Phrasal Verbs exercises — Set 7: Phrasal Verbs vs Formal Equivalents & Mixed Review (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
The meeting has been . (= postponed)
We need to how much this project will cost. (= calculate)
The company plans to 200 workers. (= dismiss / make redundant)
She a new word every day from reading. (= learns informally)
Scientists are trying to what causes the disease. (= discover)
She her father — they have the same smile. (= resembles)
Please your cigarette. There's no smoking here. (= extinguish)
The government wants to a new law against cyberbullying. (= introduce)
We need to this problem before it gets worse. (= solve / handle)
The event has been due to heavy rain. (= cancelled)
The government plans to the use of plastic bags by 2030. (= discontinue gradually)
The company decided to the old policy. (= abolish)
The researchers will the experiment next week. (= conduct)
I need a few days to your offer before I give you an answer. (= consider)
The building was to make way for a new shopping centre. (= demolished)
He wants to his own business one day. (= establish)
Please with your work while I make a phone call. (= continue)
They had to the building because of a bomb threat. (= evacuate)
She the invitation because she already had plans. (= rejected / declined)
I can't how to use this new software. (= understand after thinking)
Phrasal Verbs exercises online (Worksheet)
Phrasal verbs are common in spoken and informal English, but in formal writing we often prefer single-word equivalents. Practise matching phrasal verbs with their formal synonyms and review all the phrasal verb skills you have learned.