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ESL Common Phrasal Verbs
Get up, put on, look for, give up, turn off: everyday phrasal verbs in sentences and meanings.
- 🎓 Grades 4–8
- 💬 ESL
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Please ___ your coat. It's cold outside.
- A put on
- B turn off
- C give up
- D take off
___ your shoes before you come inside.
- A Get up
- B Put on
- C Take off
- D Look after
I ___ at 7 o'clock every morning and eat breakfast.
- A get up
- B get off
- C give up
- D put on
Can you ___ the light? I want to sleep.
- A turn off
- B turn on
- C put on
- D look for
It's dark in here. Please ___ the light.
- A give up
- B take off
- C turn off
- D turn on
I can't find my keys. Can you help me ___ them?
- A look up
- B give up
- C look for
- D look after
My grandma will ___ the baby tonight.
- A get up
- B look for
- C look after
- D put on
Don't ___! You can do it!
- A give up
- B give back
- C get up
- D put on
Which phrasal verb means "search for information in a book or online"?
- A look up
- B get on
- C give up
- D look after
You look tired. Please ___ and rest.
- A sit down
- B wake up
- C stand up
- D get off
What does "wake up" mean?
- A stand on your feet
- B start sleeping
- C stop sleeping
- D be quiet
What does "give up" mean?
- A try again
- B stop trying
- C win
- D give a gift
What does "look after" mean?
- A forget
- B take care of
- C search for
- D look behind
What does "find out" mean?
- A lose
- B throw away
- C hide
- D discover or learn
What does "come back" mean?
- A arrive first
- B return
- C leave
- D stay
What does "throw away" mean?
- A hide
- B catch
- C put in the trash
- D keep
What does "pick up the pen" mean?
- A throw it
- B push it
- C lift it from the floor or desk
- D drop it
What does "turn down the music" mean?
- A make it quieter
- B turn it off
- C change the song
- D make it louder
What does "hurry up" mean?
- A wait
- B stop
- C slow down
- D go faster
What does "get on the bus" mean?
- A miss the bus
- B go into the bus
- C wait for the bus
- D get out of the bus
What does "get off the train" mean?
- A drive the train
- B leave the train
- C board the train
- D miss the train
What does "calm down" mean?
- A sit down
- B lie down
- C become relaxed
- D get angry
What does "fill in a form" mean?
- A fold it
- B throw it away
- C read it aloud
- D write the answers on it
What does "run out of milk" mean?
- A have no milk left
- B drink milk fast
- C buy more milk
- D spill the milk
What does "grow up" mean?
- A become an adult
- B plant a tree
- C stand up
- D get taller
The plane will ___ at 9 a.m.
- A turn on
- B get up
- C take off
- D put on
Please ___ the paper on the floor.
- A take off
- B pick up
- C give up
- D look up
I ___ my friend at the mall yesterday. (I met her by chance.)
- A ran away
- B ran into
- C ran out
- D looked after
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