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Practise meaning, particles and word order in 12-question rounds with instant corrections and clear examples.","Phrasal Verbs Game","Spot the clue, choose the phrase and put every word in its place.",{"questions_per_round":21,"lives":22,"seconds_per_question":23},12,3,15,[25,37,45,50,57,65,71,75,81,90,95,99,105,114,119,123,129,135,142,146,151,160,166,170,175,185,191,195,200,209,215,219,224,232,238,242,247,253,258,262,267,276,282,286,291,297,302,306,311,321,326,330,335,342,347,351,356,365,370,374,379,387,392,396,401,410,415,419,424,431,437,441],{"id":26,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":29,"rule":30,"tag":31,"options":32,"answer":33},"pv-001","easy","multiple-choice","Please ___ the lights before you leave; the room will be empty.","Turn off means stop a light or machine from operating.","common-meanings",[33,34,35,36],"turn off","turn up","look after","pick up",{"id":38,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":40,"rule":41,"tag":42,"answer":43},"pv-002","gap-fill","I wake ___ at seven every morning, then get out of bed. (one word)","Wake up means stop sleeping.","particles",[44],"up",{"id":46,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":48,"rule":49,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-003","right-or-wrong","I wake up at seven but get up ten minutes later.","Wake up means stop sleeping; get up means leave the bed.",{"id":51,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":52,"rule":53,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":56},"pv-004","Please turn the radio it off; the baby is asleep.","With a separable phrasal verb, a pronoun goes between the verb and particle: turn it off.","pronoun-position",false,"Please turn it off; the baby is asleep.",{"id":58,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":59,"rule":60,"tag":31,"options":61,"answer":62},"pv-005","I don't know this word. I will ___ it in a dictionary.","Look up means search for information in a reference source.",[62,35,63,64],"look up","look out","look for",{"id":66,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":67,"rule":68,"tag":42,"answer":69},"pv-006","It is cold outside. Put ___ your coat before you leave. (one word)","Put on means start wearing clothing.",[70],"on",{"id":72,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":73,"rule":74,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-007","Can you pick up the bag from the floor?","Pick up means lift something from a surface.",{"id":76,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":77,"rule":78,"tag":79,"answer":55,"correction":80},"pv-008","He looked his little brother after while their parents worked.","Look after means care for and cannot be split by its object.","inseparable","He looked after his little brother while their parents worked.",{"id":82,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":83,"rule":84,"tag":31,"options":85,"answer":86},"pv-009","The plane will ___ at noon, leaving the runway.","Take off means leave the ground when talking about a plane.",[86,87,88,89],"take off","take up","take over","take after",{"id":91,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":92,"rule":93,"tag":42,"answer":94},"pv-010","She grew ___ in a small village and moved away as an adult. (one word)","Grow up means become an adult.",[44],{"id":96,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":97,"rule":98,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-011","Our car broke down, so we called a mechanic.","Break down means stop working for a machine or vehicle.",{"id":100,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":101,"rule":102,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":104},"pv-012","We have run out milk; can you buy some?","Run out of means have none left; the of is required before an object.","three-part","We have run out of milk; can you buy some?",{"id":106,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":107,"rule":108,"tag":31,"options":109,"answer":110},"pv-013","He decided to ___ smoking because he wanted healthier lungs.","Give up an activity means stop doing it.",[110,111,112,113],"give up","give out","give away","give back",{"id":115,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":116,"rule":117,"tag":42,"answer":118},"pv-014","The guests have left a mess. Let's clean ___ the room before the next group arrives. 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(one word)","Fill out and fill in a form both mean complete it with information.",[140,141],"out","in",{"id":143,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":144,"rule":145,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-019","He threw away the old newspaper because he no longer needed it.","Throw away means discard something.",{"id":147,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":148,"rule":149,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":150},"pv-020","They picked up it from the floor.","A pronoun object goes before up: picked it up.","They picked it up from the floor.",{"id":152,"difficulty":27,"format":28,"prompt":153,"rule":154,"tag":31,"options":155,"answer":156},"pv-021","I need to ___ home before eight; I promised to return by then.","Come back means return to a place.",[156,157,158,159],"come back","come across","come up with","come down with",{"id":161,"difficulty":27,"format":39,"prompt":162,"rule":163,"tag":42,"answer":164},"pv-022","Please sit ___; there is an empty chair beside me. (one word)","Sit down means move into a seated position.",[165],"down",{"id":167,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":168,"rule":169,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-023","I wrote down the address so I would not forget it.","Write down means record something in writing.",{"id":171,"difficulty":27,"format":47,"prompt":172,"rule":173,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":174},"pv-024","She took off it before entering the house.","With a pronoun, put the object between take and off.","She took it off before entering the house.",{"id":176,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":178,"rule":179,"tag":31,"options":180,"answer":181},"pv-025","medium","The manager had to ___ the meeting until Friday because two people were ill.","Put off means postpone an event.",[181,182,183,184],"put off","put on","put out","put up",{"id":186,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":187,"rule":188,"tag":127,"answer":189},"pv-026","She takes ___ her mother; they have the same smile. (one word)","Take after means resemble an older relative.",[190],"after",{"id":192,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":193,"rule":194,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-027","He made up an excuse about missing the train.","Make up an excuse means invent one.",{"id":196,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":197,"rule":198,"tag":79,"answer":55,"correction":199},"pv-028","I came across to an old photo while cleaning.","Come across means find by chance and takes its object directly.","I came across an old photo while cleaning.",{"id":201,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":202,"rule":203,"tag":103,"options":204,"answer":205},"pv-029","Despite the rain, the organizers decided to ___ the outdoor concert as planned.","Go ahead with means proceed with a plan.",[205,206,207,208],"go ahead with","run out of","look down on","get away with",{"id":210,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":211,"rule":212,"tag":42,"answer":213},"pv-030","We set ___ at sunrise for the long hike. (one word)","Set off or set out means begin a journey.",[214,140],"off",{"id":216,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":217,"rule":218,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-031","She ran into an old friend at the market by chance.","Run into someone can mean meet them unexpectedly.",{"id":220,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":221,"rule":222,"tag":79,"answer":55,"correction":223},"pv-032","Please look the problem into before we decide.","Look into means investigate and is inseparable.","Please look into the problem before we decide.",{"id":225,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":226,"rule":227,"tag":31,"options":228,"answer":229},"pv-033","The company will ___ its new app next month, making it available to everyone.","Roll out a product means introduce it to users.",[229,230,62,231],"roll out","run out","turn down",{"id":233,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":234,"rule":235,"tag":42,"answer":236},"pv-034","He finally got ___ the flu and returned to work. (one word)","Get over an illness means recover from it.",[237],"over",{"id":239,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":240,"rule":241,"tag":103,"answer":8},"pv-035","We looked forward to the trip for months.","Look forward to means anticipate something with pleasure.",{"id":243,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":244,"rule":245,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":246},"pv-036","They looked forward the trip all summer.","Look forward to needs the final particle to before its object.","They looked forward to the trip all summer.",{"id":248,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":249,"rule":250,"tag":31,"options":251,"answer":36},"pv-037","Can you ___ me at the station at six? I won't have a car.","Pick someone up means collect them, often by car.",[36,181,231,252],"look into",{"id":254,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":255,"rule":256,"tag":103,"answer":257},"pv-038","I need to cut ___ on sugar, so I will buy fewer sweets. (one word)","Cut down on means reduce consumption of something.",[165],{"id":259,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":260,"rule":261,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-039","The research team carried out the survey last month.","Carry out means perform or conduct a task.",{"id":263,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":264,"rule":265,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":266},"pv-040","He turned down it because the offer was too low.","A pronoun object goes between turn and down.","He turned it down because the offer was too low.",{"id":268,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":269,"rule":270,"tag":31,"options":271,"answer":272},"pv-041","The match was cancelled because of heavy rain. The organizers had to ___ it.","Call off means cancel an event.",[272,273,274,275],"call off","call back","call up","call on",{"id":277,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":278,"rule":279,"tag":42,"answer":280},"pv-042","I came ___ this article while browsing; I wasn't looking for it. (one word)","Come across means encounter or find by chance.",[281],"across",{"id":283,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":284,"rule":285,"tag":103,"answer":8},"pv-043","She has been putting up with the noise for months.","Put up with means tolerate something unpleasant.",{"id":287,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":288,"rule":289,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":290},"pv-044","We put up the noise with for months.","Put up with is inseparable; its object follows with.","We put up with the noise for months.",{"id":292,"difficulty":177,"format":28,"prompt":293,"rule":294,"tag":31,"options":295,"answer":296},"pv-045","The instructions are confusing. Let's ___ the steps before we start.","Figure out means understand or solve something.",[296,112,89,206],"figure out",{"id":298,"difficulty":177,"format":39,"prompt":299,"rule":300,"tag":42,"answer":301},"pv-046","The new manager will take ___ on Monday, replacing the current manager. (one word)","Take over means assume control or responsibility.",[237],{"id":303,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":304,"rule":305,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-047","I handed in my homework before the deadline.","Hand in means submit work to a teacher or authority.",{"id":307,"difficulty":177,"format":47,"prompt":308,"rule":309,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":310},"pv-048","She handed in it before class.","A pronoun object goes between hand and in.","She handed it in before class.",{"id":312,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":314,"rule":315,"tag":127,"options":316,"answer":317},"pv-049","hard","After reviewing the risks, the committee ___ the proposal; it will not proceed.","Turn down a proposal means reject it.",[317,318,319,320],"turned down","drew up","carried out","followed up",{"id":322,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":323,"rule":324,"tag":42,"answer":325},"pv-050","The company phased ___ the old software over two years, gradually replacing it. (one word)","Phase out means remove something gradually.",[140],{"id":327,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":328,"rule":329,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-051","The lawyer drew up a contract for both parties to sign.","Draw up a contract means prepare a formal document.",{"id":331,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":332,"rule":333,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":334},"pv-052","They did away the outdated policy with.","Do away with means abolish; its object follows with.","They did away with the outdated policy.",{"id":336,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":337,"rule":338,"tag":31,"options":339,"answer":340},"pv-053","His explanation doesn't ___; the numbers contradict each other.","Add up means make sense or seem consistent.",[340,86,341,157],"add up","back out",{"id":343,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":344,"rule":345,"tag":42,"answer":346},"pv-054","We need to iron ___ the remaining problems before launch. (one word)","Iron out means resolve small problems or difficulties.",[140],{"id":348,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":349,"rule":350,"tag":79,"answer":8},"pv-055","The speaker touched on the budget briefly, without discussing it in detail.","Touch on a subject means mention it briefly.",{"id":352,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":353,"rule":354,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":355},"pv-056","She came up a solution with during the meeting.","Come up with means devise an idea; its object follows with.","She came up with a solution during the meeting.",{"id":357,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":358,"rule":359,"tag":31,"options":360,"answer":361},"pv-057","The project ___ a shortage of funds that nobody had expected.","Run into a problem means encounter it unexpectedly.",[361,362,363,364],"ran into","looked after","gave away","handed in",{"id":366,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":367,"rule":368,"tag":42,"answer":369},"pv-058","The report points ___ several risks we need to address. (one word)","Point out means identify or draw attention to something.",[140],{"id":371,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":372,"rule":373,"tag":103,"answer":8},"pv-059","They followed through on their promise and delivered the equipment.","Follow through on a promise means do what was promised.",{"id":375,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":376,"rule":377,"tag":127,"answer":55,"correction":378},"pv-060","The plan fell out when the funding disappeared.","Fall through means fail to happen as planned.","The plan fell through when the funding disappeared.",{"id":380,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":381,"rule":382,"tag":31,"options":383,"answer":384},"pv-061","He tried to ___ the scandal by hiding the documents, but reporters found them.","Cover up means conceal a wrongdoing or embarrassing fact.",[384,385,62,386],"cover up","bring about","put forward",{"id":388,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":389,"rule":390,"tag":42,"answer":391},"pv-062","We need to narrow ___ the list to three finalists. (one word)","Narrow down means reduce the number of possibilities.",[165],{"id":393,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":394,"rule":395,"tag":103,"answer":8},"pv-063","She backed out of the agreement before signing it.","Back out of an agreement means withdraw from it.",{"id":397,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":398,"rule":399,"tag":103,"answer":55,"correction":400},"pv-064","He backed the agreement out after changing his mind.","Back out of is inseparable; the agreement follows of.","He backed out of the agreement after changing his mind.",{"id":402,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":403,"rule":404,"tag":127,"options":405,"answer":406},"pv-065","Their small business really ___ this year: sales doubled and they hired staff.","Take off can mean become successful quickly.",[406,407,408,409],"took off","fell through","ran out","backed out",{"id":411,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":412,"rule":413,"tag":42,"answer":414},"pv-066","To meet rising demand, the factory will scale ___ production next year. (one word)","Scale up means increase the size or amount of an operation.",[44],{"id":416,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":417,"rule":418,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-067","They ruled out the cheaper option after it failed safety tests.","Rule out means exclude an option from consideration.",{"id":420,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":421,"rule":422,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":423},"pv-068","They ruled out it after the safety tests.","With a pronoun, place it between rule and out.","They ruled it out after the safety tests.",{"id":425,"difficulty":313,"format":28,"prompt":426,"rule":427,"tag":103,"options":428,"answer":429},"pv-069","I will ___ your complaint tomorrow by calling the manager for an update.","Follow up on means take further action to check or pursue something.",[429,430,207,206],"follow up on","put up with",{"id":432,"difficulty":313,"format":39,"prompt":433,"rule":434,"tag":42,"answer":435},"pv-070","She followed ___ on her promise to help, and she did everything she had offered. (one word)","Follow through on a promise means carry it out.",[436],"through",{"id":438,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":439,"rule":440,"tag":31,"answer":8},"pv-071","The team pulled off a difficult win in the final minute.","Pull off means succeed in doing something difficult.",{"id":442,"difficulty":313,"format":47,"prompt":443,"rule":444,"tag":54,"answer":55,"correction":445},"pv-072","He brushed off it as a minor issue.","With a pronoun, put it between brush and off.","He brushed it off as a minor issue.",{"how_to_play":447,"rule_intro":451,"rule_sections":452,"related_exercise_label":519,"faq":520},[448,449,450],"Choose Practice for an untimed round or Challenge for a timed round with three lives.","Practice lets you choose a difficulty; Challenge mixes all three levels in a 12-question round.","Read the meaning and word-order explanation after every answer, then replay your mistakes or try the full Phrasal Verbs Exercises.","Phrasal verbs combine a verb with one or more particles. The combination may have a new meaning: give up means quit, and look after means take care of. Learn each one in context, then notice whether an object can go between its parts.",[453,466,478,492,506],{"heading":454,"body":455,"examples":456},"Learn the whole meaning","A particle can change the meaning of a familiar verb. A clue in the sentence helps you choose the right combination.",[457,460,463],{"sentence":458,"note":459},"The plane took off at noon.","Take off means leave the ground.",{"sentence":461,"note":462},"The car broke down.","Break down means stop working.",{"sentence":464,"note":465},"She turned down the offer.","Turn down means refuse.",{"heading":467,"body":468,"examples":469},"Choose the right particle","A short particle such as up, off or out completes the expression. Changing it can create a different meaning.",[470,472,475],{"sentence":471,"note":93},"I grew up in a small town.",{"sentence":473,"note":474},"We ran out of milk.","Run out of means have none left.",{"sentence":476,"note":477},"The meeting was put off.","Put off means postpone.",{"heading":479,"body":480,"examples":481},"Separable verbs and pronouns","Some phrasal verbs allow a noun before or after the particle. A short object pronoun must go between the verb and particle.",[482,485,489],{"sentence":483,"note":484},"Turn the music down.","A noun can follow the particle.",{"sentence":486,"note":487,"wrong":488},"Turn it down.","A pronoun goes between turn and down.","Turn down it.",{"sentence":490,"note":491},"She handed it in.","Hand in is separable.",{"heading":493,"body":494,"examples":495},"Inseparable and three-part verbs","Other expressions stay together. Put the object after the full expression, including the final preposition.",[496,500,503],{"sentence":497,"note":498,"wrong":499},"She looks after her brother.","The object follows after.","She looks her brother after.",{"sentence":501,"note":502},"I look forward to the trip.","To is part of the expression.",{"sentence":504,"note":505},"We put up with the noise.","The object follows with.",{"heading":507,"body":508,"examples":509},"Use context to avoid similar expressions","One verb can combine with different particles and acquire different meanings. Read the full sentence, including clues about time, purpose and result.",[510,513,516],{"sentence":511,"note":512},"He took off his coat.","He removed it.",{"sentence":514,"note":515},"The business took off.","It became successful quickly.",{"sentence":517,"note":518},"The plan fell through.","The plan failed to happen.","Phrasal Verbs Exercises: meaning and word order",[521,524,527,530,533,536],{"question":522,"answer":523},"Are these phrasal verbs games free?","Yes. Play as many 12-question rounds as you like without creating an account.",{"question":525,"answer":526},"What do the games to practice phrasal verbs cover?","The game practises common meanings, missing particles, separable and inseparable forms, pronoun position and three-part expressions.",{"question":528,"answer":529},"Why is turn down it wrong?","Turn down is separable. With a pronoun, the object goes between the verb and particle: turn it down.",{"question":531,"answer":532},"Can I split look after or put up with?","No. Keep the expression together before its object: look after the child and put up with the noise.",{"question":534,"answer":535},"Can I use this game in class?","Yes. Let pairs explain the clue in each sentence, then compare a wrong option with the correct answer. Challenge makes a short review round.",{"question":537,"answer":538},"Where can I practise more phrasal verbs?","Open the linked Phrasal Verbs Exercises for longer practice with more question types.",[],{"es":541},"\u002Fes\u002Fjuegos\u002Fphrasal-verbs",1791170993620]