Test 15. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb with go

Go out =stop burning Go off =explode Go through =experience; suffer Go over =examine

Go on =happen Go after= chase Go by= pass

1. As the thieves drove off on their motorbike the police ………….them.

2. She really ………….a bad time when her husband passed away.

3. ‘What’s ………..in here?’ asked the teacher angrily.

4. As we were watching TV, suddenly all the lights ………….

5. The terrorists planted a bomb on the plane but fortunately it didn’t…………………

6. ‘Right, today I want to ………….your homework with you,’ said the teacher.

7. If you happen to ………………the post office, could you send this letter for me?

Test 16. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb with back.

Call back get back hold back hand back play back go back bring back

1. Whenever I hear that tune it………happy memories.

2. What time did you ………….home last night?

3. ‘The witness hasn’t told us everything,’ said Holmes. She must be ………something ………..

4. I can’t ……….to college now- I’m much too old!

5. I’m just about to eat my lunch. Can I ……….you ……….in a couple of minutes?

6. When the thief was caught, he had to ……..all the money he had stolen.

7. When we ……..the cassette…….., the tape was blank – it hadn’t recorded.

Test 17. Phrasal verbs. Replace the underlined words with the correct multi-part verb .

Look over look on look into look out look through look after look up

1. The police are investigating the crime.

2. If you can’t remember the number , you can always find it in the telephone book.

3. If you are not careful, you are going to have an accident one day.

4. Can you please read the text quickly and find all the phrasal verbs.

5. You should examine the property carefully before you decide to buy it.

6. Who takes care of the kids when you go out in the evening?

7. It was terrible… while the little old lady was being mugged, several passers-by just stood there watching!

Test 18. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb with DOWN

Let down take down knock down come down pull down put down turn down

1. A good friend never ………you ………

2. The show is over. We can …………the poster now.

3. They offered her a lot of money for the house but she ………..them…………

4. As the old lady was crossing the road she was ………..by a bus.

5. It was such an old house they decided to have it …………….

6. You should draw up a contract and ………….everything ……….in writing.

7. Prices in the shops never seem to ………..; they’re always going up.

Test 19. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb (time)

Put back take up carry on get on hold on put off hang around hold up

1. If it rains, we’ll have to ……….the match till next week.

2. Can you just ……..a minute? I want to finish this exercise.

3. Sorry I’m late. I was ……………by traffic.

4. Although the teacher told them to be quiet they ………….talking.

5. He’s not as young as he used to be; he’s ………..a bit now.

6. Instead of going home, the fans ……………outside the stadium causing trouble.

7. Can I just have a quick word with you? It shouldn’t …………too much time.

Test 20. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb (food)

Give up put on go off cut up run out cut down

1. We’ve …….of cheese. I’ll have to go and get some more.

2. I’ve …….two kilos since I stopped playing basketball.

3. This beef smells awful; it must have ……….

4. After the Mad Cow Disease scare, a lot of people ……….eating meat completely.

5. Before you put the pork in the pan it should be ………….into little pieces.

6. I’ve not stopped eating meat completely, but I’ve ……….

Test 21. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb with BRING

Bring out = produce a new product Bring about = cause smth to happen Bring along = take smb / smth with you

Bring up = educate and care for a child Bring down = cause to fall or to become less

1. Alfredo was born in Italy but ……………in New York.

2. Oasis have ………….a new CD. Have you heard it?

3. The scandal …………..the government.

4. The crises has been ………..by the council’s mistakes.

5. If you come to the party, you can ………….a friend.

Test 22. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb with KEEP

Keep on keep off keep out keep up keep at keep in

1. ……….the grass.

2. Don’t give up- …………it.

3. ‘ If you don’t finish your homework, I’ll ……………you ………till you do,’ said Mum.

4. Do you want to go to bed? I hope I’m not ………..you ………

5. He ………talking though no one was listening.

6. PRIVATE PROPERTY ……………

7. Well done! ………..the good work.

Test 23. Phrasal verbs. Complete the sentences with the correct multi-part verb .

Keep up = move at the same speed as smth Get on = be friendly with Put up with = tolerate Go down with = become ill

Come up with = think of a plan or a solution Get away with = escape Drop in= visit smb for a short while

1. After thinking about the problem for days, we finally …….a solution.

2. Last winter I ………..the flu and had a week off work.

3. The athlete could not …….with rest of the runners and came last.

4. She’s so lazy, always trying to ……..doing as little work as possible.

5. I don’t have much time but I’ll try and ………on you next time I’m in your neighbourhood.

6. Bill and Ben don’t …….with each other at all; they’re always quarreling.

7. She couldn’t ………. Her boss’s behaviour so she decided to resign.