English Grammar Test: Phrasal Verbs

Turn down means "make quieter". Turn up means the opposite, "make louder", which would not help someone sleep.

Give up means "stop doing a habit". Give in means "stop resisting", and give away means "give something for free".

Run out of something means "use all of it and have none left". Before the object (milk) you need of; run into means "meet by chance".

Fill out a form means "write the needed information in it". Fill up is used for containers, such as fill up the gas tank.

Take off means "leave the ground" for a plane. Take over means "take control", and take up means "start a hobby".

Run into someone means "meet them by chance", which matches What a surprise! Run over means "hit with a vehicle".

For lost objects, use find without a particle: I found them. Find out means "learn information"; even then a pronoun would go in the middle (find it out).

Put off means "move to a later time". Put out is used for a fire or a cigarette, and put on is used for clothes.

Bring up a child means "raise" or "take care of until adulthood". Bring up can also mean "mention a topic", but in a small town shows the meaning here is raising a child.

Put up with means "tolerate". Get on with describes a good relationship with a person, not with comments.

Look up means "search for information", and when the object is a pronoun it goes between the verb and the particle: look it up. Look after means "take care of".

For an alarm, go off means "start ringing or sounding". This is a common trap, because off often suggests stopping.

Get along with someone means "have a friendly relationship with them". Get by means "manage with little money or help".

Get over an illness means "recover from it". Get off is used for leaving a bus, train or plane.

With buses, trains and planes you get on and get off. Get out would need of and is used for cars and taxis.