In the YouTube videos Phrasal Verb Daily, numbers 1 to 10, you learnt the meaning or a meaning of the following 10 English phrasal verbs:

  1. TAKE UP
  2. MESS UP
  3. KNOCK OUT
  4. PICK ON
  5. NOD OFF
  6. LIE BEHIND
  7. TAKE PLACE
  8. SET OFF
  9. TURN DOWN
  10. FILL OUT

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.

Andrew: "I can't believe you during the class."
Nigel: "It was so boring and I only slept 4 hours last night."  

2.

$350,000 is a very good offer for our house. But I am afraid that we are going to have to your offer. We have no intention of selling our house at the moment.  

3.

I really need to get fit and healthy this year. So I have decided that I'm going to kickboxing. I hear it's a great sport to lose weight with.  

4.

Because Henry's father was gay, some of the other students at school used to Henry. They said bad things about him and laughed at him. Children can be very cruel at times.  

5.

If you want to go on the school trip, you need to get your parents to this form with your details and return it to me by Friday.  

6.

As always, this year's village music festival will in the village park on the last Saturday of August.  

7.

Rafa Nadal was of Wimbledon after losing to Andy Murray in the semi-finals.  

8.

Make sure that you turn off the alarm when you enter the house. If you don't, you'll the alarm and that will cause the police to come.  

9.

I don't think it was revenge that his decision to write a book about his life with his famous ex-wife. I honestly think he wrote it because he knew he would make a lot of money.  

10.

Simon: "How did the exam go?"
Peter: "Terrible. I really . I didn't realise until after that you could only use a pencil to write the answers and I used a pen. I've definitely failed it."  



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 repeatedly criticize, make fun of or try to annoy one person who doesn't really deserve it.

 

2.

To say what the real reason was why somebody did something or why a decision was made.

 

3.

To say no to (not accept) an offer that somebody has made to you.

 

4.

To be eliminated from a competition after losing to another person or team.

 

5.

To say where and/or when something is happening.

 

6.

To either make a mistake or not do something you should have which then causes big problems.

 

7.

To complete a form or official document by adding/writing information (normally about yourself) in it.

 

8.

To start doing an activity (e.g. a sport) you have never done before.

 

9.

To fall asleep when you weren't planning to.

 

10.

When somebody or something does something which causes an alarm to start making a loud sound.

 





Practice

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