Common Phrasal Verbs

I can't call you because the telephone system has ............. .

• broken off

• broken out

• broken down

• broken away

Answer explanation

Break down: To stop working

Remember to ......... your shoes ........ before entering the house.

• take off

• take on

• put on

• put off

Answer explanation

Take off: Remove clothing

If you would like to give an answer, then please ......... your hand ........ first.

• put on

• put down

• put out

• put up

Answer explanation

Put up: To raise or increase something

Could you ......... the baby while I'm in the store?

• look at

• look after

• look ahead

• look back

Answer explanation

Look after: To take care of someone or something

.......... a minute, I'll be right back.

• Hold up

• Hold down

• Hold back

• Hold on

Answer explanation

Hold on: To wait a moment

Don't forget to ........... warm clothes. It's freezing outside.

• put on

• put up

• put off

• put in

Answer explanation

put on: To wear

The thieves .......... when they heard us coming.

• made on

• made up

• made off

• made in

Answer explanation

Make off: To hurry away, to escape

They .......... a little poem and wrote it on the card.

• made on

• made out

• made into

• made up

Answer explanation

Make up: Create something from your imagination; syn invent

We can ............ if you like, but I'd prefer to stay in

• put out

• eat in

• eat out

• eat around

Answer explanation

Eat out: To have a meal in a restaurant

She had a problem spelling the word, so she ........ it ........ in a dictionary.

• look in

• look out

• look up

• look after

Answer explanation

Look up: To search for information