Vocabulary - Phrasal Verbs in Context for Grade 7 

This Grade 7 worksheet is designed to help students practice using phrasal verbs in various contexts. Understanding how phrasal verbs function in different situations is essential for effective communication, as these verbs are commonly used in both everyday conversations and formal writing. 

Through activities like true/false statements, word sorting, multiple-choice questions, and sentence rewriting, students will strengthen their understanding of phrasal verbs and learn to apply them in a range of contexts. 

By completing this worksheet, learners will: 

- Understand how to use phrasal verbs in different contexts. 
- Enhance their vocabulary by practicing phrasal verbs with multiple meanings. 
- Improve their writing and speaking by using phrasal verbs accurately. 

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – True/False 
1. True 
2. False 
3. True 
4. False 
5. False 
6. False 
7. True 
8. True 
9. True 
10. False 

Exercise 2 – Sort the sentence into its matching meaning 
Phrasal Verbs: 
- Run into/Meet unexpectedly 
- Break down/Stop working 
- Turn up/Arrive 
- Go on/Continue 
- Set up/Organize 
- Make up/Invent 
- Turn down/Reject 
- Pick up/Collect 
- Bring up/Start a topic 
- Look after/Take care of 

Meaning: 
- Meet unexpectedly 
- Stop working 
- Arrive 
- Continue 
- Organize 
- Invent 
- Reject 
- Collect 
- Start a topic 
- Take care of 

Exercise 3 – Choose the correct word from the pair 
1. Fall off/Meet unexpectedly 
2. Damage/Stop working 
3. Bringing food/Start a topic 
4. Walking/Continue 
5. Dump/Collect 
6. Understand/Invent 
7. Snooze/Depart 
8. Leave/Arrive 
9. Party/Organize 
10. Remove/Deplete 

Exercise 4 – Choose the correct option to complete the sentence 
1. b) Break down 
2. c) Pick up 
3. d) Bring up 
4. a) Break down 
5. d) Set up 
6. d) Pick up 
7. a) Look after 
8. b) Turn off 
9. d) Turn off 
10. a) Give up 

Exercise 5 – Rewrite each sentence using the phrasal verb 
1. He ran into an old friend at the market. 
2. They continued working on the project after lunch. 
3. She started a conversation about the weather. 
4. He decided to take off from the event early. 
5. She invented a new story for the project. 
6. He arrived late to the party. 
7. They decided to pick up the supplies from the store. 
8. He stopped working after the system failed. 
9. They organized the meeting for the next week. 
10. He figured out the issue after analyzing it. 

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