Phrasal Verbs 1 8th Grade

Phrasal Verbs 1 8th Grade

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or by an adverb.

This preposition or adverb gives the verb a new meaning!

Verb+Particle+Object

Some phrasal verbs take an object (transitive phrasal verbs)

Example: I'll take off my jacket, it is so warm inside the house.

what will I take off?

Object: jacket

Phrasal verbs of Unit 1

• Get over: recover

• Head to: go towards

• Stand for: tolerate

• Get along with: have a good relationship

• Live up to: be as good as something

• Get at: try to say or suggest

• Take after: to be similar in physical appearance or personality.

• See to: Repair, do things that need to be done.

• Run for: to try to be elected

• Grow up: to become an adult

• Look after: to take care.

• Look for: to find

• Switch on: Activate

Don't forget to make the proper conjugation of your verb depending on the sentence.

Marie looked after her baby the whole night.

(As we are using past simple tense, I need to add -ed to the verb)

Jimmy takes after his dad.

As I am using present simple I need to add an S to the verb.

Let's do some examples together!

Multiple Select

Select the correct answer:

I got covid last week, but I'm _________________ it now.

• get over

• got over

• getting over

• get

Multiple Select

Select the correct answer:

Yesterday my husband _____________________ my microwave.

• saw to

• see to

• sees to

Multiple Select

Select the correct answer.

What ___________________ about the project of next week?

• did you get at

• is you get at

• are you get at

• will you get at

Multiple Choice

To take care of:

• look after

• look through

• look at

• look on

Multiple Choice

To go towards:

• head to

• head in

• head on

• head through

Multiple Select

Recover:

• Get through

• Get over

• Get at

• Get to

Multiple Select

To be elected:

• Run at

• Run up

• Run for

• Run on