Welcome to our Phrasal Verbs Exercises. Let’s learn how to use Phrasal Verbs which are usually very different from the meaning of the verb on its own. It is important to learn how to use them properly at this expanding stage of English where there is more focus on academic tasks and language functions.
Phrasal Verbs Exercises
Listen and match the phrasal verb in the sentence.
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by one or two adverbs or prepositions.
Example:
- wake up, get on with, look forward to
The meaning of the phrasal verb is usually very different from the meaning of the verb on its own.
Example:
- look after, give up
A phrasal verb can have more than one meaning. You should always check the meaning, e.g. pick up the phone/pick up a language
Phrasal verbs are very common in English. Most of them are informal and used a lot in spoken English.
- Did you make up that story? (=did it come from your imagination?)
Phrasal verbs follow the entry of the main verb and are in alphabetical order in dictionaries.
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