EXTRA. Lets-Make-Phrasal-Verbs
EXTRA. Lets-Make-Phrasal-Verbs
EXTRA. Lets-Make-Phrasal-Verbs
Aim There are words in brackets at the end of the sentence that
describe the meaning of the phrasal verb to help them.
To learn and practice
phrasal verbs with take,
Exercise A - Answer key
go, come and get.
1. take off 7. go on 13. get through
2. take up 8. go through 14. get over
Preparation
3. taking on 9. come up 15. get in
Make one copy of the 4. taken over 10. come over 16. get by
two-page worksheet for 5. went off 11. come out
each student. 6. gone down 12. came across
Students then write down the meaning of each phrasal verb and
use it in a sentence.
Finally, students compare their phrasal verbs and write down any
they are unfamiliar with.
A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb, which creates a meaning different
from the original verb. Depending on the context, phrasal verbs can have more than
one meaning.
In this sentence, the phrasal verb 'get up' means to awaken from sleep.
Some phrasal verbs are separable, which means an object can be placed between the verb and
the preposition.
The phone I bought yesterday isn't working. I'm going to take it back to the shop.
A. Complete each sentence with the verb from the box and a preposition to make a
phrasal verb. Write the phrasal verb in the space in its correct form. There are words
in brackets at the end of the sentence that describe the meaning of the phrasal verb.
1. The plane couldn't ...................... because of a storm. (leave the ground and fly)
6. I can't do my work because the Internet has ...................... (stopped working temporarily)
7. P
lease ...................... I'm very interested to hear what you have to say. (continue)
8. Let's ...................... the report again to make sure we've included everything. (look
carefully at)
9. I'm sorry. I have to cancel our meeting. Something urgent has ...................... (happened)
10. It would be great if you could ...................... this weekend. (visit me)
13. I phoned many times but the line was busy, so I couldn’t ...................... (make contact)
14. It's taken her a long time to ...................... her illness. (recover from)
B. In pairs. Take it in turns to test each other on the phrasal verbs by reading a
sentence using the words in brackets instead of the phrasal verb. See if your partner
can remember the correct phrasal verb.
C. Choose 4 phrasal verbs in Exercise A and use them in your own example sentences.
1. ...............................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................
3. ...............................................................................................................................
4. ...............................................................................................................................
D. Now, read your sentences to your partner but leave out the phrasal verb. Can your
partner guess the missing phrasal verbs?
E. Think of other phrasal verbs with take, go, come and get. Then, write down the
meaning of each phrasal verb and use it in a sentence.
take
1. Verb: .................... Preposition: .................... Phrasal verb: .............................
Sentence: ....................................................................................................................
go
2. Verb: .................... Preposition: .................... Phrasal verb: .............................
Sentence: ....................................................................................................................
come
3. Verb: .................... Preposition: .................... Phrasal verb: .............................
Sentence: ....................................................................................................................
get
4. Verb: .................... Preposition: .................... Phrasal verb: .............................
Sentence: ....................................................................................................................