Phrasal Verbs - Gap filling

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catching up

"Go faster!" said the monkey. We are _______!

come on

All the fans shouted "_______!!!"

split up

The Beatles s______ in 1970.

put out

The firemen worked hard to ________ the fire.

move on

Let's _______ to the next task now.

broke up

Phil and Kate b_______ last week.

pass on

Please ______ my message to Sam when you see him.

were off

All the lights _________ when I got there.

wrote down

As soon as I got home I _____________ everything I could remember.

gets together

At Christmas the whole family always _____________.

going out

Did you hear that John is ____________ with Emma?

switch off

Don't forget to _________ the lights when you leave. (not turn)

shut down

Don't forget to _________ your computers before you leave.

kick off

Football matches usually _______ off at 15:00 on Saturdays.

come up to

Guys often ________ me in clubs and offer to buy me a drink but I usually say no.

show off

He took off his shirt to ________ his impressive six pack.

give up

I _____ up. Tell me the answer.

woke up

I _________ at six o'clock this morning and I couldn't get back to sleep.

gave up

I _________ smoking three years ago. It was really tough.

put off

I always _______ off doing my homework until the last minute.

wash up

I always _______ when my wife cooks dinner.

coming up

I am quite stressed because I have some important exams ______.

looking forward to

I am really ______________ the holidays. I need a break.

make up

I bought some flowers for my wife to ________ after we had a fight.

comes out

I can't wait until the next Bond film ____________.

look down

I don't like it when people _____________ on others because they are rich.

put together

I like Ikea furniture because it is so easy to _____________.

take apart

I like to _______________ computers and put them back together again.

tidy up

I need to ______ my office.

run out of

I need to go to the shop because we have __________ milk.

stay up

I often _______ late chatting to my friends online and then I can't wake up in the morning.

ask out

I think she likes you - you should ________ her ______.

get around

I think the Underground is the best way to __________ London.

walking along

I was _________ the beach when the sun went down.

tell off

I was a naughty child. My teachers used to ____ me ____ all the time.

were up

I was surprised that the kids ______ still _____ when I came home.

think over

I'll _______ it _____ and get back to you in a few days.

broke up with

I'm feeling really down. My girlfriend _________ me and I lost my job.

get into

If you ____________ difficulty at sea you should call the coastguard.

look up

If you don't know a word you can ____ it ___ in the dictionary.

go off

If you don't put the milk in the fridge it will _____.

put on

If you eat a lot of cakes you'll ____________ weight quickly.

tear up

If you t_______ newspaper then it burns better.

set up

It is easy to ______ a wi-fi network - just follow the instructions on the website.

go round

It looks deep - shall we ___________ or go through?

turn round

It takes a long time to ______ a truck ______.

clean up

It took a team of 50 people a week to _________ the site after the music festival.

figure out

It took me three days to _________ how to complete level 27 on my computer game.

set off

It was a long day. We _______ at 7 am and only arrived at nine in the evening.

turn into

It's hard to believe that a caterpillar can ________ a butterfly.

look around

Let's go and _____________ the castle. It looks really interesting.

signed up for

Lots of people have ______ the free English course at the university.

save up

My brother _______ for a year to buy a motorbike.

looks after

My brother works at a zoo. He _______________ the lions and tigers.

roll over

My cat likes to ____________ so we can stroke her belly.

get on

My cats don't ________. They always growl at each other.

run after

My dog likes to _______________ sheep so we have to keep her on a lead.

passed away

My grandfather _____________ last year after a short illness.

gone through

My grandma has ___________ a lot in her long life.

kept up

My neighbours had a party yesterday and they ______ me _____ until 2 am .

see off

My parents came to the station to ______ me _____.

mix up

My sister has identical twins. I always _____ them _____ because I can't tell the difference!

switch on

Oh no! I forgot to ________ the washing machine! (not turn)

made up

Ok. I ______ the bit about seeing a Polar Bear, but everything else is true.

carry on

Please _______ on with the story! I want to know what happens. (not go)

fall over

Please hold the ladder so that it doesn't _______.

fell apart

The Soviet Union _______________ in 1991.

run out

The battery has _________ on my phone so I can't call anyone.

blow out

The birthday boy or girl always gets to _______ the candles.

go under

The boat is too big to _______ the bridge.

blew up

The car ______ when it crashed into an oil tanker.

knocked over

The cat ____________ one of the plants and there is soil everywhere!

put up with

The doctor can't do anything about my back pain so I'll have to ________ it.

are on

The lights _____ still ____ in the office.

goes across

The railway __________ lots of beautiful bridges.

goes past

The railway __________ lots of beautiful buildings.

goes through

The railway __________ lots of tunnels.

pointed out

The tour guide was brilliant. She ________ a lot of interesting things.

broken down

There are long traffic jams because a truck has ______ down in the middle of the bridge.

look after

There are lots of things you can do to _________ the environment.

sort out

There are so many things to ________ before the wedding on Saturday!

closing down

There is a big sale at the department store because it is __________ next month.

go through

There is no bridge so we will have to ___________ the river. It's not very deep.

sold out

There's nothing on the shelves. Everything is __________.

called off

They _________ the concert after one of the performers got sick.

goes on

This traffic jam _______ for ever.

fallen out

Two of my friends have _______ and now they aren't talking to each other.

went out

We __________ last night to celebrate getting our exam results.

eat out

We decided to ____________ because there wasn't any food in the fridge.

get through

We managed to __________ to the semi finals last year. This year I want to go one better.

came across

We were exploring the forest when we _______________ an abandoned house.

going on

What's ________- here?

take off

When swans _________ they 'run' on the water to pick up speed.

ran off

When they saw the security guard the kids ________.

found out

Yesterday I _____ out that our exam will take place on June 4th.

go forwards

You can't _______ any more. There's no room.

fill in

You have to _____________ the form by hand.

go backwards

You have to be skilled to _______ in a tractor.

turn over

You should ______ the burgers so that they are evenly cooked on both sides.

cut up

_______ three tomatoes and add them to the salad.


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