This series of exercises helps you build your basic phrasal verb vocabulary. If you are unfamiliar with phrasal verbs, this guide to what are phrasal verbs explains everything. Teachers can use this introducing phrasal verbs lesson plan to help students become more familiar with phrasal verbs and start building phrasal verb vocabulary. Finally, there are a wide variety of phrasal verb resources on the site to help you learn new phrasal verbs and test your understanding with quizzes.
Choose the correct definition for the phrasal verbs in the second list from the first list. Once you have matched up all the definitions with the phrasal verbs, check your answers on the next page. Page three then tests the phrasal verbs you have learned in practice sentences.
- arrive unexpectedly or after a delay
- (manage to) enter
- abandon attempt
- abolish
- approach someone
- accelerate
- avoid punishment for
- accept a difficult job
- accept as second-best
- be broadcast
- all meet together
- be alert to the danger of
- attend an event
- airplane or helicopter leaving the ground
- approach at speed
- get into _____
- give up _____
- do away with _____
- speed up _____
- take on _____
- settle for _____
- take off _____
- get together _____
- run up to _____
- come up to _____
- turn up _____
- show up for _____
- get away with _____
- watch out for _____
- go out _____
