PHRASAL VERBS

1. Phasal verbs consist of a verb + adverb/preposition.

Some phrasal verbs are literal.
Go away and leave alone.
Take off your coat and come and sit down.

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

out (2) up on back

1 Put ______ something warm. It´s cold today.

2 There´s some ice-cream in the freezer. Can you get it ______ ?
3 Why are your clothes on the floor? Pick them ______.
4 I´m going to take the dog______ for a walk.
5 When are you going to ______ to your country.
Do or mime these actions.
turn round walk out try something on throw something away
look for something turn something off fall over lie down

2. Some phrasal verbs aren´t literal.

“Can you sort out this problem?” The plane took off. I gave up my job.
Do or mime these actions.
look after a baby put out a cigarette look up a word ask somebody out
we´ve run out of milk my car broken down Look out! fill in a form

3. Look at the position of the object when it is a pronoun in these sentences.

Your jeans are dirty. Take them off. This jacket looks nice. Can I try it on?
Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs from exercises 1-2. Use pronouns.
1 “Where´s my tea?” “Sorry, I threw __________________. It was cold.”
2 You shouldn´t smoke in here. Put __________________
3 We don´t need all these lights on. Turn __________________
4 Leave little Susy with me. I´ll look __________________
5 I haven´t got time to fill in the form. I´ll fill__________________ later.

4. Complete the sentences with one of the phrasal verbs in the correct form

grow up go out with fall out with get on with look forward to

1 How do you __________________ your parents?

2 Do you ever __________________ your brothers and sisters?
3 What are you __________________ doing on holiday?
4 Are you __________________ anyone at the moment?
5 Where did you __________________? Or have you always lived here?
 PHRASAL VERBS
A. Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.
fill give put try
look (x3) turn fall

1 __________ on your warm coat. It´s cold today.

2 Could I __________ on these shoes, please? Size nine.

3 Don´t forget to __________ off the lights when you come to bed.

4 Could you __________ in this form, please, and sign it at the bottom.

5 I´m __________ forward to meeting her very much.

6 __________ out! The glass is going to fall! Oh! Too late!

7 I´m __________ for the car keys. Have you seen them anywhere?

8 She __________ off her horse and hurt her wrist.

9 I used to smoke, but I __________ up last year.

B. Complete the sentences with a particle from the box.

out up (x4) back down (x2)
on round away after

1 You look tired. Sit __________ and have a cup of tea.

2 I´m looking for yesterday´s newspaper. Did you throw it __________?

3 Turn __________ the music! It´s too loud!

4 I live in Bristol now, but I grew __________ in Leicester.

5 Come __________! Hurry __________! You´ll be late for school.

6 Have you heard? Tony´s going __________ with an Italian girl called Sofia.

7 Pick __________ your litter! Don´t drop it on the street!

8 Don´t worry about the baby, I´ll look __________ her while you´re out.

9 What a pretty dress! Turn __________! Let me look at it from the back.

10 John! Wake __________! Can you hear a noise downstairs?

11 I´m going to take these shoes __________ to the shop. The heel has broken already.