Hotel Phrasal Verbs 2

More phrasal verbs for hotel workers — common multi-word verbs in hotel operations and guest communication.

Vocabulary in context

The second set of hotel phrasal verbs tends to be the ones that slip through initial training — the ones that come up in more complex conversations, in emails, in briefings, in the kind of sentences where the phrasal verb is doing a lot of work and the whole meaning falls apart if you don't catch it. This exercise builds on the foundations of the first exercise with a further range of multi-word verbs specific to hotel operations. The goal is fluency — not just recognising these verbs when you hear them, but using them confidently and correctly when you speak and write. That's the level of English that makes you genuinely useful in a professional hotel environment.

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Choose the best phrasal verb to complete each of the following sentences:
1. You can _____________ ( = wash, clean yourself) in the restroom down the hall.
  wash up
  watch out for
  run out of

2. You should ______________ ( = be careful of) pickpockets in that part of the city.
  wash out
  watch out for
  run out of

3. We've ______________ pens ( = we have no more pens) today, but I'll make sure you get one tomorrow.
  run into
  run up
  run out of

4. You will _______________ your deposit when you return the remote control.
  get back
  come back
  take back

5. OK, madam, please ______________. ( = please relax, stop yelling, etc.)
  come down
  get down
  calm down

6. Unfortunately, you can only _______________ ( = register as a guest, enter your room) at 3:00 PM.
  check up
  check in
  check out

7. I will _______________ this right away. = I will investigate/check this right away.
  look into
  look in
  look onto

8. My colleague will _______________ ( = accompany you to) your room.
  look you over
  see you to
  get you in

9. You _______________ ( = activated) the alarm by smoking in your room.
  came off
  set off
  went off

10. Don't worry, we'll _______________. ( = We'll figure it out/ resolve it)
  think it over
  call it up
  sort it out

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