Retail English 10 — Retail Phrasal Verbs BE

Phrasal verbs that come up constantly in retail — from the shop floor to the stockroom. Get these right and you'll sound completely natural.

Phrasal verbs in context

English phrasal verbs can be confusing because a small change in the particle completely changes the meaning. Retail has its own set of high-frequency phrasal verbs — "ring up," "mark down," "sell out," "try on" — that come up every single shift. This exercise practises them all in realistic retail sentences.

Ready to practice! Let's go!

Fill in each blank with the correct word from the list:

ring up
mark down
sell out
try on
put aside
top up
run out
set up
take back
lay away

1. Let me those items for you — I'll scan everything and give you the total.

2. We're going to all the summer dresses by 30% to make space for autumn stock.

3. We completely of the blue version — we only have it in black now.

4. Would you like to those jeans? The changing rooms are on your left.

5. I can that item for you — just pay a deposit and collect it when you're ready.

6. Your loyalty card balance is low — would you like to it with more credit?

7. We've of large carrier bags — is a medium OK?

8. Can you the new window display before the store opens tomorrow?

9. I can that for you — bring it back with the receipt and we'll sort it out.

10. If you'd like to that TV, you pay in installments over six months and collect it at the end.