IELTS Phrasal Verbs
do up
If you do something up, you fasten it.If a piece of clothing does up in a particular place, it is fastened there.
If a woman does her hair up, she arranges it so that it is fastened close to her head rather than hanging loosely.
dress up
If you dress up or dress someone up, you put special, smart clothes on yourself or someone else, usually for a social occasion.If you dress up or dress someone up, you put special costumes or unusual clothes on yourself or someone else, usually for fun, often at a party where everyone does this.
get on
If you get a piece of clothing on, you dress yourself in it.
go with
If one thing goes with another, they suit each other or are pleasant or attractive together.
have on
If you have clothing on, you are wearing it.
pick out
If you pick out one thing, you choose it from a group.
pull off
When you pull a piece of clothing off or pull a piece of clothing off someone else, you take it off quickly. I managed to pull my boots off.When you put on make-up, a cream, or perfume, you spread or spray it on your skin.
pull on
When you pull on your clothes, you put them on quickly.When you put on a piece of clothing, you put it over a part of your body and wear it, or you put it over a part of someone else's body so they are wearing it.
show off
If you show off something that you own, you show it to a lot of people because you are proud of it.
take in
If you take something in, you make an item of clothing smaller and tighter.
take up
If you take up a piece of clothing, you make it shorter.
try on
If you try on a piece of clothing, you put it on to see if it fits you or if it looks nice.
wear out
When something wears out or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes weak or broken and unable to be used any more.
wrap up
When you wrap something up, you fold a piece of paper, cloth, or other material round it so that it is completely covered.If you wrap up, you put warm clothes on; If you wrap someone, especially a child, up, you put warm clothes on them.
Choose the correct phrasal verbs:
- Those shoes ..................... your dress.
- Come on
- go with
- browsing through
- ..................... well. It's cold outside.
- make up
- Wrap up
- cut off
- I can ..................... those trousers for you.
- Get down
- take up
- cut out
- They held out their arms, ..................... their jewellery.
- chalked up
- showing off
- cut off
- She ..................... several dresses but couldn't find any she liked.
- made up
- tried on
- went off
- We ..................... in tissue paper.
- get down
- wrapped the glasses up
- go along
- Maisie loves to ..................... in her Grandma's clothes.
- look into
- dress up
- settle up
- She ..................... in a pony tail.
- get out
- did her hair up
- get into
- She showed her son how to ..................... his shoes. I can't do my top button up.
- been done
- do up
- called with
- James pulled off his socks. I ..................... his feet.
- woke up
- pulled Tom's boots off
- totted up
- It's fun to ..................... for a party.
- go away
- dress up
- rang around
- Make sure you ..................... before you go out.
- cracked up
- put some sun cream on
- polished off
- The top ..................... at the back.
- ran away
- does up
- eat out
- He lost so much weight that he had to ..................... all his trousers.
- makes out
- take in
- cleared away
- Christina ..................... a nice pair of shoes to wear.
- broken up
- picked out
- gone off
- She ..................... .
- make up
- put her coat on
- picked up
- Still sitting, he ..................... .
- clammed up
- pulled his shirt and trousers on
- gulped down
- Sooner or later the soles of your favourite shoes are going to ..................... .
- make out
- wear out
- cut back
- The weather outside is freezing. ..................... .
- Get up
- get your coat on
- wash up
- I can't wait to ..................... - I've had them on all day.
- warming up
- take these shoes off
- going on