Mini-Test on Phrasal Verbs

	Mini-test on Phrasal Verbs 	Score: 	
Name: 	Code:	Class: 	
Complete the sentences by putting in the phrasal verb and its object in the correct order in the blank. Change the verb form if necessary.
Example:	The sweater was full of holes, so I threw it away (threw away/it).
	I’ve put up that picture (put up/ that picture) we bought last week.
There’s always litter here. No one ever __________________ (pick up/it).
It’s quite cold now. I think I’ll __________________ (put on/my coat).
I haven’t heard from Rita lately. I might __________________ (ring up/her).
Daniel has to go into college to __________________ (hand in/his project).
I can’t remember the address. I wish I’d __________________ (write down/it).
Nick is trying to __________________ (win back/all the money) he’s just lost.
I’m not going to have time to __________________ (wash up/these dishes).
If you don’t know the number, you can __________________ (look up/it) in the phone book.
There was an accident which __________________ (hold up/all the traffic coming into town).
The words ‘expect’ and ‘except’ are so similar that I keep __________________ (mix up/them).
Corrector: 	
	Mini-test on Phrasal Verbs 	Score: 	
Name: 	Code:	Class: 	
Complete the sentences by putting in the phrasal verb and its object in the correct order in the blank. Change the verb form if necessary.
Example:	The sweater was full of holes, so I threw it away (threw away/it).
	I’ve put up that picture (put up/ that picture) we bought last week.
There’s always litter here. No one ever __________________ (pick up/it).
It’s quite cold now. I think I’ll __________________ (put on/my coat).
I haven’t heard from Rita lately. I might __________________ (ring up/her).
Daniel has to go into college to __________________ (hand in/his project).
I can’t remember the address. I wish I’d __________________ (write down/it).
Nick is trying to __________________ (win back/all the money) he’s just lost.
I’m not going to have time to __________________ (wash up/these dishes).
If you don’t know the number, you can __________________ (look up/it) in the phone book.
There was an accident which __________________ (hold up/all the traffic coming into town).
The words ‘expect’ and ‘except’ are so similar that I keep __________________ (mix up/them).
Corrector: 	
Put these phrasal verbs in the right sentence.
	come back	get on	lie down
	come in	give away	pay back
	cut out	go away	stay in
	fall over	let in	take back
Example: 	Hello. Nice to see you. Come in and sit down.
	I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to let me in.
Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to _____________________ all evening.
Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll ___________ you ___________ on Friday.
The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don’t _____________________.
I was feeling so tired I had to _____________________ on the bed for a while.
There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to _____________________ and keep.
Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he’s going to _____________________.
The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to _____________________.
I’ll have to ___________ these books ___________ to the library.
Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to _____________________.
In order to get publicity, the company decided to _______________some of the new sweets free to children.
Put these phrasal verbs in the right sentence.
	come back	get on	lie down
	come in	give away	pay back
	cut out	go away	stay in
	fall over	let in	take back
Example: 	Hello. Nice to see you. Come in and sit down.
	I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to let me in.
Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to _____________________ all evening.
Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll ___________ you ___________ on Friday.
The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don’t _____________________.
I was feeling so tired I had to _____________________ on the bed for a while.
There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to _____________________ and keep.
Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he’s going to _____________________.
The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to _____________________.
I’ll have to ___________ these books ___________ to the library.
Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to _____________________.
In order to get publicity, the company decided to ______________ some of the new sweets free to children.
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Exercise 3: Word order with phrasal verbs, p.309, Oxford Practice Grammar, 2nd edition (KEY)
Complete the sentences by putting in the phrasal verb and its object in the correct order in the blank.Change the verb form if necessary. (used for Mini-Test on Phrasal verbs)
Example:	The sweater was full of holes, so I threw it away (threw away/it).
	I’ve put up that picture (put up/ that picture) we bought last week.
There’s always litter here. No one ever [pick it up] (pick up/it).
It’s quite cold now. I think I’ll [put on my coat]/[put my coat on] (put on/my coat).
I haven’t heard from Rita lately. I might [ring her up] (ring up/her).
Daniel has to go into college to [hand in his project]/[hand his project in] (hand in/his project).
I can’t remember the address. I wish I’d [written it down] (write down/it).
Nick is trying to [win back all the money] (win back/all the money) he’s just lost.
I’m not going to have time to [wash up these dishes]/[wash these dishes up] (wash up/these dishes).
If you don’t know the number, you can [look it up] (look up/it) in the phone book.
There was an accident which [held up all the traffic coming into town] (hold up/all the traffic coming into town).
The words ‘expect’ and ‘except’ are so similar that I keep [mixing them up] (mix up/them).
Ex. 1/309, Oxford Practice Grammar, 2nd edition (KEY) 
Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences.
	come back	get on	lie down
	come in	give away	pay back
	cut out	go away	stay in
	fall over	let in	take back
Example: 	Hello. Nice to see you. Come in and sit down.
	I didn’t have a key, but luckily someone was there to let me in.
Can’t we go out somewhere? I don’t want to [stay in] all evening.
Could you lend me ten pounds? I’ll [pay] you [back] on Friday.
The pavement is very icy. Be careful you don’t [fall over].
I was feeling so tired I had to [lie down] on the bed for a while.
There was an article in the newspaper that I wanted to [cut out] and keep.
Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he’s going to [come back].
The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to [get on].
I’ll have to [take] these books [back] to the library.
Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him to [go away].
In order to get publicity, the company decided to [give away] some of the new sweets free to children.