Phrasal verbs presentation with exercises

2. FORM:
VERB + PARTICLE
(PREPOSITION OR
ADVERB)
Examples:
◈ Wake up
◈ Turn on
◈ Look like

3. ABOUT:
♪ They come from the
Vikings.
♪ No PV in old Englisn.
♪ Phrasal Verbs are not
informal.

4. ♪ PV in most cases are verbs
of moviment.
♪ In PV the stress falls on the
particle, not on the verb:
put ON, not PUT on
♪ The meaning of the verb
affects the meaning of the
particle and vice-versa.

5. Examples:
 I don’t know if I’ll be
able to get that day off.
 What time do you get off
on Fridays?
 His father hired the top
lawyer to get her off.
 I’m getting off at the
next stop.

6. Some tricky situations:
 Same PV, different
meanings:
Bring up a child / Bring up
your lunch
 Same PV, different
grammar, different
meanings:
Across the river / Get the
message across

8. Choose the best option:
1. He’s not very good at
getting his ideas
___________.
a)Over
b) Through
c) Across

9. Get Across:
Communicate (specially
details)

10. Choose the best option:
2. He doesn’t get _______
well with his mother-in-law.
a)In
b) Along
c) Across

11. Get along (with):
Have a good relationship

12. Choose the best option:
3. The news of his arrest
got _______ quickly.
a) On
b) By
c) Around

13. Get around:
Spread / circulate

14. 3. This weather is getting
me _____.
a) Down
b) Through
c) Over

15. Get down:
Cause someone to be
depressed.

16. 4. I thought he would never
get ______ his illness.
a) Down
b) Through
c) Over

17. Get over:
Recover from something.

18. 5. Paul got ______ the bus
to go to the store.
a) Up
b) On
c) At

19. Get on:
Enter

20. 6. Let’s get ________
tomorrow at 9?
a)Together
b) Through
c) Across

21. Get together:
Meet

22. OTHER PHRASAL VERBS

23. Someone _______
last night and stole
our TV.
a)Broke in
b) Broke into
c) Broke at

24. Break in:
Force entry to a building

25. They ________ last night,
after 3 years dating.
a)Broke in
b)Brought in
c) Broke up

26. Break up:
End a relationship

27. Jason ______ the
wedding_______ because
he wasn't in love with his
fiancé.
a)Brought in
b)Got off
c) Called off

28. Call off:
Cancel

29. Please _______ your
answers before you submit
your test.
a) Go by
b) Go over
c) Go along

30. Go over:
Review

31. Please ______ while I
transfer you to the Sales
Department.
a) Go on
b) Hold on
c) Try on

32. Hold on:
Wait a short time

33. We ______of shampoo so I
had to wash my hair with
soap.
a) Ran out
b) Ran off
c) Ran over

34. Run out:
Have none left