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Travel Phrasal Verbs Explained in Easy English
- Look forward to: To feel excited about something that is going to happen.
- Example: I look forward to my vacation next week.
- Get away: To leave for a short trip or vacation.
- Example: We need to get away from the city for a weekend.
- Check in: To register at a hotel or airport.
- Example: We checked in at the hotel around 3 PM.
- Drop off: To leave someone or something at a place.
- Example: I’ll drop you off at the airport tomorrow.
- Go through: To pass through a place or experience something difficult.
- Example: We went through security at the airport.
- Drop by: To visit someone without making a special plan.
- Example: I’ll drop by your house later.
- Look around: To explore or see what is in a place.
- Example: We looked around the city center.
- Get on: To enter a bus, train, or airplane.
- Example: We got on the bus at 10 AM.
- Doze off: To fall asleep, usually accidentally.
- Example: I dozed off on the train ride.
- Take off: When an airplane leaves the ground.
- Example: The plane took off at 6 PM.
- Touch down: When an airplane lands.
- Example: We touched down in Paris after a long flight.
- Get off: To leave a bus, train, or airplane.
- Example: We got off the plane and went to the hotel.
- Pick up: To collect someone or something.
- Example: I’ll pick you up from the airport.
- Flag down: To signal to a vehicle to stop.
- Example: I flagged down a taxi.
- Stay up: To not go to bed until late.
- Example: We stayed up all night talking.
- Sleep in: To sleep longer than usual.
- Example: I slept in because I didn’t have to work.
- Eat out: To eat at a restaurant.
- Example: We ate out at a nice Italian place.
- Hang out: To spend time with friends, usually not doing much.
- Example: We hung out at the mall yesterday.
- Run out: To have no more of something.
- Example: We ran out of gas on the highway.
- Chill out: To relax and do nothing stressful.
- Example: We chilled out by the pool.
- Check out: To pay the bill and leave a hotel.
- Example: We checked out of the hotel at noon.
Extra Practice
Travel Phrasal Verbs Quiz
- What does “look forward to” mean?
- A) To be excited about something
- B) To be scared of something
- C) To forget about something
- What does “get away” mean?
- A) To run from danger
- B) To go on a short vacation
- C) To stay at home
- What does “check in” mean?
- A) To call someone
- B) To register at a hotel or airport
- C) To look at a map
- What does “drop off” mean?
- A) To give a ride and leave someone at a place
- B) To take a rest
- C) To pick someone up
- What does “go through” mean?
- A) To stop at a place
- B) To get lost
- C) To pass through a place
- What does “drop by” mean?
- A) To visit someone unexpectedly
- B) To call someone
- C) To forget to visit someone
- What does “look around” mean?
- A) To get lost in a city
- B) To explore a place
- C) To take a picture of a place
- What does “get on” mean?
- A) To enter a bus, train, or airplane
- B) To leave a bus or train
- C) To buy a ticket for a trip
- What does “doze off” mean?
- A) To sleep accidentally
- B) To stay awake all night
- C) To go to bed early
- What does “take off” mean?
- A) To enter a plane
- B) When a plane leaves the ground
- C) To wait for a plane
- What does “touch down” mean?
- A) To run to a plane
- B) When a plane takes off
- C) When a plane lands
- What does “get off” mean?
- A) To leave a bus, train, or plane
- B) To board a bus
- C) To buy a ticket
- What does “pick up” mean?
- A) To leave someone behind
- B) To collect someone or something
- C) To call someone
- What does “flag down” mean?
- A) To stop a car with a signal
- B) To ask for help
- C) To get lost
- What does “stay up” mean?
- A) To go to bed early
- B) To not go to bed until late
- C) To wake up late
- What does “sleep in” mean?
- A) To wake up early
- B) To wake up at the usual time
- C) To sleep longer than usual
- What does “eat out” mean?
- A) To cook at home
- B) To eat at a restaurant
- C) To skip a meal
- What does “hang out” mean?
- A) To spend time with friends
- B) To go on a trip
- C) To study hard
- What does “run out” mean?
- A) To leave quickly
- B) To have no more of something
- C) To get lost
- What does “chill out” mean?
- A) To relax
- B) To get stressed
- C) To work hard
- What does “check out” mean?
- A) To leave a hotel and pay the bill
- B) To enter a hotel
- C) To call the hotel for directions
Travel Phrasal Verbs Quiz Answers
- A) To be excited about something
- B) To go on a short vacation
- B) To register at a hotel or airport
- A) To give a ride and leave someone at a place
- C) To pass through a place
- A) To visit someone unexpectedly
- B) To explore a place
- A) To enter a bus, train, or airplane
- A) To sleep accidentally
- B) When a plane leaves the ground
- C) When a plane lands
- A) To leave a bus, train, or plane
- B) To collect someone or something
- A) To stop a car with a signal
- B) To not go to bed until late
- C) To sleep longer than usual
- B) To eat at a restaurant
- A) To spend time with friends
- B) To have no more of something
- A) To relax
- A) To leave a hotel and pay the bill
Travel Phrasal Verbs Quiz with Fill-in-the-Blank Sentences
- I can’t wait for our trip! I really _______ my vacation next month.
- A) look forward to
- B) drop by
- C) check out
- We need to _______ for a few days to relax.
- A) hang out
- B) get away
- C) pick up
- When we arrived at the airport, we had to _______ before going to our gate.
- A) get on
- B) check in
- C) doze off
- I’ll _______ you off at the bus station before I go to work.
- Before we left, we had to _______ security to get to our flight.
- A) get through
- B) look around
- C) run out
- I want to _______ to your house this weekend if that’s okay.
- A) stay up
- B) drop by
- C) sleep in
- Let’s _______ the city to see all the famous places.
- A) check out
- B) take off
- C) look around
- We can’t _______ the bus until we get our tickets.
- A) get off
- B) pick up
- C) get on
- I accidentally _______ during the movie last night.
- A) dozed off
- B) ate out
- C) chilled out
- The plane will _______ in about 30 minutes.
- A) take off
- B) flag down
- C) touch down
- After a long day, I like to _______ and relax at home.
- A) hang out
- B) chill out
- C) sleep in
- We usually _______ dinner at a restaurant on Friday nights.
- A) run out
- B) eat out
- C) stay up
- Don’t forget to _______ the car when we leave the hotel.
- A) pick up
- B) check out
- C) drop off
- We _______ of snacks during our road trip.
- A) stayed up
- B) ran out
- C) looked around
- I want to _______ late tomorrow because I’m tired.
- A) doze off
- B) sleep in
- C) flag down
Answers
- A) look forward to
- B) get away
- B) check in
- A) drop
- A) get through
- B) drop by
- A) check out
- C) get on
- A) dozed off
- C) touch down
- B) chill out
- B) eat out
- C) check out
- B) ran out
- B) sleep in