CBSE Class 8 English Phrasal Verbs Concepts and Exercise

Introduction:

An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on.

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone.

Example :

To get - to obtain I need to get a new battery for my camera.

To get together - to meet Why don’t we all get together for lunch one day?

Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs given below:

1. He ________ me ______ when all the others deserted me.
2. We ______________ at the airport much before the scheduled time.
3. The construction of the new bridge will ______________ as planned.
4. A committee was set up to _____________ the problems of the area.
5. I have not seen her here, but I will still ________________________.
6. He _______________ most of his money in charity.
7. His health ________________ because of his continuous night shifts.
8. I hope to _______________to you on the issue by next week.
9. I promised my parents that I will never ______________ down.
10. He ________________ the invitation to take over the team’s captaincy.

Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs given in the help box.

1. Somebody ______________ his house and took all valuables and cash.
2. We were having a conversation when he came up and ________________.
3. She’s is ambitious and eager to ___________ in the world.
4. I think we can _________________ the problem without much difficulty.
5. Rajitha is a pretty girl, she has ________________ her mother.
6. She failed to ________________for work on Monday.
7. The minister urged the school children to _______________ the saplings they had planted.
8. The guards caught the thief and _____________ him _________ to the police.
9. The government has agreed to _____________ those people who had been fired.
10. I won’t _________________ your phone number without your permission.

Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct prepositions:

1. A car cut ________ and nearly caused an accident.
2. Eventually Radhika backed___________ and apologized.
3. Our school broke _________ for the summer vacations in May.
4. The dealer backed ___________ of the agreement.
5. We are trying to cut ___________ on the amount we spend on food.
6. We had to go _____________ water and electricity for two days after the cyclone.
7. The dog was run ____________ by a speeding car.
8. It would be dangerous to go ___________ the killer on your own.
9. I ran ____________ a very old friend in the market place.
10. I handed _________ a letter of apology from my friend to my teacher.

Question. The couple ....... of the hotel early this morning.
(a) checked out
(b) checked in
(c) checked about
Answer. A

Question. Randy always tried to ....... on rainy days.
(a) cheer everyone on
(b) cheer everyone up
(c) cheer everyone
Answer. B

Question. Most of the kids at school thought he was scared and that he would ....... of the race.
(a) chicken out
(b) chicken
(c) chicken in
Answer. A

Question. The supervisor asked everyone to ....... for the manager's birthday present.
(a) chip
(b) chip over
(c) chip in
Answer. C

Question. He ....... when the police officers started to question him about the robbery.
(a) clammed
(b) clammed up
(c) clammed about
Answer. B

Question. He wants to ....... as a mean boss so his employees will work hard for him.
(a) come in
(b) come across
(c) come about
Answer. B

Question.Rick ....... a terrible cold this week.
(a) came up with
(b) came about with
(c) came down with
Answer. C

Question. Lisa was ....... her friends to help her move.
(a) counting down
(b) counting about
(c) counting on
Answer. C

Question. The new police chief is trying to ....... on the current drug problem in the city.
(a) crack down
(b) crack over
(c) crack
Answer. A

Question. Lawrence is trying to ....... on fatty foods.
(a) cut down
(b) cut up
(c) cut about
Answer. A

Question. The custody battle ....... for many months.
(a) dragged down
(b) dragged on
(c) dragged in
Answer. B

Question. The architect ....... some blueprints for you last week.
(a) drew on
(b) drew up
(c) drew down
Answer. B

Question. I ....... on my friend yesterday to surprise her.
(a) dropped
(b) dropped over
(c) dropped in
Answer. C

Question. Cathy ....... her mother's house for a visit this past week.
(a) dropped
(b) dropped in
(c) dropped by
Answer. C

Question. Bruce ....... of school when he was only fifteen years old and then took on a job.
(a) dropped
(b) dropped out
(c) dropped by
Answer. B

Question. After a lot of fuss, Rose ....... liking the new dish very much.
(a) ended up
(b) ended
(c) ended in
Answer. A

Question. The manager was so afraid the multi-million dollar deal would ........
(a) fall up
(b) fall down
(c) fall through
Answer. C

Question. The children tried to ....... a way of getting to the concert on their own.
(a) figure out
(b) figure about
(c) figure up
Answer. A

Question. Karen had to ....... for Dave while he was away on vacation.
(a) fill up
(b) fill
(c) fill in
Answer. C

Question. The couple ....... many forms before they could immigrate to England.
(a) filled
(b) filled about
(c) filled out
Answer. C

Question. Rick's father and mother didn't ....... with his grandparents and were always having disagreements.
(a) get about
(b) get along
(c) get
Answer. B

Question. They rented a car so it would be easier to ....... the new city.
(a) get on
(b) get around
(c) get
Answer. B

Question. Lucy was so busy that she didn't ....... fixing the stereo.
(a) get around
(b) get around to
(c) get with
Answer. B

Question. His salary is low so he's just ....... right now.
(a) getting in
(b) getting about
(c) getting by
Answer. C

Question. He worked hard to ....... to Berkeley this past year.
(a) get with
(b) get in
(c) get by
Answer. B

Question. The criminal tried to ....... the evidence quickly.
(a) get rid of
(b) get rid about
(c) get rid on
Answer. A

Question. The students ....... when the teacher left the room.
(a) goofed up
(b) goofed off
(c) goofed on
Answer. B

Question. You'll need to ....... your assignments by Friday.
(a) hand by
(b) hand
(c) hand in
Answer. C

Question. Beth's father is too proud to ask for ........
(a) hand-ins
(b) hand-overs
(c) hand-outs
Answer. C

Question. Laurie decided to ....... after the fourth ring.
(a) hang up
(b) hang down
(c) hang over
Answer. A

Question. Two men staged a ....... at the bank across the street from us yesterday afternoon.
(a) hold-up
(b) hold-in
(c) hold-on
Answer. A

Question. We still have to ....... the finer details about our upcoming trip to Scotland.
(a) iron in
(b) iron on
(c) iron out
Answer. C

Question. Most of the service stations decided to ....... their gas prices after the gas war between them.
(a) jack in
(b) jack out
(c) jack up
Answer. C

Question. Kevin ....... the great opportunity to be the floor manager.
(a) jumped all over
(b) jumped in
(c) jumped over
Answer. A

Question. Even though he was exhausted, he ........
(a) kept going
(b) kept out
(c) kept in
Answer. A

Question. Trent was ....... of school for bad behavior.
(a) kicked in
(b) kicked over
(c) kicked out
Answer. C

Question. Just look at that gorgeous girl — She's a ........
(a) knock in
(b) knock over
(c) knock out
Answer. C

Question. When I hit my head on the cupboard, I almost ........
(a) knocked myself out
(b) knocked myself in
(c) knocked myself
Answer. A

Question. The company was experiencing financial problems so they had to ....... fifty employees.
(a) lay on
(b) lay off
(c) lay out
Answer. B

Question. Karen didn't want to ....... she went over the wedding list one more time.
(a) leave anyone in
(b) leave anyone out
(c) leave anyone over
Answer. B

Question. Jeff felt as if he had been ....... when he lost his job.
(a) let on
(b) let down
(c) let over
Answer. B

Question. At long last the storm is starting to look like it's going to ........
(a) let in
(b) let down
(c) let up
Answer. C

Question. He started to ....... his life and then decided to take another trip.
(a) look back on
(b) look back in
(c) look back down
Answer. A

Question. The rich family ....... poor people in this area.
(a) looks down in
(b) looks down on
(c) looks down back
Answer. B

Question. She started to ....... the upcoming trip.
(a) look forward to
(b) look forward about
(c) look forward over
Answer. A

Question. Norma promised she would ....... Cara's children while she was away on a business trip.
(a) look in over
(b) look in on
(c) look down on
Answer. B

Question. The sheriff said he would ....... the crime a bit more thoroughly.
(a) look down
(b) look on
(c) look into
Answer. C

Question. You can't tell them apart — Elena ....... her mother.
(a) looks just alike
(b) looks just like
(c) looks just over
Answer. B

Question. Before Sheila died from a long cancer battle, she asked her sister to ....... her children.
(a) look down
(b) look after
(c) look in
Answer. B

Question. Ray hadn't seen his friend in years but he decided to ....... anyway.
(a) look him up
(b) look him down
(c) look him in
Answer. A

Question. I decided to ....... organic cooking.
(a) take up
(b) take over
(c) take about
Answer. A

Question. Kristie was ....... at Matt because of the things he said to her last week.
(a) ticked on
(b) ticked about
(c) ticked off
Answer. C

Question. Marg wanted to ....... the old sofa but her husband couldn't part with it.
(a) throw out
(b) throw up
(c) throw down
Answer. A

Question. Leila was feeling blue so she went shopping to ....... some new outfits.
(a) try at
(b) try on
(c) try in
Answer. B

Question. Samantha was late for the basketball ........
(a) try out
(b) try in
(c) try up
Answer. A

Question. Bryan tapped Pauline on her shoulder so she would ....... and see the parade approaching behind them.
(a) turn in
(b) turn over
(c) turn around
Answer. C

Question. The teacher asked her students to ....... the assignments by Friday at noon.
(a) turn on
(b) turn in
(c) turn with
Answer. B

Question. John tried to ask Cara out on a date but she ........
(a) turned him over
(b) turned him through
(c) turned him down
Answer. C

Question. Keira can't bear people who can't make up their minds and is ....... by procrastinators.
(a) turned in
(b) turned up
(c) turned off
Answer. C

Question. Chris thinks dark hair is a real ........
(a) turn on
(b) turn in
(c) turn up
Answer. A

Question. Kevin ....... all of the information and then gave the note to his wife so she could put it into a computer file.
(a) took on
(b) took down
(c) took over
Answer. B

Question. Ethan asked his girlfriend to ....... the music so he could clearly hear the music they were listening to in the car.
(a) turn over
(b) turn up
(c) turn in
Answer. B

Question. Krista ....... her ill husband all day long.
(a) waited on
(b) waited in
(c) waited down
Answer. A

Question. Neil liked to ....... early on Saturdays.
(a) wake on
(b) wake up
(c) wake over
Answer. B

Question. Rayleen ....... her little brother all the time.
(a) watched out for
(b) watched out about
(c) watched out
Answer. A

Question. Chris was afraid the inexpensive tires would ....... quickly.
(a) wear on
(b) wear over
(c) wear out
Answer. C

Question. Lilly likes to ....... early in the morning so that she's fit for work.
(a) work on
(b) work over
(c) work out
Answer. C

Question. Rob looks ....... because he's working two jobs at the moment.
(a) worn on
(b) worn in
(c) worn out
Answer. C

Question. We are getting close to ....... the meeting so are there any final questions or concerns?
(a) wrapping down
(b) wrapping over
(c) wrapping up
Answer. C

Question. Jim didn't have much time to ....... the contract.
(a) write about
(b) write over
(c) write up
Answer. C