Building Your Phrasal Verb Vocabulary - 2

This series of exercises helps you build your basic phrasal verb vocabulary. Click on the audio symbol to listen to example sentences using the phrasal verbs in the column on the right read in sequence, each sentence will be read twice. Next, based on the listening you have done, find the definition for the phrasal verbs in the column on the left and click on the arrow to see you if you are correct.

Once you have matched up all the definitions with the phrasal verbs, go to the next exercise with practice sentences using the phrasal verbs you have learned to complete the sentences. Each phrasal verb is used once. Pay attention to various conjugations, click on the arrow to check your answers.

stop doing something leave (on a journey) apologize or regret having said something invent a story tolerate deny review separate begin a new activitiy become angry employ finish criticize find by chance

come across -- find by chance blow up -- become angry make up -- invent a story run out -- finish tell off -- criticize break up -- separate give up -- stop doing something take up -- begin a new activitiy turn down -- deny set off -- leave (on a journey) take back -- apologize or regret having said something take on -- employ put up with -- tolerate go over -- review

Use these phrasal verbs in the practice sentences exercise

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More Phrasal Verb Reference Sheets

Phrasal Verbs for Departures and Arrivals

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