COMMON PHRASAL VERBS - Use of English Task
COMMON PHRASAL VERBS - Use of English Task
COMMON PHRASAL VERBS - Use of English Task
Language Toolbox TASK 1: Cross out the noun phrases on the right that
Phrasal Verbs cannot be used with the phrasal verbs on the left.
Example:
Phrasal Verbs are formed with a verb + a
Call off a meeting / a party / a problem
particle (in, on, up, out, for…)
a. Fill out a mess / a form / an application
Verbs like fill in, find out, get along with,
hold up, and call off are examples of b. Get over an illness / a problem / money
Phrasal Verbs.
c. Give up music lessons / a coat / smoking
Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal
verb is clear from the two parts (Literal). d. Put on a form / some music / your shoes
- Can you pick up the pen for me,
please? e. Turn on a computer / smoking / the TV
Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal f. Take off your clothes / a test / your watch
verb is idiomatic.
- I hope to pick up some Italian on our g. Turn up a job / the music / the volume
next vacation in Rome.
Bring Down Pay for TASK 2: Complete the sentences with one of the
Reduce the amount of Give money to buy phrasal verbs on the cards.
something. something.
a. Karl hopes to ______ ______ his new running
shoes this weekend.
Put on Queue up/Line up
Wear something / a piece Wait for something in b. We need to ______ ______ prices on all our
of clothing. line. computers.