Class 7 English — Phrasal verbs
Work out what a verb plus a small word means together, and put the object in the right place.
Name: ________________________
1.Match each phrasal verb to its meaning.
- give up
- look after
- put off
- find out
- call off
- turn down
- cancel
- stop trying
- delay to a later time
- discover
- refuse
- take care of
2.Sort each phrasal verb by what it means.
Groups: Stop or cancel · Search or discover · Continue or care for
- carry on
- go on
- call off
- find out
- look for
- look after
- look up
- give up
3.A pronoun like "it" must go in the middle of a separable phrasal verb. Which sentence follows that rule?
- a) Please switch off the it.
- b) Please off switch it.
- c) Please switch it off.
- d) Please switch off it.
4.She ____ the invitation because she was already busy that evening.
- a) turned on
- b) turned over
- c) turned down
- d) turned up
5.Complete the phrasal verb with one word: Do not ____ up — you are almost there.
6.Complete with one word: I could not remember what it meant, so I looked it ____ in the dictionary.
7.Put the words in order to make one correct sentence.
- The
- pilot
- at
- take
- off
- six.
- will
8.The match was ____ because of the heavy rain.
- a) called off
- b) called on
- c) called up
- d) called in
Answer key — Class 7 English — Phrasal verbs
- 1. give up → stop trying; look after → take care of; put off → delay to a later time; find out → discover; call off → cancel; turn down → refuse
- 2. call off → Stop or cancel; give up → Stop or cancel; look for → Search or discover; find out → Search or discover; look up → Search or discover; look after → Continue or care for; carry on → Continue or care for; go on → Continue or care for
- 3. c) Please switch it off.
- 4. c) turned down
- 5. give
- 6. up
- 7. 1. The 2. pilot 3. will 4. take 5. off 6. at 7. six.
- 8. a) called off