the YouTube videos Phrasal Verb Daily, numbers 191 to 200, you learnt the meaning or a meaning of the following 10 English phrasal verbs:

  1. COME ON
  2. BASE ON
  3. RESORT TO
  4. TAKE AWAY
  5. CUT BACK ON
  6. COME ACROSS
  7. NOT CARE FOR
  8. SHOW UP
  9. RELY ON
  10. BRING ON

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.

We are spending too much money on heating in the house. In order to save money, we are going to how much we use. We won't leave the heating on all day, instead we'll only turn it on during the evenings.  

2.

Although museums make money from selling tickets to enter them, in order to continue operating they money given to them directly by the government. If they didn't receive that, most would have to close down.  

3.

Simon: "How did I when I was doing the presentation?"
Nick: "You seemed a bit nervous and unsure."  

4.

Thank you for coming to hear me speak. I hope that by the end you will hear something that you can and use in your own life.  

5.

Patient: "Doctor, what causes my son to get such terrible headaches?"
Doctor: "I think they are by drinking milk. He's probably got an allergy to it. So make sure he doesn't consume any more of it."  

6.

I was so physically tired that I thought I couldn't continue in the race. But when I heard the people in the crowd shouting ' Peter!', it made me run quicker.  

7.

Bob: "What type of restaurant do you want to go to tonight, Mexican or Chinese?"
Sally: "I Mexican food that much. It's too spicy for me. So can we go to a Chinese restaurant?"  

8.

The film Apocalypse Now is Joseph Conrad's novel The Heart of Darkness.  

9.

Tom: "I'm really sorry about last night. I was drunk. I do stupid things when I've drunk too much. Did I ?"
Louise: "Yes, you did. My parents weren't happy with how you behaved. You are going to have to apologise to them."  

10.

Ben: "How did you get him to do it? I thought he never would!"
Dennis: "I had to threatening to fire him from his job if he didn't do it. It's not something that I'm proud of doing, but it worked."  



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 politely say that you do not like something or someone.

 

2.

Said to encourage somebody to try harder or do something better or quicker. Normally used when the person is doing something physical.

 

3.

To consume or use less of something.

 

4.

To explain what caused or causes something to happen. Often used to explain what causes health issues or things that are bad.

 

5.

To have to do something which you would prefer not to (because it is unpleasant or extreme) in order to achieve something (e.g. solve a problem). The thing is often done when you are desperate and feel that you have no other option.

 

6.

When a person does something which makes another person feel embarrassed or ashamed.

 

7.

To say who a fictional character is inspired by or from where the main story used in a film, novel, theatre play originally comes from (e.g. a real life event, another book etc...).

 

8.

To say what someone seems or seemed to be like (what impression they give/gave of themselves).

 

9.

To say that you learnt something important from something you have done, read or been told.

 

10.

To need something (e.g. money, help etc...) from somebody or an organisation in order to be able to survive on, continue operating or exist.

 





Practice

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