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Phrasal Verbs — Practice

A phrasal verb is a verb + small word (preposition or adverb) that creates a new meaning — often idiomatic. Match each phrasal verb to what it means. 40+ click-to-hear ESL examples.

📝 Verbs unit · lesson 11 of 17 ⏱ about 10 minutes 🔊 every example has audio

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13:49 🎬 Watch: 72 phrasal verbs in pictures All 72 grouped by topic — guess the meaning from the picture, then hear it used in an example sentence.

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  • Daily routine phrasal verbs
  • I get up at 7 every morning. – leave bed
  • She wakes up when the alarm rings. – stop sleeping
  • I put on my shoes before leaving. – wear / dress in
  • He takes off his coat when he comes home. – remove (clothes)
  • Please turn on the lights. – start / switch on
  • Do not forget to turn off the TV. – stop / switch off
  • Get + particle
  • He gets up at six every morning. – leave bed
  • You get off the bus at the next stop. – leave a vehicle
  • It took her months to get over the flu. – recover from
  • We get along very well. – have a good relationship
  • How do you get by on so little money? – manage / survive
  • Look + particle
  • Please look up this word. – search in a dictionary
  • I will look after your dog. – take care of
  • I am looking for my keys. – searching for
  • We look forward to seeing you. – anticipate with pleasure
  • Look out! – watch out / be careful
  • Give + particle
  • She gave up smoking last year. – stopped / quit
  • Please give back my book. – return
  • He gave away all his old clothes. – donate / give freely
  • I will not give in to the pressure. – surrender / yield
  • Take + particle
  • The plane will take off in 10 minutes. – leave the ground
  • Please take off your shoes. – remove
  • She wants to take up tennis. – start (a hobby)
  • Can you take care of the baby? – look after
  • I will take out the trash. – remove from inside
  • Put + particle
  • Put on your jacket. – wear / dress in
  • Put away your toys. – store / tidy
  • The meeting was put off until Friday. – postpone
  • Put out the fire! – extinguish
  • Find / call + particle
  • I want to find out the truth. – discover
  • Please call back later. – return a phone call
  • They called off the wedding. – cancel
  • Run + particle
  • I ran into an old friend at the store. – met by chance
  • We have run out of milk. – have no more left
  • The car ran over a nail. – drove over
  • Common mixed phrasal verbs
  • The plane will break down if not maintained. – stop working
  • Sales went up 10% this year. – increase
  • Prices have come down. – decrease
  • I grew up in a small town. – became an adult
  • Please cheer up! – become happier
  • The dog ran away. – escaped
  • I will drop by tomorrow. – visit briefly