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Mixed Phrasal Verbs ESL Worksheet

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ESL Worksheet: Mixed Phrasal Verbs

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - The waiter asked us to drink ____ as the bar was closing.
 
off
 
to
 
up
Q2 - The shop was doing badly, so the owner closed it ____.
 
up
 
down
Q3 - I'm going to see her ____ at the airport.
 
to
 
up
 
off
Q4 - Put a jumper ___; it's cold outside.
 
off
 
on
 
out
 
up
Q5 - I'm going to take ____ holiday insurance.
 
in
 
up
 
out
Q6 - He takes ____ his mother; they have the same sense of humour.
 
to
 
like
 
after
 
up
Q7 - He was ____ up in the countryside.
 
grew
 
grown
 
brought
Q8 - I'm trying to give ____ smoking.
 
in
 
down
 
up
Q9 - I'm going to bed early tonight because I need to catch _____ my sleep.
 
on
 
up
 
on up
 
upon
 
up on
Q10 - We got caught ____ in a lot of trouble.
 
down
 
up
 
for
Q11 - This calls ____ a celebration.
 
to
 
of
 
for
 
with
Q12 - He's not there; I'll call ____ later.
 
up
 
back
Q13 - Their proposal was brilliant- I was blown ____ by it.
 
up
 
away
 
off
 
down
Q14 - Cross the wrong answers ____.
 
up
 
in
 
out
Q15 - The minister has come ____ a lot of criticism lately.
 
in
 
for
 
in of
 
in for
Q16 - I came ____ the letters while I was clearing up my room.
 
into
 
off
 
around
 
about
 
across
Q17 - It's getting dark earlier and much colder- winter is setting ____.
 
by
 
to
 
in
Q18 - Shoppers snapped ____ bargains in the sales.
 
up
 
off
Q19 - The company chalked ____ record sales this year.
 
off
 
in
 
from
 
down
 
up

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