Fill in the blanks using an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose your answers from the options given below. Take care to use the appropriate form of these phrasal verbs.

This phrasal verbs worksheet is helpful for students preparing for class 10 English exam conducted by Kerala board, Tamil Nadu board, Karnataka board and Maharashtra board.

(fill up, find out, get across, dress up, count on, get ahead, get along with, get at, get around, get away with, end up, fall apart)

1. Do you think we can ………………………. him?

2. She ……………………… for the party.

3. After dabbling in art and music for a while, he ………………………….. becoming a banker.

4. The toy ………………………. when the boy dropped it.

5. Here is my bottle. Please …………………. it ………………….

6. They stayed up all night to ……………………….. who was stealing their melons.

7. Good communication skills are essential to …………………….. your message …………………….

8. You will never …………………….. in your career unless you find another job.

9. The suburban trains are the best way to ………………………. Mumbai.

10. He thought he would be able to …………………….. with cheating but the teacher caught him red-handed.

11. He doesn’t …………………………. his colleagues.

12. What are you trying to …………………………. by acting so haughtily?

Answers

1. Do you think we can count on him? (To count on somebody is to rely on them.)

2. She dressed up for the party.

3. After dabbling in art and music for a while, he ended up becoming a banker.

4. The toy fell apart when the boy dropped it. (fall apart = break into pieces)

5. Here is my bottle. Please fill it up.

6. They stayed up all night to find out who was stealing their melons.

7. Good communication skills are essential to get your message across. (To get a message across is to communicate it effectively.)

8. You will never get ahead in your career unless you find another job. (get ahead = progress)

9. The suburban trains are the best way to get around Mumbai. (get around = move about / travel)

10. He thought he would be able to get away with cheating on the exam but the teacher caught him red-handed. (To get away with is to escape punishment.)

11. He doesn’t get along with his colleagues. (get along with = have friendly relation with)

12. What are you trying to get at by bringing up that topic here? (To get at something is to attempt to prove it.)