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Level: advanced
Category: grammar
Topic: phrasal verbs

Phrasal Verbs - L to Z (2)

Choose the correct phrasal verb and use it in the correct form in the sentence

leave out ---- meet up with ---- top off
zip up ---- sort out ---- nod off
pick out ---- read up on ---- ward off
own up to
  1. John went on ahead of me on the trail so I __________ him later at the shelter.
  2. Some people take extra vitamin C pills to ___________ colds and flu.
  3. The lecture was so boring that I ____________ and missed most of it.
  4. At first, Johnny denied breaking the window but he finally ______________ it.
  5. Phil was embarrassed when he realized that he _______________ his fly.
  6. Ted's report was totally useless. He ___________ the most important information.
  7. We've spent the whole day looking for curtains and my wife still ______________ any that she likes.
  8. I didn't know anything about organic farming so I ______________ it before I visited the farm.
  9. In the winter, it's best to ______________ your gasoline tank for safety reasons.
  10. The two men's stories were so complicated that it took most of the day for the judge to __________ what had happened.

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Created:  2010-03-30
Updated:  2010-03-30

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