Phrasal verbs Quiz

Phrasal Verbs

• Wake up: stop sleeping, get out of bed
• Get up: get out of bed, become vertical
• Turn on: use electronics (e.g., phone, lamp, heater)
• Turn off: stop using electronics (e.g., notifications, lamp, heater)
• Stress out: make someone feel anxious or worried
• Come up with: think of an idea or solution
• Bring up: start talking about a topic
• Stand out: be noticeable or impressive
• Look up: search for and find specific information
• Figure out: think and find a solution to a problem
• Run out of: use everything and need more
• Pop into: enter a place for a short time
• Pick up: collect or gather something
• Drop off: leave something or someone at a place
• Throw away: put something in the trash
• Cut back on: reduce or decrease consumption
• Put up with: accept or tolerate something unpleasant
• Bear with: be patient while someone is busy or doing something
• Calm down: stop feeling angry, excited, or nervous
• Get back to: respond to someone (e.g., email, phone, message)
• Look forward to: be excited about something in the future
• Catch up: work or do something quickly because you are behind
• Fill out: complete a form or document with information
• Get along with: have a good relationship with someone
• Turn up: increase the volume (e.g., music, TV)
• Turn down: decrease the volume (e.g., music, TV)
• Get rid of: remove or dispose of something
• Go over: review or examine something
• Hand in: give something to an authority (e.g., professor, teacher, policeman)
• Sleep in: sleep longer than usual

Phrasal Verbs

• Waking Up and Getting Out of Bed • Wake up: stop sleeping, get out of bed • Get up: get out of bed, become vertical

Electronics and Devices

• Turn on: use electronics (e.g., phone, lamp, heater) • Turn off: stop using electronics (e.g., notifications, lamp, heater)

Emotional States

• Stress out: make someone feel anxious or worried • Calm down: stop feeling angry, excited, or nervous

Thinking and Problem-Solving

• Come up with: think of an idea or solution • Figure out: think and find a solution to a problem

Communication and Interaction

• Bring up: start talking about a topic • Get back to: respond to someone (e.g., email, phone, message) • Look forward to: be excited about something in the future

Movement and Action

• Run out of: use everything and need more • Pop into: enter a place for a short time • Pick up: collect or gather something • Drop off: leave something or someone at a place • Throw away: put something in the trash

Social Interactions

• Get along with: have a good relationship with someone • Put up with: accept or tolerate something unpleasant • Bear with: be patient while someone is busy or doing something

Miscellaneous

• Cut back on: reduce or decrease consumption • Turn up: increase the volume (e.g., music, TV) • Turn down: decrease the volume (e.g., music, TV) • Get rid of: remove or dispose of something • Go over: review or examine something • Hand in: give something to an authority (e.g., professor, teacher, policeman) • Sleep in: sleep longer than usual • Fill out: complete a form or document with information • Catch up: work or do something quickly because you are behind

Wake Up and Get Up

• Wake up means to stop sleeping
• Get up means to get out of bed
• Both can be used interchangeably, but "wake up" emphasizes stopping sleep, while "get up" emphasizes getting out of bed

Turn On and Turn Off

• Turn on means to activate something, like a phone, lamp, or heater
• Turn off means to deactivate something, like notifications, a lamp, or heater
• Use "turn on" and "turn off" for electronics

Stress Out

• Stress out means to cause someone to feel anxious or worried
• When using "stress out" as a separable phrasal verb, the pronoun goes in the middle (e.g., stress me out)

Come Up With

• Come up with means to think of an idea or solution
• Can be used in different contexts, such as thinking of an idea or coming up with an answer

Bring Up

• Bring up means to start talking about a topic
• Be careful not to bring up sensitive topics

Stand Out

• Stand out means to be noticeable or impressive
• Can be used to describe someone or something that attracts attention

Look Up

• Look up means to search for specific information
• Often used with Google or searching for a specific word

Figure Out

• Figure out means to find a solution or answer
• Often used with question words (e.g., how, what, when, where, who)

Run Out Of

• Run out of means to use up all of something and need more
• Can be used for physical items or time

Pop Into and Pick Up

• Pop into means to enter a place for a short time
• Pick up means to collect something

Throw Away

• Throw away means to discard or get rid of something
• Can be used for physical objects or ideas

Cut Back On

• Cut back on means to reduce or decrease something
• Often related to food, drink, or spending

Put Up With

• Put up with means to accept or tolerate something unpleasant
• Often used to describe dealing with difficult situations or people

Bear With

• Bear with means to be patient while someone is doing something
• Often used to ask someone to wait or be patient

Get Back To

• Get back to means to respond to someone or something
• Often used in professional or formal settings

Catch Up and Fill Out

• Catch up means to work or do something quickly to be up-to-date
• Fill out means to complete a form or document with information

Get Along With

• Get along with means to have a good relationship with someone
• Can be used to describe any type of relationship

Turn Up and Turn Down

• Turn up means to increase the volume
• Turn down means to decrease the volume
• Only used for music or TV volume

Get Rid Of

• Get rid of means to remove or dispose of something
• Can be used for physical objects or ideas

Hand In

• Hand in means to give something to an authority
• Often used in academic or professional settings

Sleep In

• Sleep in means to sleep longer than usual
• Often used on weekends or days off