Phrasal Verb Exercises "About"

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Phrasal Verb Exercise “About”
Mark the correct answer.


1. In my new job I'm stuck in my office. I wish I could ______ about a bit more.
a. Lay
b. get
c. cast
d. hear
2. We don't have any firm plans when we get to California. Our intention is to ______ about for a few days.
a. drift
b. cast
c. hear
d. set
3. Those auditors are obsessed with all the details. They ______ about everywhere looking for irregularities.
a. cast
b. lay
c. root
d. fool
4. I had a lot of problems getting my spreadsheet to look nice. I had to ______ about with it for ages.
a. lounge
b. lay
c. fiddle
d. cast
5. I'm fed up with you being so unhelpful. If you ______ me about any more, I'm going to complain to your Head Office.
a. mope
b. much
c. lounge
d. get
6. Don't ______ about. We've got to get this finished quickly.
a. mess
b. hear
c. cast
d. get
7. The appointment was at 10.00 but I had to ______ about for almost an hour before he could see me.
a. wait
b. lay
c. cast
d. hear
8. Changes need to be made but I have absolutely no idea how to ______ about making those changes.
a. lay
b. lounge
c. mope
d. set
9. If you've got a problem with your computer, ask Mark. He ______ all about computers.
a. mopes
b. lounges
c. knows
d. fools
10. I already knew you were leaving. There's not much you don't ______ about in this place.
a. mope
b. fool
c. hear
d. lounge
11. The project is completely blocked and they are trying to ______ about for a solution.
a. mope
b. lay
c. lounge
d. cast
12. Everybody knows. News ______ about fast here.
a. mopes
b. lounges
c. fools
d. gets
13. Please take this seriously. Don't ______ about.
a. cast
b. hear
c. fool
d. get
14. They never get any work done. They just ______ about all day.
a. lounge
b. hear
c. cast
d. get
15. Since he didn't get the promotion he spends all day walking around looking sad. I didn't think he was the sort to ______ about like that.
a. mope
b. hear
c. cast
d. get
16. I'm not sure where it is exactly but I know it's ______ around somewhere.
a. kicking
b. tinkering
c. hurling
d. going
17. He got really angry and started ______ things about. One book almost hit me.
a. tinkering
b. going
c. kicking
d. hurling
18. You've got no business ______ about saying things about me.
a. tinkering
b. hurling
c. going
d. kicking
19. There's no point in ______ about with this document. It's useless. We'll have to start again.
a. tinkering
b. hurling
c. going
d. kicking