Babysitter Phrasal Verbs 1

Phrasal verbs practice for babysitters and nannies — grammar exercise for childcare workers.

Vocabulary in context

Phrasal verbs are one of the most reliably tricky areas of English for non-native speakers — and in childcare English, they're everywhere. Wake up, calm down, pick up, drop off, look after, act up, settle down — these are the verbs of daily childcare, and parents use them constantly without thinking about how opaque they might be to someone who learned English through more formal channels. This exercise builds fluency with the phrasal verbs that babysitters and nannies encounter most, using childcare-specific examples that make the meanings concrete and the vocabulary genuinely memorable.

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Choose which of the three prepositions goes with the verb in each sentence.
EXAMPLE: I'll take out (on, out, off) the trash.

1. Don't bring ________ (= don't mention) his father at all.
2. I'll break ________ a piece and give it to you.
3. What time does she normally get ________ (= awaken, get out of bed) in the morning?
4. It's not polite to show ________! (= to boast)
5. I'm sorry but I've decided to turn ________ your offer. (= to not accept it)
6. Should I turn ________ (= increase) the heat?
7. Hold ________! (= wait) I'm on the phone.
8. Hurry ________ and get into your pajamas!
9. I'll be able to look _______ Jimmy tomorrow.
10. I'll come ________ at 8:00 PM. = I'll be there at 8:00 PM.
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