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Phrasal Verbs (B2) – Worksheet 1

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This worksheet practises common B2 phrasal verbs such as put off, come up with, run out of and get over. Learners match meanings, use the verbs in context and in the correct tense, form nouns like takeover and setback, fix typical mistakes and rewrite sentences. It suits upper-intermediate learners preparing for exams such as B2 First.

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Exercise 1: Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings

Match each phrasal verb with its meaning from the box. There is one extra meaning you do not need.

Example: give up → stop doing something

Word box postponerefuse an offer or requestinvestigatethink of an idea or planrecover fromtoleratestart a new hobby or activityleave a place suddenly

  1. put off

  2. turn down

  3. look into

  4. come up with

  5. get over

  6. put up with

  7. take up

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences

Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb from the box. There are two extra phrasal verbs you do not need.

Word box broke downcalled offran out ofset upcut down onended upfigured outfell outbrought up

  1. Our car on the motorway, so we had to call a mechanic.

  2. The match was because of the heavy rain.

  3. We milk, so I went to the shop to buy some more.

  4. Elena her own design business after leaving university.

  5. My doctor told me to sugar and eat more vegetables.

  6. We got lost and in a tiny village miles away from our hotel.

  7. It took me hours, but I finally how to fix the printer.

Exercise 3: Use the correct form

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the phrasal verb in brackets.

Example: Tom ___ (grow up) in a small town by the sea. → grew up

  1. By the time we arrived at the stadium, the tickets (sell out).

  2. The police are (look into) the cause of the fire at the moment.

  3. I'm thinking of (take up) yoga next year.

  4. Marco (give up) smoking three years ago and feels much healthier now.

  5. Yesterday our team (come up with) a brilliant idea for the new campaign.

  6. The old cinema (turn into) a public library last year.

  7. I can't (put up with) this noise any longer!

Exercise 4: Nouns from phrasal verbs

Use the phrasal verb in capitals to form a noun that fits the gap.

Example: Our company needs a ___ plan in case the system fails. (BACK UP) → backup

  1. The negotiations ended in a complete and nobody signed the agreement. (BREAK DOWN)

  2. The of the company by a larger rival surprised all the employees. (TAKE OVER)

  3. The for the charity concert was much bigger than the organisers expected. (TURN OUT)

  4. Losing the first match was a , but the team still won the tournament. (SET BACK)

  5. The new software has one major : it's very expensive. (DRAW BACK)

  6. Everyone was waiting nervously for the of the meeting. (COME OUT)

Exercise 5: Correct the mistakes

Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.

Example: Please turn off it before you leave. → Please turn it off before you leave.

  1. She turned down it because the salary was too low.

  2. We've run out from coffee, so I'll buy some later.

  3. I can't put up to his rude behaviour anymore.

  4. They called the wedding of at the last minute.

  5. He finally got over from his illness after a month.

  6. I need to look out the meaning of this word in a dictionary.

  7. My parents brought me on in a small town by the sea.

Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences

Rewrite each sentence using the phrasal verb in brackets so that the meaning stays the same.

Example: The company decided to cancel the trip. (call off) → The company decided to call off the trip.

  1. The concert was postponed until next month. (put off)

  2. I can't tolerate the noise from next door. (put up with)

  3. Anna refused the job offer. (turn down)

  4. Our manager is investigating the problem. (look into)

  5. Scientists conducted a survey of 500 teenagers. (carry out)

  6. It took her a long time to recover from the shock. (get over)

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B2 phrasal verbs worksheet: meanings, collocations, verb forms and noun forms like breakdown and setback. Printable, with answers.

Topics covered

Phrasal verbsMeaning in contextVerb tenses with phrasal verbsSeparable phrasal verbsNouns from phrasal verbsError correction

Notes for teachers

Start with the matching task to check meaning, then move through the controlled exercises before the rewriting task. Typical mistakes include putting a pronoun after the particle (turned down it instead of turned it down), using the wrong preposition (run out from, put up to) and forgetting the passive with verbs like call off. As a follow-up, ask learners to write a short story using at least six of the phrasal verbs, then swap and check each other's use.

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