Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best phrasal verb from the list that fits the meaning.
We have these phrasal verbs to choose from:
- break up
- bring up
- grow apart
- put up with
- fall out
- go out
- look after
- look down on
- take after
- look up to
- pick on
- fall for
- settle down
- get along
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1. My sister has offered to __________ the children while we go to the cinema this Saturday.
→ We need a phrase that means “take care of” or “watch over.”
✔ look after = take care of someone (especially kids)
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2. Her personality is similar to her father’s but in looks she __________ her mother.
→ This means she resembles her mother physically.
✔ takes after = resemble a parent in appearance or behavior
*(Note: The subject is “she,” so we use “takes after” — third person singular)*
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3. We were good friends when we were younger but we have __________ over the years and barely see each other anymore.
→ They used to be close, now they’re not. That’s drifting apart.
✔ grown apart = become less close over time
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4. When she saw the bruises on his arms, she went to speak to her son’s teacher because she thought that one of the other children was __________ him at school.
→ Bruises suggest bullying or being picked on.
✔ picking on = teasing or hurting someone repeatedly
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5. My father __________ my mother as soon as he met her. They married only 7 months later.
→ He fell in love quickly.
✔ fell for = fell in love with someone
*(Past tense needed — “fell for”)*
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6. Her parents were very busy people when she was a child. It was her grandparents that really __________. She has always been very close to them.
→ Grandparents raised her.
✔ brought her up = raised a child
*(“Bring up” → past tense “brought up”)*
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7. They are both in their late 30s and are starting to think about __________ and starting a family.
→ Settling into a stable life, getting married, having kids.
✔ settling down = start living a quiet, stable life, often with marriage/family
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8. Her children simply adore her. I don’t think they __________ anyone else as much as they do their mother.
→ They admire or respect her deeply.
✔ look up to = admire or respect someone
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Now let’s write all answers clearly:
Final Answer:
1. look after
2. takes after
3. grown apart
4. picking on
5. fell for
6. brought her up
7. settling down
8. look up to
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of relationships worksheet.
