English Grammar Exercises – Phrasal verbs 3: out

Exercise 1   

Which words can go together? Choose from the list.

a candle   a cigarette   a light   a mess   a mistake   a new product   an order

1   turn out …………………….

2   point out …………………….

3   blow out …………………….

4   carry out …………………….

5   put out …………………….

6   try out …………………….

7   sort out …………………….

Exercise 2   

Complete the sentences using a verb + out.

1   The company is ……………………. a new computer system at the moment.

2   Steve is very fit. He does a lot of sport and ……………………. regularly.

3   The road will be closed for two days next week while building work is …………………….

4   We didn’t manage to discuss everything at the meeting. We ……………………. of time.

5   You have to ……………………. the problem yourself. I can’t do it for you.

6   I don’t know what happened exactly. I need to …………………….

7   The new drug will be ……………………. on a small group of patients.

8   I thought the two books were the same until a friend of mine ……………………. the difference.

9   They got married a few years ago, but it didn’t ……………………. and they separated.

10   There was a power cut and all the lights …………………….

11   We thought she was American at first, but she ……………………. to be Swedish.

12   Sometimes it ……………………. cheaper to eat in a restaurant than to cook at home.

13   I haven’t applied for the job yet. I want to ……………………. more about the company first.

14   It took the fire brigade two hours to ……………………. the fire.

Exercise 3   

For each picture, complete the sentence using a verb+ out.

Exercise 4   

Complete the sentences. Each time use a verb + out.

1   A: Was the fire serious?

     B: No, we were able to …………………….

2   A: This recipe looks interesting.

     B: Yes, let’s …………………….

3   A: How much money do I owe you exactly?

     B: Just a moment. I’ll have to …………………….

4   A: What happened about your problem with your bank?

     B: It’s OK now. I went to see them and we …………………….