CBSE Class 9 English Phrasal Verbs Worksheet

Question. Not one of the girl’s teachers could ______ her poor examination results.
a) act out
b) answer back
c) account for
d) ask after

Answer : C

Question. If you will just ______ me for a few moments, I’ll explain the reasons behind the decision.
a) turn over to
b) take up with
c) bear with
d) care for

Answer : C

Question. His new novel ______ in the fall.
a) shows up
b) takes up
c) sets out
d) comes out

Answer : D

Question. How do you manage to ______ such a small salary?
a) live on
b) put down
c) keep on
d) hold on to

Answer : A

Question. If you have any questions while I’m talking, feel free to ______.
a) look on
b) come up
c) break in
d) look for

Answer : C

Question. Because of inflation, my weekly food bill now ______ $ 25.
a) parts with
b) gets over
c) comes to
d) goes through

Answer : C

Question. I didn’t know you were in town. It’s strange to ______ you like this.
a) look forward to
b) run after
c) run across
d) put up with

Answer : C

Question. If you do your homework every day, you can ______ your classmates.
a) look forward to
b) live up to
c) run around with
d) keep up with

Answer : D

Question. Despite his dislike of Jack, he had always ______ him if some other boy at school attacked him.
a) kept up with
b) carried out
c) settled down
d) stood up for

Answer : D

Question. The staff meeting ______ just before lunch.
a) broke out
b) broke into
c) broke up
d) brought out

Answer : C

Question. He ______ all the doctors in the district with medical samples.
a) called on
b) was over
c) broke up
d) come into

Answer : A

Question. He’s a terrible liar, he’s always ______ stories.
a) getting up
b) putting through
c) making up
d) going over

Answer : C

Question. Most girls ______ their faces.
a) make up for
b) make up
c) make for
d) make off

Answer : B

Question. She’s very much fatter. I wonder how much weight she has ______.
a) gone up
b) made up
c) put on
d) taken on

Answer : C

Question. I wasn’t listening very attentively and suddenly realized I hadn’t ______ what the doctor said.
a) turned out
b) made up for
c) taken in
d) put forward

Answer : C

Question. I’m afraid that old man won’t live much longer, he seems to have ______ the struggle.
a) given out
b) given up
c) given away
d) given back

Answer : B

Question. As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to ______ the operation.
a) call off
b) call up
c) call on
d) call out

Answer : A

Question. This skirt is too long. I must ______ it______ .
a) take / up
b) turn / off
c) get / over
d) make / for

Answer : A

Question. Why don’t you ______ your proposal at the next meeting?
a) come to
b) get over
c) call up
d) bring up

Answer : D

Question. I trusted him to pay me back but he ______ me ______.
a) let / down
b) put / down
c) left / over
d) kicked / off

Answer : A
 

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.
 

Question. I’ve had flu for a week now: I just can’t get rid of it.
a) shake it off
b) shake it out
c) shake it down
d) shake it up

Answer : A

Question. That looks a nice flat. Shall we inspect it if it is for sale?
a) look on
b) look over
c) look to
d) look through

Answer : D

Question. The meeting ended in disorder.
a) broke out
b) broke down
c) broke up
d) broke off

Answer : D

Question. His father often criticizes him.
a) takes him off
b) runs him down
c) puts him off
d) lets him down

Answer : B

Question. You are never too late to start a new sport.
a) set up
b) take in
c) call up
d) take up

Answer : D

Question. When she got thinner she had to make her dress smaller.
a) make for
b) put off
c) make over
d) take in

Answer : D

Question. She pretended that she couldn’t swim.
a) turned out
b) made out
c) turned up
d) made up

Answer : B

Question. Let’s postpone the meeting till Friday.
a) put off
b) call off
c) hold off
d) carry out

Answer : A

Question. My father has stopped smoking.
a) taken out
b) turned down
c) given up
d) given back

Answer : C

Question. I have so much work to do that I can’t accept any more.
a) take in
b) take after
c) take up
d) take on

Answer : D

Question. We had to cancel the party last week.
a) break off
b) let off
c) put off
d) call off

Answer : D

Question. He called me a liar and I told him if he didn’t apologize I’d punch him on the nose.
a) make it ou
t b) make it over
c) put it back
d) take it back

Answer : D

Question. I am getting fat; I ought to start tennis.
a) take up
b) make up
c) put up
d) set out

Answer : A

Question. I really must buy a car so I’m going to save some money every month until I can afford one.
a) put by
b) put up
c) put off
d) put on

Answer : A

Question. Please visit me when you come to Ankara.
a) call me up
b) stand for me
c) look me up
d) look for me

Answer : A

Question. When you make a promise you must fulfill it.
a) carry it out
b) carry it on
c) carry it off
d) carry it over

Answer : A

Question. The Prime Minister established a committee to discuss ways of improving the Turkish economy.
a) set up
b) put out
c) kept up
d) found out

Answer : A

Question. He just seems to spend money like water these days.
a) fall through
b) go through
c) put off
d) give out

Answer : B

Question. My father was raised in a small village.
a) called up
b) brought up
c) taken off
d) come out

Answer : B

Question. The editor had to omit several articles because of lack of space.
a) cut down
b) cut out
c) cut off
d) cut away

Answer : B

Question. He was so astonished that for a moment he was lost for words.
a) worn out
b) taken aback
c) brought up
d) break down

Answer : B

Question. I had a wonderful idea to save money but it didn’t succeed.
a) catch up
b) bring out
c) come off
d) come up

Answer : C

Question. Being the second child of three, he tends to admire his elder brother and despise his younger sister.
a) look over / look up
b) make up to / make over
c) make for / make up to
d) look up to / look down on

Answer : D

Question. He gave a lift to three students outside London and dropped them off in Watford.
a) called up
b) brought up
c) took up
d) picked up

Answer : D

Question. I didn’t feel like going to the dentist’s so I delayed going there until I had a really bad toothache.
a) put off
b) put by
c) put on
d) put out

Answer : A

Question. As we had a long way to go, we left at five in the morning.
a) set off
b) put up
c) stood for
d) set about

Answer : A

Question. His project has failed to be completed .
a) fallen through
b) fallen behind
c) fallen back
d) fallen off

Answer : A

Question. The factory has reduced its workforce by 50%.
a) cut back
b) cut off
c) set off
d) taken in

Answer : A

Question. His father died of lung cancer and the doctor attributed it to the fact that he was a heavy smoker.
a) took it off
b) carried it back
c) thought it over
d) put it down

Answer : D

Question. Our radio can receive the Voice of America very clearly.
a) get on
b) take off
c) pick out
d) pick up

Answer : D