BASIC

PHRASAL
VERBS

1 Watch and write

Watch the video. Match the phrasal verbs below with each clip.
pick up / put down scroll down sit down switch on / switch
off turn around turn on wake up write down

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2 Role play
Complete the sentences below.

1. Switch off your phone and then switch it on again.

2. your name on a piece of paper.
3. Stand up and then .
4. Open a website and then to the bottom of the page.
5. to see the person or thing behind you.
6. something from the table and then put it down.

Work in pairs. Choose a sentence and read it. Your partner should listen and do the action. Change
roles and repeat for the other sentences.

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3 Phrasal verbs + object

Match the phrasal verbs to the nouns on the right.

1. turn on/off a. a light/a computer/the radio/a tap

2. pick up b. a name/a number/a password

3. write down c. a pen/a glass of water/your keys

4. turn up/down d. a shirt/a jacket/your shoes

5. put on/take off e. the volume

Can you think of any more nouns for each of these phrasal verbs?

4 Phrasal verbs - grammar

The phrasal verbs in Exercise 3 take an object. Other phrasal verbs like ‘sit down’ and ‘stand up’ don’t
take an object (e.g. "John, please stand up!"). For phrasal verbs that take an object, there are normally
two possible positions where the object can go. If the object is a pronoun, there is normally only one
possible position. Study the table below.

Phrasal verb Object noun Object pronoun (me, you, him, it,
etc.)

turn on turn on the television turn it on

turn the television on turn on it

Complete the sentences below with a suitable phrasal verb from this lesson. For some
sentences, more than one answer is possible.

1. I can hear water in the kitchen. Can you go and turn off the tap/turn the tap off (the
tap)?
2. The television is very loud. Can you (the volume) ?
3. I can’t remember my password. I didn’t (it).
4. I dropped some coins on the floor. Can you (them) ?
5. The policeman said to the gangster, " (the gun) !"
6. I can’t see anything. Can you (the light) ?
7. It’s very hot outside, so don’t (a sweater) !
8. You can’t wear a hat in here. Please (it) !

Write 7 original sentences with one or more phrasal verbs in each sentence.

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