What are phrasal verbs in English?
What are Phrasal verbs? A Phrasal verb is
a phrase that
contains of a verb with a preposition or adverb or both, the meaning of which is different from the meaning of its individual words.
This is a combination of a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered individually.
Sleep in
Sleep longer than wanted
We usually sleep
in on Saturday.
She
doesn't even like sleeping
in, even on Saturdays.
Drop off
Fall asleep easily
She kept dropping
off at her desk sometimes
during the office.
Become lower in level, value, price
Sales income dropped off a little in December.
Drop off something/someone
I’m
about to leave from office – can I drop you off somewhere on my way?
Pop into/in
Visit briefly
I am going to pop into the Hypermarket for a moment.
Why don’t you pop in and see me this afternoon?
Take off
Remove
She took
off my wet gloves and
made me sit by the fire.
Always remember to take off your hats before entering the temple.
They took the injured player off the
ground.
Leave the ground & begin to fly
The helicopter took off an hour late.
Become
successful
His dancing career had just begun to take off.
Knock off
Stop doing something
What time do you knock
off work today?
Let's knock
off for breakfast.
Butt in
Interrupt something without being asked to
Stop butting in!
They don’t want others butting in on their decision-making.
Kick back
Stop doing things and relax
At 4:00p.m we can kick back and forget about work.
It’s holiday! I am going to kick back and relax on the beach today.
Goof around
Spend time doing nothing important or behaving in
a silly way
We spent the day just goofing around on our cars
Fall behind
Fail to do something fast enough or
on time
My Daughter is falling behind with her class work.
Call off
Decide that something will
not happen/cancel
The Cricket match was called off due to bad light.
They have called
off the General meeting.
Shop around
Compare prices before buying
John often shop
around for the best
deal
You can get best price if you shop around on the internet.
Cheer up
Usually, this phrase is used as a phrase of encouragement said to
someone who seems sad (just we can say “cheer up!” to them for them to encourage),
sometimes this can mean to try to make someone happier.
Brian was having a bad day, so his girlfriend cheered him up by
taking him out for a cup of tea.
Bring on
This phrase is used when something negative.
Basically, to cause something to happen
His liver failure was brought on by years of drinking.
TAKE UP
This phrase use usually uses a certain amount of space or time
The refrigerator takes up most of the kitchen!
This work will take up the whole month.
My wife takes up most of my time.
LOOK DOWN
This is very simple as to move your eyes down
He was very shy and he looked down when he met his girlfriend
I looked down to my shoes.
Come up
We usually use this phrase, when something
happens unexpectedly. And also, to bring up a topic.
To bring up a topic
I wanted to tell him
that I got a new branded car but the chance never came up.
Unexpected occurrence
I was going to meet
my girlfriend for dinner, but something came up so I had to
cancel it. (so that happened unexpectedly)
GO BACK
This also used to return to a place
She finished his office work and went back to his house.
When is he planning to go back to China?
I'll go back to the Canteen.
Cut off
We usually use this phrase for many ways.
However, the basic intention to use this is “to interrupt or stop something.”
When you are driving, to get in front of
another car suddenly
That Black car
just cut me off and I almost crashed into it.
To stop supplying things to or communicating
His parents are rich
but he cut him off without any money of his own.
GO ON
This phrase is use to happen
Hey Bro…!! What's going on?
There's a meeting going on at the moment.
What went on last Friday?
PICK UP
We use this phrase to get something or someone from a place
I picked up my wife from the bus stop
Please pick up some mangos.
Would you come and pick me up from office tomorrow?
COME BACK
We can use this phrase to return to a place
He came back around 9pm yesterday night.
When will you come back from Germany?
Could you please come back soon!
COME UP WITH
We normally use this phrase to produce an idea/ new idea or solution
Jasen came up with a great idea to resolve the matter.
She came up with an answer immediately.
Can you come up with a better solution to environmental pollution.
FIND OUT
This we use to get information or facts
Can you please find out what time the library closes?
I found out that we need to submit the project proposal by next Monday.
I don't know what the price of vehicle, but I'll find out.
PULL OUT
We can use this phrase to take something out of a container
He pulled his purse out of his bag.
She reached into the drawer and pulled out a Laptop and Tablet
He grabbed her shopping bag and pulled out a newly bought shirt.
TURN AROUND and/or TURN ROUND
This is use to move so you face the other direction
He turned around and looked out the balcony.
We walked along the park for a while, then turned around and walked back
to home.
PUT UP
We normally use this to fix something where it will be seen
He put up lots of decoration in his new house.
Please put up this board
The workers put their shoes up on the rack.
Phrasal verbs examples
30 Phrasal verbs examples and answers are given below.
|
1 |
The truth finally-----------------------me. (dawned on/dawned about) |
|
2 |
He-------------------as if nothing had happened. (carried on, carried
through) |
|
3 |
He--------------------all struggle. (gave up / gave out) |
|
4 |
.----------------------- the light, please. (Switch on, switch for) |
|
5 |
She------------------her mother. (takes in, takes after) |
|
6 |
Children---------------------------whatever they hear. (blurt out,
blurt about) |
|
7 |
Junoon has just---------------------a new winter collection. (brought
up, brought out) |
|
8 |
The Panda is in danger of--------------------------(drying out, drying
in) |
|
9 |
All the tickets of the Barcelona Cup have
been--------------------(sold away, sold out) |
|
10 |
Why are you---------------------(looking around, looking for) |
|
11 |
Please---------------your shoes. (take off, take out) |
|
12 |
Have the factory workers---------------------the strike? (called of,
called off) |
|
13 |
He did not----------------------------my request. (accede to, accede
for) |
|
14 |
He-----------------------------drinking after his failure in love.
(took to, took in) |
|
15 |
You can-----------------------------this deficiency. (make out, make
up) |
|
16 |
Girls-----------------------------to greet their favorite teacher.
(turned on, turned out) |
|
17 |
He-----------------------------book of all kinds. (deals in, deals of) |
|
18 |
The government has------------------------all projects. (cast by, cast
aside) |
|
19 |
All the fruit in the basket has----------------------------(gone off,
gone out) |
|
20 |
His oratory---------------------------the feelings of the crowd.
(worked up, worked out) |
|
21 |
Could you----------------------------this application form, please? |
|
22 |
I´ll never talk to you again. We
----------------------------! weather. |
|
23 |
If you don´t----------------------------we can´t
hear you. |
|
24 |
I´m tired because I---------------------------too
late last night. |
|
25 |
The plane----------------------late because of
the bad |
|
26 |
Let´s go to the airport
to--------------them---------------- |
|
27 |
The plane doesn´t---------------------till 5
o´clock. lights when you leave. |
|
28 |
He was sleeping soundly when the alarm
clock----------------------------- |
|
29 |
The meeting has
been--------------------------till next month. |
|
30 |
Don´t forget
to---------------------------------all the |
Phrasal verbs answers
|
1 |
Dawned on |
|
2 |
carried on |
|
3 |
gave up |
|
4 |
Switch on |
|
5 |
takes after |
|
6 |
blurt out |
|
7 |
brought out |
|
8 |
drying out |
|
9 |
sold out |
|
10 |
looking around |
|
11 |
take off |
|
12 |
Called off |
|
13 |
accede to |
|
14 |
Took to |
|
15 |
make up |
|
16 |
turned out |
|
17 |
deals in |
|
18 |
cast aside |
|
19 |
gone off |
|
20 |
worked up |
|
21 |
fill in |
|
22 |
are through |
|
23 |
speak up |
|
24 |
stayed out |
|
25 |
takes off / took off |
|
26 |
see them off |
|
27 |
Take off |
|
28 |
went off |
|
29 |
put off |
|
30 |
turn off |
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