Phrasal verbs

1. PHRASAL VERBS
Based on: Helena Turk
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2. What is a phrasal verb?
A phrasal verb is the
combination of a verb +
a particle (preposition
or adverb) resulting in a
new word.

3. Helena Turk

4. VERB
look
make
put
take
get
run
bring
break
turn
carry
+ PREPOSITION or PARTICLE
for = search
up = invent
out = extinguish
off = leave the ground
over = recover
out of = have none left
up = raise, educate
down = collapse; stop functioning
up = appear unexpectedly
on = continue

5. VERB+ PARTICLE + PREPOSITION
keep up with advance at the same pace
run out of have none left
put up with wait or bear patiently
look forward to expect with pleasure

6. Phrasal verbs express a particular
meaning:
literal idiomatic
Take off your jacket. I’ve taken up golf.
Put out the cat.
Look at the picture.
The car broke down.
Only 20 people turned up.

7. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING
PUT OUT
I always put out the cat at night.
Put out the cigarette, please.
(extinguish)

8. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING
PICK UP
Can you pick up the book for
me, please? I dropped it.
I picked up some new slang
expressions while watching
that movie.
(learn)

9. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING
TAKE OFF
Take off that funny party hat. You look
silly in it.
The plane took off 10 minutes ago.
(leave the ground)

10. Phrasal Verbs and the Dictionary

11. Some more Phrasal Verbs…
set off
wind down
turn down
take over
grow on
Use your dictionary to look
up these phrasal verbs!
• How many different
meanings (literal and
idiomatic) do each have?
• Choose one of the
idiomatic meanings and
write a sentence for it.