Vocabulary Exercise: Phrasal Verbs with LOOK

Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs below (in the correct form)

look after    look down on   look for    look forward to   
look into    look out for   look up    look up to

1. I’m sorry I’m late. I was _______ _______ somewhere to park.

2.  Emily’s 84 and she feels a bit lonely sometimes.  However she’s really   _______    _______ _______   Saturday because her granddaughter Daisy is coming to stay.

3.  I expanded my Spanish vocabulary quickly by frequently _______    _______ new words in the dictionary when I was reading.

4.   Jack always _______   _______  Jill’s cats when she goes away.

5.   The weatherman warned drivers to _______   ________  _______  ice on the roads.

6.   Heather’s such a snob.  She’s always _______   ________   _______ other people.

7.   Renée has always _______   _______   _______  her sister for her kindness, creativity and sense of fun.

8.   Police are _______    _______ the disappearance of confidential files from the law firm.

Answers

1. I’m sorry I’m late. I was LOOKING FOR somewhere to park.

2.  Emily’s 84 and she feels a bit lonely sometimes.  However she’s really   LOOKING FORWARD TO  Saturday because her granddaughter Daisy is coming to stay.

3.  I expanded my Spanish vocabulary quickly by frequently LOOKING UP new words in the dictionary when I was reading. (You need the gerund here because it follows the preposition ‘by’)

4.   Jack always LOOKS AFTER Jill’s cats when she goes away.

5.   The weatherman warned drivers to LOOK OUT FOR ice on the roads.

6.   Heather’s such a snob.  She’s always LOOKING DOWN ON other people.

7.   Renée has alw ays LOOKED UP TO her sister for her kindness, creativity and sense of fun.

8.   Police are LOOKING INTO the disappearance of confidential files from the law firm.

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