PHRASAL VERBS I-R

Phrasal verbs - Exercises

Here we have listed verbs with adverbs and prepositions. These verbs have a special meaning, therefore we have used them in sentences.

Phrase	Example
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idle away	Don't idle the whole day away.
insist (on)	He insisted on it.
invite over	Let's invite them over for dinner.
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join in	My I join in the discussion?
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keep on	(1) It's a little chilly in here, so I better keep my coat on. (2) Just keep on practicing your scales by simply playing them up and down.
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leave out (of)	Leave me out of it, please.
let down	I won't let you down again.
look after	I will look after the children when yoou are away.
look up to	She is glad they look up to her.
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make up	(1) Did she make up the clowns yet? (2) I made up that story. (3) I'm sorry, but you can't make up that test you missed. (4) Class participation will make up 25% of your final grade. (5) They kissed and made up. (6) Do you think I would make this up?
move in(to)	I moved into a new apartment last month.
move out (of)	I moved out of my old apartment last month.
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pass away/on	Her uncle passed away last summer.
pass out	(1) Don't drink until you pass out. (2) Please can you pass these handouts out to everyone?
pick up	(1) Relax. I will pick her up from school. (2) Help me pick up this guy from the sidewalk, will you? (3) The storm picked up about midnight. (4) I picked up a little French while I was in Quebec.
point out	That's exactly what I pointed out earlier.
put on	(1) Don't put your brother on. (2) Don't you have some clothes to put on?
put off (until)	Can't you just put this off until tomorrow?
put up with	I just don't know why I even put up with you.
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rely (up)on	Can we rely on you in this case?
rule out
run away	The cat ran away from me.
run out of	I'm afraid we ran out of milk and cookies. DOWNLOAD IN HERE