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Level: advanced
Category: vocabulary
Topic: phrasal verbs

Use the correct phrasal verb in the correct form to complete the sentence

back up             calm down         come down         fill out         find out        

get through         make out          make up           put off          stick out
  1. Jack had to ________ forms at the police station after his wallet was stolen.
  2. His speech was so slurred that we couldn't ________ what he was trying to say.
  3. Tom was embarrassed about what happened so he ________ a story to make it look better.
  4. His mobile phone didn't have coverage where he was so he couldnt ____ a call ____ to his girlfriend.
  5. Dan's didn't really want to do the work so he ______ it _____ until the last minute.
  6. There was nobody waiting for us when we arrived so we called to _________ where they were.
  7. Jack has _________ with the flu so he is out today.
  8. It's a good idea to _________ your hard disk every evening before you go home.
  9. Billy is hyperactive. If you give him sugar there is no way to ______ him ______.
  10. There is a famous photo of Albert Einstein taken while he ___________ his tongue.

Created:  2008-07-25
Updated:  2008-07-25

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