Visual Phrasal Verbs — Unit 18: CALL Phrasal Verbs

Exercise 1: Choose the correct phrasal verb.

1. The teacher ___ me to answer the question in class.

2. Many people ___ the government to improve public transport.

3. She ___ his rude comment during the meeting.

4. The manager had to ___ an engineer to fix the machine.

5. I will ___ your house on my way home.

6. The storm may ___ a delay in flights.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 1)

1. called on — call on sb = yêu cầu ai phát biểu hoặc làm gì.
2. called on — call on sth/sb = kêu gọi.
3. called him out on — call sb out on sth = chỉ ra lỗi hoặc hành vi sai.
4. call in — call in = mời người có chuyên môn đến.
5. call by — call by = ghé qua.
6. call forth — call forth = gây ra hoặc khơi gợi.

Exercise 2: Pick the best answer.

1. Can you ___ later? I missed your phone call.

call me back call me out call me in call me forth

2. The event will ___ extra security.

call for call by call at call round

3. The bus will ___ several towns before reaching the city.

call at call off call on call up

4. We decided to ___ our friends this evening.

call round call forth call in call off

5. The company may ___ outside experts.

call in call by call at call up

6. The coach ___ the game because of heavy rain.

called off called on called at called forth

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 2)

1. call me back — call back = gọi lại.
2. call for — call for = cần đến.
3. call at — call at = dừng ở một địa điểm.
4. call round — call round = ghé thăm.
5. call in — call in = mời đến hỗ trợ.
6. called off — call off = hủy bỏ.

Exercise 3: Write the correct phrasal verb.

1. I tried to phone her, but she did not answer. She will ___ later.

2. The police were ___ to investigate the case.

3. Please ___ me before you arrive.

4. The leader ___ people to stay calm.

5. The manager ___ the meeting because several people were absent.

6. I may ___ my aunt this weekend for a short visit.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 3)

1. call back — Gọi lại = call back.
2. called in — Mời đến hỗ trợ = called in.
3. call up — call up = gọi điện cho ai.
4. called on — Kêu gọi = called on.
5. called off — Hủy cuộc họp = called off.
6. call in on — call in on sb = ghé thăm ai.

Exercise 4: Look at the picture and choose the best answer.

1. The woman visiting her aunt is doing what?

2. The van stopping at the hotel is an example of what?

3. The man returning a missed phone call is doing what?

4. The workers invited to help are being what?

5. The football match on the notice board has been what?

6. Neighbors stopping briefly at houses are doing what?

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 4)

1. calling in on her aunt — call in on sb = ghé thăm ai.
2. calling at a hotel — call at = dừng ở một địa điểm.
3. calling someone back — call back = gọi lại.
4. called in — called in = được mời đến hỗ trợ.
5. called off — called off = bị hủy.
6. calling by — call by = ghé qua.

Exercise 5: Choose the correct phrasal verb.

1. Her speech ___ strong emotions from the audience.

2. The reporter ___ the politician on a false statement.

3. I will ___ you tonight to discuss the plan.

4. This situation may ___ immediate action.

5. The speaker ___ the noise level in the room.

6. We decided to ___ our neighbors after dinner.

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 5)

1. called forth — call forth = khơi gợi.
2. called the politician out on — Chỉ ra lỗi sai của ai.
3. call up — call up = gọi điện.
4. call for — call for = đòi hỏi, cần đến.
5. called out — call out sth = nói to hoặc thông báo.
6. call round — call round = ghé thăm.

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer.

1. I will ___ for you at 7 p.m. so we can go together.

call for you call you out call at you call you forth

2. The teacher ___ a student to read the next paragraph.

called on called off called by called at

3. He decided to ___ the mistake during the discussion.

call out call at call by call in

4. The doctor was ___ late at night.

called out called by called at called forth

5. I might ___ your office tomorrow morning.

call by call forth call off call for

6. The old photo ___ memories of our school days.

called up called at called off called on

🔑 Đáp án & Giải thích (Exercise 6)

1. call for you — call for sb = đến đón ai.
2. called on — Yêu cầu ai phát biểu.
3. call out — call out = chỉ ra hoặc nói to.
4. called out — called out = được gọi đến làm việc khẩn cấp.
5. call by — call by = ghé qua.
6. called up — call sth up = gợi nhớ lại.