B1 Phrasal verbs 1-30

Question 1

If something ___ ___ , it has finished.

Answer 1

BE OVER: If something is over, it has finished.

Question 2

If a car or a machine ___ ___ , it stops working

Answer 2

BREAK DOWN: If a car or a machine breaks down, it stops working.

Question 3

If someone ___ ___ or ___ ___ a building, they enter a building by force, usually in order to steal something

Answer 3

BREAK IN: If someone breaks in or breaks into a building, they enter a building by force, usually in order to steal something

Question 4

When a person ___ ___ with another person, or if two people ___ ___ , they end their romantic relationship or marriage.

Answer 4

BREAK UP: When a person breaks up with another person, or if two people break up, they end their romantic relationship or marriage.

Question 5

When a person ___ ___ a child, they look after and influence this child until they are grown up

Answer 5

BRING UP: When a person brings up a child, they look after and influence this child until they are grown up

Question 5

If you ___ ___ someone, you go to the place where they are so that you can both go somewhere.

Answer 5

CALL FOR: If you call for someone, you go to the place where they are so that you can both go somewhere.

Question 6

If you ___ ___ (doing something), you continue doing something.

Answer 6

CARRY ON: If you carry on (doing something), you continue doing something.

Question 7

If you ___ ___ a task, instruction, etc., you do it or act according to the plan in order to do it.

Answer 7

CARRY OUT: If you carry out a task, instruction, etc., you do it or act according to the plan in order to do it.

Question 8

When you ___ ___ of a hotel or guest house, you leave the place after paying and returning your room key

Answer 8

CHECK OUT: When you check out of a hotel or guest house, you leave the place after paying and returning your room key

Question 9

This expression is used to tell someone to hurry or to encourage someone to do something

Answer 9

COME ON: This expression is used to tell someone to hurry or to encourage someone to do something

Question 10

If you ___ ___ words on a page, you draw a line through them, usually because they are wrong.

Answer 10

CROSS OUT: If you cross out words on a page, you draw a line through them, usually because they are wrong.

Question 11

If you ___ something ___, you cut it into several pieces.

Answer 11

CUT UP: If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.

Question 12

When you ___ ___ something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and you often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.

Answer 12

DEAL WITH: When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and you often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.

Question 13

If something ___ ___ something else, it is determined, affected or decided by that thing.

Answer 13

DEPEND ON: If something depends on something else, it is determined, affected or decided by that thing.

Question 14

If a person ___ ___ another person, the first person needs the support or help of the other person to exist or be OK.

Answer 14

DEPEND ON: If a person depends on another person, the first person needs the support or help of the other person to exist or be OK.

Question 15

If you ___ ___ in a particular place or situation, it means that after a series of events, you unexpectedly find yourself in that place or situation.

Answer 15

END UP: If you end up in a particular place or situation, it means that after a series of events, you unexpectedly find yourself in that place or situation.

Question 16

If you ___ ___ a document or form, you write the necessary information in its spaces.

Answer 16

FILL IN: If you fill in a document or form, you write the necessary information in its spaces.

Question 17

If you ___ ___a container or your car tank, it becomes full.

Answer 17

FILL UP: If you fill up a container or your car tank, it becomes full.

Question 18

If you ___ something ___, you learn or discover something you didn’t know.

Answer 18

FIND OUT: If you find something out, you learn or discover something you didn’t know.

Question 19

If you ___ ___ with someone, you have a friendly relationship. You can also say that two people ___ ___

Answer 19

GET ALONG: If you get along with someone, you have a friendly relationship. You can also say that two people get along.

Question 20

If you ___ ___ (to a place, situation or activity), you return to that place, situation or activity

Answer 20

GET BACK: If you get back (to a place, situation or activity), you return to that place, situation or activity

Question 21

If you ___ ___ , you lower your body until you are sitting, kneeling, or lying on the ground. Also, if you ___ something ___ , you write something.

Answer 21

GET DOWN: If you get down, you lower your body until you are sitting, kneeling, or lying on the ground. Also, if you get something down, you write something.

Question 22

If you ___ ___ , you enter a place, especially when it’s difficult.

Answer 22

GET IN: If you get in, you enter a place, especially when it’s difficult.

Question 23

When you ___ ___ (a bus, a train, etc.), you descend from that vehicle.

Answer 23

GET OFF: When you get off (a bus, a train, etc.), you descend from that vehicle.

Question 24

If you ___ ___ with something, you start doing it or continue doing it.

Answer 24

GET ON: If you get on with something, you start doing it or continue doing it.

Question 25

If you say how someone is ___ ___ (with a job or in a situation), you are talking about how well they are doing.

Answer 25

GET ON: If you say how someone is getting on (with a job or in a situation), you are talking about how well they are doing.

Question 26

If you ___ ___ ___ something or someone, you get free from this thing or person so that you don’t have to deal with them anymore.

Answer 26

GET RID OF: If you get rid of something or someone, you get free from this thing or person so that you don’t have to deal with them anymore.

Question 27

If you ___ something ___ or ___ someone ___ something, you return it to the person who gave it to you.

Answer 27

GIVE BACK: If you give something back or give someone back something, you return it to the person who gave it to you.

Question 28

If you ___ ___ a piece of work or something you have written, you give it or hand it to a person of authority, such as your boss, your teacher, etc

Answer 28

GIVE IN: If you give in a piece of work or something you have written, you give it or hand it to a person of authority, such as your boss, your teacher, etc

Question 29

If you ___ ___, you surrender or abandon a fight, argument, etc.

Answer 29

GIVE IN: If you give in, you surrender or abandon a fight, argument, etc.

Question 30

If you ___ ___ something, you give something to each person in a group.

Answer 30

GIVE OUT: If you give out something, you give something to each person in a group.