PHRASAL VERBS

Caitlin Jacobs / BCNC Foundations 3

What is a Phrasal Verb?

Main verb + particle A particle is usually a preposition.

In most cases, the addition of a particle changes the meaning of the main verb.

She’s going to take her poster

She’s going to take back her poster.

She’s going to take down her poster.

Same Meanings

In some cases, the meaning of the phrasal verb is the same as the meaning of the main verb.

I’m going to call my grandma.

I’m going to call up my grandma.

Clean the kitchen.

Clean up the kitchen.

Multiple Meanings

Many phrasal verbs have multiple meanings. Hang out I hung my laundry out to dry. (separable) My friends and I hang out after school.

(inseparable)

Why Study and Use Phrasal Verbs? Extremely

common Natural-sounding You’ll learn both

vocabulary and grammar

Meanings are easy to confuse, so study is necessary

Separable Phrasal Verbs

The teacher made Stephen give back the money.

She made him give the money back. She made him give it back. X She made him give back it.

Stephen’s father didn’t help bring up the children.

He didn’t help bring the children up. He didn’t help bring them up.

The Rules For Separable Phrasal Verbs

She made him give the money back. She made him give it back.

You can separate the phrasal verb with any object (a noun object or an object pronoun).

The teacher made Stephen give back the money. You can put a noun object after the phrasal verb.

X She made him give back it. You cannot put an object pronoun after the

phrasal verb.

What’s Missing?

bring back pick upcall up take backfill out take downhang up throw outhook up turn on

I’ll say an object. You choose a phrasal verb and make a sentence using that object.

Example:Teacher: Uncle Bill.Student: I’m going to call up Uncle Bill.

Finish The Sentence

bring back pick upcall up take backfill out take downhang up throw outhook up turn on

Student 1 begins a sentence using a phrasal verb. Student 2 completes the sentence with an object.

Example:Student 1: I turned on…Student 2: the heat.

Have You Done It Yet?

bring back take backcall up take downfill out take outhand in take offhang up throw outhook up turn offpick up turn onput away wake upput on give backA: Have you __________ yet?B: Yes. I ___________ just a little while ago.

What Do They Have to Do This Saturday?

Example: He has to fill out his income tax forms. He didn’t fill them out during the week.

Synonyms

Call up Pick up

Cross out Take back

Do over Think over

Fill out Throw away

Give back Turn down

Hand in Turn off

Hang up Use up

Look up Write down

Hang out Bring up

Ok. I’ll _______________ right away.

Teacher: Don’t forget to phone her.Student: Ok. I’ll call her up right away.

What’s the Word?

Call up look up take offClean up pick out take outFigure out pick up fill outHand in put on turn offHang up take down think over

I’ll ___________

Example:Teacher: Your coat is on the floor.Student: I’ll pick it up.

That’s a Good Idea

A: __________ B: Why don’t you ____? A: That’s a good idea. I

think I’ll ______ ______ right now.

Example:A: I’m feeling lonely.B: Why don’t you call up

your friend?A: That’s a good idea. I’ll

call her up right now.

I’d like to hear some good music.

This coat is too warm. I can never remember

what to do for homework.

My essay is awful! It has too many mistakes.

My birthday party was a week ago. I still have some ice cream left.

What’s the capital of Ohio?

Inseparable Phrasal Verbs

Let’s go over the homework. Let’s go over it.

X Let’s go the homework over. X Let’s go it over.

Finish the Sentences

Hear from Pick on Take after Run into Call on Get along with Look through Get over Look up to

Student 1: I heard from…

Student 2: my grandmother.

Student 1: The teacher always calls on…

Student 2: Andy.

Synonyms – Guess Who?

Call on Look up toGet along with Pick onGet over Run intoHear from Run out ofLook through Take after

I don’t know. Who ______________?

Example:Teacher: Guess who I met downtown!Student: I don’t know. Who did you run into?

Get Along (With)

This cat and dog get along with each other well. They are best friends and never fight.

Take After

This girl takes after her mother. Her mother enjoys art, and she does, too. They also have the same color hair and similar personalities.

Look Up To

The son looks up to his father. He thinks his father is the greatest person in the world. He wants to be like him when he grows up.

Tell A Story

Choose a character to write about. You will get 5 phrasal verbs. Use all of

them to write a story about the character.

Underline the phrasal verbs in your story. Be creative!

Get along Pick on

Run into

Take after

Think over