CBSE Class 9 English Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Question. The telephone operator ______ me ______ almost immediately.
a) went / through
b) put / through
c) took / to
d) got / into

Answer : B

Question. He was glad he had ______ the first question.
a) took up with
b) disposed of
c) run into
d) got ahead

Answer : B

Question. We have to ______ the first five lessons before the test.
a) go over
b) get over
c) look up to
d) turn into

Answer : A

Question. In both physical appearance and personality, John ______ his father.
a) takes up
b) looks after
c) takes after
d) looks in

Answer : C

Question. He often ______ his dinner so that he can get more work done.
a) hangs on
b) goes without
c) eats away
d) ends up

Answer : B

Question. If a child does not ______ his parents, they probably are not very good to him.
a) come up with
b) get rid of
c) look up to
d) get through with

Answer : C

Question. When the chief surgeon suddenly announced he was going to leave, we were all ______.
a) gone off
b) put through
c) set back
d) taken aback

Answer : D

Question. You really cough too much; you should ______ smoking.
a) cut down on
b) go through
c) get around
d) try for

Answer : A

Question. Many poor people in the world have to ______ life’s necessities.
a) go without
b) got over
c) come to
d) part with

Answer : A

Question. Do you ever fail to do your duties or do you always ______ them?
a) believe in
b) live up to
c) carry out
d) clear up

Answer : C

Question. A bus crashed on the main highway this morning and ______ traffic for hours.
a) held up
b) cleared up
c) made up
d) blew up

Answer : A

Question. Don’t trust her, she always ______ her word.
a) goes back
b) goes back on
c) gets over
d) gets round

Answer : B

Question. The children were very well ______.
a) gave up
b) got off
c) brought up
d) gave up

Answer : C

Question. You must ______ with the sunray treatment, it’s doing you good.
a) make up
b) go up
c) go on
d) put up

 Answer : C

Question. Her dress was too wide on the waist so she ______ it ______.
a) took / up
b) turned / away
c) got / in
d) took / in

Answer : D

Question. Because of inflation, salaries can’t ______ the high cost of living.
a) hold on
b) get ahead
c) keep up with
d) catch on

Answer : C

Question. The old lady couldn’t ______ because she had rheumatism.
a) get about
b) get in
c) get on
d) get behind

 Answer : A

Question. The chairman ______ a very controversial idea which had little chance of being accepted.
a) got on
b) came up
c) made for
d) put forward

Answer : D

Question. I wouldn’t have noticed the mistake if you hadn’t ______ it ______.
a) looked /after
b) put / off
c) pointed / out
d) checked / out

Answer : C

Question. Peggy wants to ______ ceramics when she retires.
a) look after
b) take up
c) wear out
d) do over

Answer : B

Question. His decision to close the factory ______ a series of protest meetings.
a) set off
b) put out
c) put back
d) turned out

 Answer : A

Question. The plane is almost taking ______ . We had better be quick.
a) off
b) in
c) on
d) up

Answer : A

Question. A row of back-to -back houses is being ______ to make way for new flats.
a) pulled down
b) held up
c) closed down
d) turned up

Answer : A

Question. George ______ a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down, but after a year or so his health and spirits picked up.
a) went out
b) ran after
c) put back
d) passed through

Answer : D

Question. If you ______ your promise to stop smoking, you’ll feel better and live longer.
a) go into
b) stick to
c) turn into
d) come to

Answer : B

Question. We ______ at noon to have lunch.
a) broke up
b) broke off
c) came about
d) went over

Answer : A

Question. How many words ______ this sentence?
a) go up
b) fill up
c) make up
d) call up

Answer : C

Question. Did the committee ______ the problem carefully before deciding on it?
a) get on
b) touch on
c) clear up
d) talk over

Answer : D

Question. When the two of you have ______ your problems, we’ll start again. I can’t work with people who are arguing.
a) drop out
b) iron out
c) dry up
d) eat away

Answer : B

Question. He ______ everything I said.
a) put down
b) set out
c) picked up
d) looked to

Answer : A

Question. I was very ______ by the nurse’s attitude, it really annoyed me.
a) put out
b) put up
c) put by
d) put aside

Answer : A

Question. After he got knocked down by the champion in the third round, it took him five minutes to ______.
a) turn out
b) go in for
c) come to
d) get rid of

Answer : C

Question. Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work ______ all their time.
a) takes away
b) takes in
c) take on
d) takes up

Answer : D

Question. He couldn’t find his keys so he ______ his pockets ______.
a) turned / upside down
b) took / out
c) turned / on
d) turned / inside out

Answer : D

Question. How are you ______ with your new job? Do you like it?
a) looking for
b) getting along
c) waiting on
d) taking over

Answer : B

Question. When she heard the death of her husband, she _____ and cried.
a) broke down
b) broke off
c) broke up
d) broke out

Answer : A

Question. Five minutes after take off, the aircraft ______ at 30.000 feet.
a) leveled out
b) lifted of
c) lined up
d) made up

Answer : A

Question. Can you try to ______ what time the play starts on Saturdays?
a) pick out
b) pull up
c) find out
d) hold up

Answer : C

Question. New students spend the first few days ______ themselves ______ the layout of the university.
a) calling / out
b) bringing / about
c) acquainting / with
d) carrying / on

Answer : C

Question. She ______ when she heard the bad news. It must have been a terrible shock to her.
a) passed out
b) worn out
c) called off
d) bottled up

Answer : A

Question. So many people came that there were not enough sandwiches to ______.
a) go around
b) pass for
c) show off
d) put on

Answer : A

Question. You might ______ your ideas much better if you planned what you wanted to say.
a) get on
b) look up
c) carry out
d) put across

Answer : D

Question. Let’s ______ to work now.
a) get on
b) get down
c) get off
d) get up

Answer : A

Question. I want you to ______ the talking right now; I’m trying to read.
a) run out
b) carry out
c) break out
d) cut out

Answer : D

Question. A week-old garbage usually ______ a terrible stink.
a) give up
b) gives off
c) give on
d) give in

Answer : B

Question. Two prisoners ______ of Midford Prison last night. They are armed and dangerous.
a) ran out
b) passed out
c) broke out
d) made out

Answer : C

Question. The offer was so good that I couldn’t ______ it ______.
a) turn / down
b) clear / up
c) make / out
d) hand / out

Answer : A

Question. The troops easily ______ the rebellion.
a) went in for
b) took over
c) put down
d) showed up

Answer : C

Question. The travel agent managed to ______ the problems about my ticket.
a) stick to
b) go with
c) make out
d) sort out

Answer : D

Question. They ______ the old building and built a new one.
a) tried out
b) put off
c) cut off
d) tore down

Answer : D

Question. Susan works so hard that no one in the office can ______ her.
a) put up with
b) go without
c) get along with
d) keep up with

Answer : D

Question. It would be a good idea to discuss the plan. Why don’t you ______ a meeting.
a) take up
b) set up
c) make out
d) pick out

Answer : B

Question. It’s bad habit to ______ lies about things which you know are wrong; no one will believe you.
a) give away
b) carry out
c) bring up
d) make up

Answer : D

Question. The whole area was ______ by the storms and floods.
a) cut off
b) cut down
c) cut through
d) cut into

Answer : A

Question. The article ______ the problem, but it did not discuss it in detail.
a) brought on
b) passed on
c) called on
d) touched on

Answer : D

Question. I want to ______ these exercises before I give them to the teacher.
a) keep on
b) count on
c) look over
d) point out

Answer : C