Phrasal Verbs 1
Which phrasal verb means “to explode”?
blow up
Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verb:
I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Should we order in or ____ ____?
eat out (at a restaurant)
Which phrasal verb means ”to do [something] again” or ”redo”?
Do [something] over
Which phrasal verb means ”to wake up & get out of bed”>
Get up
Which phrasal verb means “to remove”?
E.g. If you’re feeling hot you should ___ ___ your jacket.
Take off
Complete the phrase with the correct idiom:
I’m going out of town for the weekend. Can you ____ ____ __ my dogs for me?
take care of
Which idiom means “search for /find information (in a book or online)”
Look up
When I was a little girl I used to _____ __ stories about my imaginary friend.
make up
Which phrasal verb means “to choose”?
pick out
Which phrasal verb means “to delay”?
put off
Complete the dialogue with the correct phrasal verb:
“Are you going to visit Grandma tomorrow?”
-“Yes, I’m going to ____ __ and give her a gift.”
drop by
Which phrasal verb means ”to arrive”?
show up
Which phrasal verb means “to reduce the volume/heat/or intensity [of something]”?
Which phrasal verb means ”to arrange, prepare, or assemble [something]”?
Set up
”Guess who I just ran into at the grocery store?! Doug from High School!”
In this sentence “ran into” means:
A) hit with my car
B) hit with my shopping cart
C) made plans to go running with
D) met by chance
D) met by chance
Name something that you can “run out of”.
(Give an example of something commonly used with this phrasal verb.)
TBD
gas, money, food, chances, patience, time
Complete the sentence with the correct idiom:
Nobody likes our coworker, Sam. He’s always late, his work is sloppy, and he doesn’t even try to ____ ____ ____ anyone in the office.
get along with
What does “put up with“ mean?:
A) place something up high
B) place something next to something else
C) tolerate [something]
D) to do pushups off of something
C) to tolerate
Which phrasal verb means “to quit (school, a program, etc.)”?
drop out of
Which phrasal verb means “to find by chance”?
Full in the blanks with the correct phrasal verb:
Junk food, smoking, and drinking alcohol are all examples of things that people should ___ ____ __.
cut down on
Josh was suspended from school for talking back to the teacher.
“talking back to the teacher” means:
A) talking after the teacher spoke
B) talking during silent study time
C) turning his back to the teacher
D) answering the teacher rudely
D) answering the teacher rudely
Which phrasal verb means ”to think of”?
come up with
Fix sentence by using the correct phrasal verb:
I ran out of my friend Jim at the post office.
I ran into my friend Jim at the post office.
What is something that people usually want to get rid of? Give an example.
TBD
e.g. trash, old/baby clothes and toys, keepsakes from old romantic relationships, pests (insects/animals), illness….etc