Phrasal verbs exercise
This grammar exercise tests your knowledge of phrasal verbs. Prepare for English language verb questions
Questions
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
They held a press conference last week to ___________ support for their proposal.
- drum up
- muck in
- muck about
- mull over
- make out
He .............................. the channels hoping to find something interesting.
- flicked through
- flipped through
- fell through
- got through
- either 'flicked through' or 'flipped through'
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
The deal ___________ at the last minute for reasons that were not clear.
- fell through
- fell out
- fell off
- dropped off
- fell for
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
Legal battles are slow and expensive. In many cases, the appeals process _________ for years.
- drags up
- draws up
- drags on
- drops off
- Either 1 or 3
The meat smells awful. It must have .............................
- gone about
- gone off
- gone out
- fallen off
- either 'gone off' or 'gone out'.
He is not a bright student and he doesn’t do well in his tests. He just manages to ........................
- get along with
- get on with
- get off
- get by
- get away with
The word .......................... that she was having an affair with her boss.
- got about
- got away
- got around
- got back
- got into
Directions: Choose an appropriate idiom/phrase to fill in the blank.
It is not uncommon for people to _________ alternative medicine when modern drugs don’t work.
- fall behind on
- fall back on
- fall down on
- fall out
- fall off
She was tired and ....................... while watching TV.
- dozed off
- dozed down
- dropped off
- either 'dozed off' or 'dropped off'
- dragged up
I think it was the lack of sleep more than the drinks that really
- did me away
- did me up
- did me in
- gave in
- get in
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
They were close friends, so I couldn't believe that they had _________ over some stupid misunderstanding.
- fallen over
- fallen through
- fallen for
- fallen out
- fallen off
Human rights activists have been asking the government to ............................. the death penalty.
- do in
- do away with
- do up
- do out with
- do away
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
His marriage _________ when his wife discovered that he had been cheating on her.
- fell apart
- fell back on
- fell behind
- fell down
- fell over
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The dog _________ the cat but it escaped by climbing a tree.
- make away
- made for
- made after
- made off
- made out
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
He assured me that he was not trying to _________ any information.
- hold back
- hold up
- hold on
- either 'hold back' or 'keep back'
- keep back
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The executives are _________ what to do next.
- muddling up
- mulling over
- mucking in
- mucking about
- either 'mucking about' or 'mucking in'
Directions: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with an appropriate option from the following options:
The thieves overpowered the guards and _________ with the money and jewels.
- made off
- made up
- made after
- either ‘made away’ or ‘made off’
- made for
The offer was too good to ........................
- pass away
- pass up
- pass out
- pass on
- either 'pass on' or 'pass out'