

This Grade 8 worksheet helps students strengthen their understanding of advanced phrasal verbs through engaging grammar practice. Learners improve sentence fluency and vocabulary skills by using phrasal verbs such as call off, look after, run across, show up, break into, and take after correctly in different contexts.
Phrasal verbs help students communicate naturally and fluently in English. For Grade 8 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It improves vocabulary and sentence fluency.
2. It helps students understand informal and everyday English expressions.
3. It strengthens comprehension and speaking skills.
4. It builds confidence in communication and creative writing tasks.
This worksheet includes five structured exercises designed for step-by-step learning:
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct phrasal verb to complete each sentence meaningfully.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using the most suitable phrasal verb from a word bank.
Exercise 3 – True or False
Students identify whether statements about phrasal verbs are true or false.
Exercise 4 – Underline the Phrasal Verbs
Students underline the phrasal verb used in each sentence carefully.
Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing
Students write meaningful sentences using different phrasal verbs correctly in context.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Answers
1. b) call off
2. b) break into
3. a) look after
4. b) show up
5. c) run across
6. a) call off
7. c) take after
8. a) show up
9. b) look after
10. c) ran across
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. show up
2. break into
3. take after
4. find out
5. call off
6. look after
7. find out
8. give up
9. ran across
10. give up
Exercise 3 – True / False
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True
Exercise 4 – Underline the Phrasal Verbs
1. looked after
2. brought about
3. broke into
4. takes after
5. ran across
6. found out
7. showed up
8. carried on
9. called off
10. gave up
Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing (Sample Answers)
1. Aarav takes after his father in both appearance and behaviour.
2. The thief tried to break into the locked warehouse late at night.
3. Riya looked up information online for her science project.
4. The school had to call off the annual sports event because of heavy rain.
5. During our mountain trip, we ran across a beautiful hidden waterfall.
6. The athlete refused to give up despite the difficult conditions.
7. Kabir did not show up for the debate competition this morning.
8. Meera stayed home to look after her younger brother during his illness.
9. Even after the power cut, the performers decided to carry on with the show.
10. The new environmental campaign may bring about positive changes in the city.
Help your child improve vocabulary fluency and communication confidence with engaging phrasal verb practice activities.
Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs and particles like give up or look after that create meanings different from the original verb alone.
Many phrasal verbs have idiomatic meanings that cannot be guessed directly, so students need context-based practice in English grammar worksheets.
These worksheets improve vocabulary, sentence fluency, and comprehension skills, helping students communicate more naturally in spoken and written English.