Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Multiple Select

Which of the following are phrasal verbs?

• walk to (work)

• walk past (the post office)

• walk through (the procedure)

Your boss might walk you through the production procedure

... but there are many more common phrasal verbs

First thing in the morning we ...

• wake up

• get up

• eat up our breakfast

• drink up a cup of tea

Not all phrasal verbs use up, others use

• on

• in

• down

• out

• off

• by

• through

Open Ended

What other phrasal verbs can you remember?

Multiple Choice

Take to the airport, can also be said ______ at the airport

• drop down

• drop off

Multiple Select

If I take on a new job I ...

• start a new job

• create a new job

Fill in the Blank

Which preposition is missing? I look __ to my boss because he is clever. I put __ with my colleagues because they are lazy. I make __ with my friends every time we fight.

Many phrasal verbs can be seperated by the subject

• I'll pick you up at the hotel

• I'll drop him off at the station

• Will you phone her back when you get home?

Multiple Select

The children packed their ____ up ready to go home.

• stuff

• books

• toys

• games

• belongings

Multiple Select

Which sentences are correct?

• I will save up for a new car

• I will save a new car up

• I will save some money up for a new car

Multiple Select

What does to cut down mean?

• to cut something so that it falls down

• to reduce the amount of something

Many phrasal verbs have a physical or literal meaning as well as a figurative meaning

I will cut down the falling tree.

I will cut down (reduce) on the number of cakes I eat

Fill in the Blank

You were a child but now you are an adult so you have _____.

Phrasal verbs need to be accorded with the correct tense

Sorry this means remembering the irregular verbs!!

Multiple Choice

If I get promoted today I can say that I'm getting on. In 5 years time I will be able to say that I ...

• getted on well in my career

• got on well in my career

Multiple Select

When fixing up the car we ...

• fill up the oil tank

• clean out the air filter

• tighten up the wheels

• shape up the bumper

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb means to handle or manage something?

• to put off

• to hand on

• to deal with

Fill in the Blank

Let me know when you arrive and I'll pick you __ from the airport.

Multiple Choice

To stand in means:

• to replace someone

• to be upright

• to hold something

Multiple Select

To stand up means:

• to be on your feet

• to be heard

• to be on a chair

Open Ended

Don't give up, _______ __ trying!

Multiple Select

Which phrasal verbs can mean "continue"?

• keep by

• keep on

• go on

• keep up

Poll

Are you ... with phrasal verbs?

• keeping up

• plodding on

• getting on

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb means to start a journey and make something start working?

• set off

• set out

• set in

I set off at 8am / I set off the fireworks

Figurative / physical

Multiple Choice

If I return someone's call I ...

• ring them up

• call them back

• phone them in

Open Ended

Which phrasal verb do you like to use?

Poll

Which phrasal verb do you use the most?

• sit down

• get up

• ring off

• hurry up

Multiple Select

Which phrasal verbs are you likely to use with children?

• shut up

• calm down

• sit down

• hurry up

Multiple Select

Which phrasal verbs do we say on the phone?

• get through

• gone through

• put through

Multiple Choice

What does it mean "to get through the day"?

• to go out for the day

• to cope with the day's events

• to be in a long tunnel for most of the day

You've got through the test!

• You pulled it off!

• You have built up your phrasal verb knowledge!

• You filled in the blanks!

• You finished off the questions! or did they finish you off??