[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":336},["ShallowReactive",2],{"exercise-vocabulary-phrasal-verbs-exercises":3,"exercise-index-for-related":228},{"slug":4,"skill":5,"topic":6,"title":7,"levels":8,"tags":11,"published":12,"updated_at":13,"is_premium":14,"meta_title":15,"meta_description":16,"rule":17,"examples":36,"exercises":52,"faq":204,"article":220},"phrasal-verbs-exercises","vocabulary","phrasal-verbs","Phrasal Verbs Exercises",[9,10],"B1","B2",[5,6],true,"2026-07-20",false,"Phrasal Verbs Exercises — Free Online Practice with Answers | FluencyRoad","Practice common English phrasal verbs with free interactive exercises: multiple choice, gap-fill, sentence building and true\u002Ffalse — with instant feedback and explanations.",{"heading":18,"summary":19,"points":20},"What phrasal verbs are and how they work","A phrasal verb is a verb plus one or two particles (up, out, on, off…) whose combined meaning is often different from the verb alone: give up means quit, not give something upward.",[21,24,27,30,33],{"label":22,"text":23},"Form","verb + particle(s): wake up, look after, run out of",{"label":25,"text":26},"Meaning","often idiomatic — 'turn down an offer' means refuse it",{"label":28,"text":29},"Separable","some take the object between verb and particle: turn the music down \u002F turn it down",{"label":31,"text":32},"Inseparable","others never split: look after the kids (never 'look the kids after')",{"label":34,"text":35},"Strategy","learn phrasal verbs in context and in topic groups, not as isolated lists",[37,40,43,46,49],{"sentence":38,"note":39},"I **woke up** at six and **got up** ten minutes later.","wake up = stop sleeping; get up = leave the bed",{"sentence":41,"note":42},"She **turned down** the job offer because of the salary.","turn down = refuse",{"sentence":44,"note":45},"We've **run out of** milk — can you buy some?","run out of = have none left",{"sentence":47,"note":48},"Can you **look after** my dog this weekend?","look after = take care of (inseparable)",{"sentence":50,"note":51},"He **gave up** smoking two years ago.","give up = stop doing something",[53,102,143,182],{"id":54,"type":55,"title":56,"instructions":57,"questions":58},"mc","multiple_choice","Choose the correct phrasal verb","Select the phrasal verb that completes each sentence.",[59,68,77,86,94],{"id":60,"prompt":61,"options":62,"answer":66,"explanation":67},"mc1","The plane ___ on time despite the storm.",[63,64,65],"took off","took up","took over",0,"'Take off' means to leave the ground (for planes). 'Take up' = start a hobby; 'take over' = assume control.",{"id":69,"prompt":70,"options":71,"answer":75,"explanation":76},"mc2","I need to ___ this word in the dictionary.",[72,73,74],"look after","look up","look out",1,"'Look up' means to search for information. 'Look after' = take care of; 'look out' = be careful.",{"id":78,"prompt":79,"options":80,"answer":84,"explanation":85},"mc3","She ___ a story about why she was late.",[81,82,83],"made off","made out","made up",2,"'Make up' means to invent (a story, an excuse). 'Make out' = manage to see\u002Fhear; 'make off' = escape.",{"id":87,"prompt":88,"options":89,"answer":66,"explanation":93},"mc4","Our car ___ on the motorway, so we called a mechanic.",[90,91,92],"broke down","broke up","broke out","'Break down' means to stop working (machines). 'Break up' = end a relationship; 'break out' = start suddenly (war, fire).",{"id":95,"prompt":96,"options":97,"answer":75,"explanation":101},"mc5","Don't worry, you can always ___ on me.",[98,99,100],"count in","count on","count up","'Count on' means to rely on someone. It is inseparable — the object always follows 'on'.",{"id":103,"type":104,"title":105,"instructions":106,"questions":107},"gap","gap_fill","Complete with the correct particle","Type the missing particle (up, off, after, out, on...).",[108,116,123,130,136],{"id":109,"prompt":110,"hint":111,"answers":112,"explanation":115},"gap1","Please turn ___ the TV — the baby is sleeping.","make quieter \u002F stop",[113,114],"off","down","'Turn off' (stop it) and 'turn down' (make it quieter) both work here — both mean reducing the noise.",{"id":117,"prompt":118,"hint":119,"answers":120,"explanation":122},"gap2","I grew ___ in a small town in the mountains.","become an adult",[121],"up","'Grow up' means to become an adult. \"I grew up in…\" is the standard way to talk about your childhood home.",{"id":124,"prompt":125,"hint":126,"answers":127,"explanation":129},"gap3","She takes ___ her mother — they have the same smile.","resemble",[128],"after","'Take after' means to resemble an older family member.",{"id":131,"prompt":132,"hint":133,"answers":134,"explanation":135},"gap4","The meeting was put ___ until next Friday.","postpone",[113],"'Put off' means to postpone. 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Inseparable phrasal verbs keep the verb and particle together (look after the kids, never 'look the kids after').",{"question":212,"answer":213},"How many phrasal verbs should I learn?","Focus on the 100–200 most frequent ones first (get up, find out, give up, look for, turn on\u002Foff...). They cover the vast majority of everyday usage. Learn them in context — in sentences and topic groups — rather than from alphabetical lists.",{"question":215,"answer":216},"Are phrasal verbs informal?","Phrasal verbs are common in every register, but they are especially frequent in spoken and informal English. In formal writing, a Latin-based synonym often sounds more formal: 'postpone' instead of 'put off', 'tolerate' instead of 'put up with'.",{"question":218,"answer":219},"Can a phrasal verb have more than one meaning?","Yes, very often. 'Take off' can mean to leave the ground (a plane), to remove (clothes), or to become successful (a business). 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Trying to translate word by word almost never works.","Grammar adds a second layer of difficulty: word order. With separable phrasal verbs, a noun object can go in two positions (turn off the light \u002F turn the light off), but a pronoun object must split the verb: turn it off. Inseparable verbs — including all verbs with two particles, like 'get along with' or 'run out of' — never split. When you learn a new phrasal verb, always note whether it separates.","The most effective learning strategy is contextual grouping. Instead of memorising an alphabetical list, group phrasal verbs by topic (daily routine: wake up, get up, put on; travel: set off, take off, check in) or by base verb (take off, take up, take after, take over). Write your own example sentence for each one — memory research consistently shows that self-generated examples are remembered far better than read ones.","Finally, accept that mastering phrasal verbs is a long-term project. 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