Phrasal verbs exercise Each sentence given below contains a phrasal verb part of which is missing Find the missing part and complete the sentence The proofreader looked ………………………………… the document carefully a) over b) up c) on Look ………………………………… unfamiliar words in a dictionary a) up b) on c) out When asked why he was absent, he made ……………………………… a story about being ill a) over b) out c) up I couldn’t make ……………………………… anything that she said a) out b) up c) over A crane was used to pick ……………………………… the bus a) up b) out c) over None of the grammar software out there can point ……………………………… all the grammar mistakes in a piece of writin a) out b) at c) in You must put …………………………… some money for your retirement a) away b) off c) out We will have to put ………………………… the meeting until Wednesday a) off b) away c) on He is in his room putting ……………………………… his shoes a) on b) off c) away 10 The firemen could not put …………………………… the fire a) off b) out c) down Answers The proofreader looked over the document carefully Look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary When asked why he was absent he made up a story about being ill I couldn’t make out anything that she said 5 A crane was used to pick up the bus None of the grammar software out there can point out all the grammar mistakes in a piece of writing You must put away some money for your retirement We will have to put off the meeting until Wednesday He is in his room putting on his shoes 10 The firemen could not put out the fire Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)