Phrasal Verbs Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.

1. I don’t think that it will be wise for us to …………………. this information from her.

a. hold in
b. hold back
c. hold over
d. hold out

Answer: hold back

2. The meeting has been ………………….. till next week.

a. held back
b. held over
c. held out
d. held in

Answer: held over

3. The roof of a house …………………… the sun and the rain.

a. keeps of
b. keeps off
c. keeps in
d. keeps away

Answer: keeps off
4. A large number of men and women ………………………. their lives for winning us our independence.

a. laid off
b. laid down
c. laid aside
d. laid by

Answer: laid down

5. Spoilt rich kids often seem to believe that they can commit a crime and then ………………………

a. get on
b. get off
c. get over

d. get rid of

Answer: get off

6. He …………………… smoking at his wife’s request.

a. gave in
b. gave up
c. gave out
d. gave away

Answer: gave up

7. The judge promised to ………………….. the matter himself.

a. go after
b. go into
c. go in for
d. go off

Answer: go into

8. All of a sudden, the gun ……………………

a. went off
b. go off
c. went out
d. went of

Answer: went off

9. A large number of people are …………………….. every year by malaria.

a. carried off
b. carried on
c. carried out
d. carried in

Answer: carried off

10. I shall …………………….. you next Monday.

a. call in
b. call on
c. call upon
d. call for

Answer: call on