Phrasal Verbs: Sentence Completion

Practice completing sentences with the correct phrasal verbs to improve your English grammar

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

He was _________ to see the lion before him.

  1. stuck up
  2. stuck out
  3. stuck to a point
  4. stuck in
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

On hearing the noise he _________.

  1. started in
  2. got a start of
  3. started up
  4. started aside
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The train is ready to _________.

  1. strike at
  2. strike back
  3. strike for
  4. strike in
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The watchman _________ all the night.

  1. stops out
  2. stops up
  3. stops down
  4. stops short
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

He _________ the wrong answer and wrote it again.

  1. struck through
  2. struck out
  3. struck off
  4. struck in
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I have _________ the essay.

  1. taken away
  2. taken in
  3. taken to
  4. taken down
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The students have _________ in the ground.

  1. taken for
  2. taken out
  3. taken in with
  4. taken in
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Work hard if you want to _________ in the exams.

  1. take up
  2. take after
  3. take over
  4. take off
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The cyclone _________ the trees.

  1. teared up
  2. teared away
  3. teared from
  4. teared off
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Do not waste your time in _________.

  1. talking away
  2. talking round
  3. talking down
  4. talking over
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

A sick person __________ in the bus.

  1. threw up
  2. threw off
  3. threw away
  4. threw down
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I have __________ the application.

  1. turned away
  2. turned down
  3. turned in
  4. turned aside
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I __________ the old songs.

  1. turn over
  2. turn on
  3. turn up
  4. turn against
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The person who just __________ me was very impolite.

  1. waited for
  2. waited upon
  3. waited at
  4. waited on
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

The monkey __________ the bread __________ my hand.

  1. whipped, out
  2. whipped, from
  3. whipped, up
  4. whipped, about
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The police __________ the secret information caught the terrorists.

  1. acting on
  2. acting upon
  3. acting up
  4. acting up to
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Your arguments do not __________ the facts.

  1. bear down
  2. bear up
  3. bear out
  4. bear with
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The sports teacher __________ the students for the marchpast.

  1. broke in
  2. broke with
  3. broke off
  4. broke up
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Indian army successfully __________ the pakistani army.

  1. beat off
  2. beat up
  3. beat about
  4. beat down
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The terrorist who was arrested last week __________.

  1. broke out
  2. broke away
  3. broke in
  4. broke off
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

Nobody thought he could get first position in the class, but he ___________ it.

  1. brought forth
  2. brought in
  3. brought to
  4. brought off
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

I tried to talk to him but he ___________ me ___________.

  1. brushed, over
  2. brushed, up
  3. brushed, aside
  4. brushed, up on
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The Tehleka exposure ___________ the darker side of democracy.

  1. brought off
  2. brought out
  3. brought forward
  4. brought up
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

He ___________ me to win a tennis match against him.

  1. called out
  2. called on
  3. called for
  4. called in
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The teacher ordered him to ___________ the homework.

  1. carry off
  2. carry away
  3. carry through
  4. carry on

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