Phrasal Verbs English Grammar Exercises

Question. Don't bring ........................... that topic ever again.
(a) off
(b) up
(c) over

Answer : B

Question. Please bear .................... us while we clean up this mess.
(a) to
(b) on
(c) with

Answer : C

Question. We need to do ..................... with such outdated customs.
(a) away
(b) in
(c) out

Answer : A

Question. Regular exercise has brought ..................... many positive changes in my life.
(a) out
(b) about
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. He was brought ...................... by his grandparents.
(a) off
(b) up
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. She couldn't hold her tears .................. while narrating the trauma she had endured.
(a) out
(b) back
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. After losing her job, she had to struggle really hard to bring ................... her children.
(a) off
(b) up
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. We intend to go ........................ with the project.
(a) ahead
(b) away
(c) out

Answer : A

Question. The bad weather brought ................... my cold.
(a) out
(b) on
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. Eventually, things started looking ..................
(a) up
(b) out
(c) on

Answer : A

Question. He brought ..................... his guitar when he came.
(a) off
(b) up
(c) over

Answer : C

Question. When the colonists arrived in America, they killed ...................... the natives.
(a) off
(b) up
(c) on

Answer : A

Question. The burglars broke ................. their home while they were holidaying in Hawaii.
(a) into
(b) at
(c) off

Answer : A

Question. The scam brought the government ......................
(a) up
(b) down
(c) off

Answer : B

Question. They are bringing ............................. a new edition next month.
(a) up
(b) out
(c) off

Answer : B

Question. When she learnt that he was already in another relationship, she called ............... their wedding.
(a) out
(b) off
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. No one thought that he would be able to bring ...................... that deal.
(a) out
(b) up
(c) off

Answer : C

Question. Don't bottle .................... your emotions.
(a) out
(b) up
(c) in

Answer : B

Question. I don't enjoy the company of pessimistic people. They bring me ................... 
(a) out
(b) up
(c) down

Answer : C

Question. In the past, rich landlords used to prey ................... their poor tenants.
(a) in
(b) upon
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. She went to a quaint countryside to get ................... from the hustle and bustle of the city.
(a) off
(b) away
(c) on

Answer : B

Question. The emperor brought ................... many reforms.
(a) about
(b) up
(c) in

Answer : A

Question. Heat exhaustion caused him to pass ...................
(a) up
(b) out
(c) on

Answer : B

Phrasal Verbs With Down

Question. Whenever there is an argument between my husband and I, one of us always ................... down.
(a) goes
(b) backs
(c) brings

Answer : B

Question. The sun ...................... down on the travelers.
(a) beat
(b) crushed
(c) pulled

Answer : A

Question. While speaking about her childhood, she became emotional and .................... down.
(a) broke
(b) took
(c) set

Answer : A

Question. Working long hours can .................... people down.
(a) turn
(b) wear
(c) bring

Answer : B

Question. At home, it is my mother who .................... down the law.
(a) lies
(b) lays
(c) sets

Answer : B

Question. The scam ..................... the government down.
(a) brought
(b) took
(c) bought

Answer : A

Question. The government tried to ................... down the gravity of the situation.
(a) play
(b) write
(c) bring

Answer : A

Question. The car ..................... down on the way to work.
(a) went
(b) broke
(c) pulled

Answer : B

Question. The music is too loud. Please .......................... it down a bit.
(a) put
(b) bring
(c) turn

Answer : C

Question. The dog was ..................... down because he was too ill to survive.
(a) brought
(b) cut
(c) put

Answer : C

Question. I ................... down his phone number lest I should forget.
(a) took
(b) set
(c) put

Answer : A

Question. She has ..................... down since she lost her job.
(a) pulled
(b) been
(c) taken

Answer : B

Phrasal Verbs With In And Out

Question. Janet ……………………. to see us in the afternoon.
(a) dropped in
(b) dropped out
(c) dropped into

Answer : C

Question. As we didn’t have the key, we couldn’t ………………………
(a) let in
(b) let in ourselves
(c) let ourselves in

Answer : C

Question. They are …………………… their new apartment next week.
(a) moving in
(b) moving into
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. If you write in pencil, you can easily ……………………. mistakes.
(a) rub in
(b) rub out
(c) rub out of

Answer : B

Question. The thieves ………………….. through the back door.
(a) got in
(b) took in
(c) let in

Answer : A

Question. He told me that he loved me and I believed him. I was completely …………………….
(a) took in
(b) taken in
(c) taken out
(d) took out

Answer : A

Question. He …………………… college and it upset his parents.
(a) dropped in
(b) dropped out of
(c) dropped out

Answer : B

Question. They have bought a new apartment. They are …………………… next week.
(a) moving in
(b) moving into
(c) moving out

Answer : A

Question. They ……………………. immediately after they arrived at the hotel.
(a) checked in
(b) checked out

Answer : A

Question. The water is very deep here. Don’t ………………………..
(a) dive in
(b) dive into
(c) dive out

Answer : A

Question. I absolutely loved that picture so I ………………………… it ……………….. and framed it.
(a) cut, in
(b) cut, into
(c) cut, out

Answer : C

Phrasal Verbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb or a preposition or adverb particle that completes a phrasal verb.

Question. I was not at all amused by her rude remarks, so I told her ..............................
(a) out
(b) off
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. I was completely taken ............................ by his charm.
(a) out
(b) in
(c) up

Answer : B

Question. My parents were really upset when I dropped ............................. college.
(a) off
(b) of
(c) out of

Answer : C

Question. The committee is made ................................. six people.
(a) up of
(b) out of
(c) up off

Answer : A

Question. Snobbish people always turn me ...............................
(a) off
(b) out
(c) up

Answer : A

Question. I was hoping to build a business of my own, but things didn't ............................ as I expected.
(a) work out
(b) make out
(c) get out

Answer : A

Question. What's ............................ here?
(a) going out
(b) going on
(c) going up

Answer : B

Question. Nobody believed him at first, but in the end what he said ................................. to be true.
(a) turned out
(b) came out
(c) carried out

Answer : A

Question. I said some jokes to ................................
(a) cheer him up
(b) cheer him on
(c) cheer him off

Answer : A

Question. She gets ........................... well with her colleagues.
(a) on
(b) away
(c) out

Answer : A

Question. Keep ............................ from the edge of the cliff.
(a) away
(b) out
(c) in

Answer : A

Question. Tanya came .............................. an interesting idea.
(a) up with
(b) out with
(c) off with

Answer : A