Ibrahim Mously High School

- PHRASAL VERBS:LIST,RULES & PRACTICE-

MR. Abdelkarim Foulfoula

A phrasal verbs is a two-word or a three-word verb ( a verb that is composed of two or three words).
We place particles (a preposition or an adverb, or a combination of both ) after certain verbs to get a variety of meanings.
put: place sth in a location put on: wear (clothes) put off : postpone (a meeting) put up with : tolerate, endure
Phrasal Verb = verb + particle [ verb : put, particle : on / off / up with ] the added particles changed meanings
Two-word verb :
- He put on his jacket and left the building. - Can we put off this meeting ?
Three-word verb : - I cant put up with talkative people.
- I can put up with a messy room, but not a dirty one.

P. VERB

MEANING

P. VERB

P. VERB

MEANING

ask out

ask someone out on a date

get off

leave a vehicle ( car, bus )

MEANING

put back

return to original place / state

break down

stop working or functioning

get on

enter a vehicle (car , bus..)

put off

postpone

break into

enter ( a building ) by force

get out of

leave a place

put on

wear clothes , dress

break up with

end a relationship / a romance

get over

recover from ( a situation)

put out

extinguish (a cigarette, fire ..)

bring about

cause , lead to

get through with finish

put up

raise ( your hand )

bring up

raise children , mention a topic

get up

arise from bed, a chair etc.

put up with

tolerate, endure

call back

return a phone call

give away

donate ( clothes, books )

run across

find by chance

call off

cancel

give back

return something to someone

run away from

escape

call on

ask a student in class

give up

surrender / stop a habit

run into

meet by chance

call up

call on the the phone ( uregently)

go after

follow

run out of

finish a supply of something

calm down

stop feeling angry

go back

return

show up

appear suddenly , come to

carry on

continue ( doing something )

go down

decrease

stand for

to mean something

catch up with

reach the same level as someone go off

start to ring loudly

stand up for

defend

check in

register (at a hotel )

go over

review or check

switch off

stop a device , the light

check into

investigate

go up

increase

switch on

start a device, the light

check out

investigate , borrow a book

grow up

become an adult

take off

remove clothes , start to fly

cheer up

feel happier , make sb feel happy hand in

submit ( an assignment )

take out

take sb on a date , remove

clean up

make clean and orderly

hang up

stop a telephone conversation

take over

take control

come across

find by chance

keep away from

not to go near

take up

begin a new activity or habit

come back

return

keep on

continue

talk back to

reply impolitely

come in

enter

keep out of

not enter / to remain outside

team up with

work together

come up with

think of (an idea, plan )

keep up with

stay at the same level

tear down

demolish, destroy completely

count on

depend on someone

kick out (of)

force (someone) to leave

tear up

tear into many little pieces

cross out

draw a line through

leave out

ommit , eliminate

tell off

speak angrily to someone

cut down on

reduce ( an amount of sth )

look after

take care of someone

think back on

recall , remember

do over

repeat , do again

look at

observe

think over

consider , think about sth

dress up

wear formal clothes

look down on

scorn , underestimate

throw away

discard; get rid of

drop by

visit informally

look for

search

throw out

put in garbage, get rid of

drop in (on)

visit informally

look forward to

be excited about

throw up

vomit

drop off

leave sth / someone somewhere

look into

investigate

try on

put on clothing to see if it fits

drop out (of)

quit, stop going to school

look out for

be careful about sth

turn down

decrease volume , refuse

eat out

eat outside ( at a restaurant)

look over

review or check

turn in

submit ( school work, project)

face up to

confront

look up

look for information in a book

turn off

stop an equipment, the light

figure out

find the answer by logic

look up to

respect, admire

turn up

increase volume or intensity

fill in

add information to a form

make up

invent (a story) , decide

take after

resemble, look like (someone)

fill out

complete a form with information name after

give a baby someones name

walk out on

end a relationship

find out

discover information about sth

pass away

die

wash up

wash ones face, the dishes

get along with

be in a good relationship

pass out

lose consciousness , distribute

walk into

enter ( a building )

get away with

go unpunished

pick out

select , choose

try out

test something or someone

get back

return from somewhere

pick up

lift , take

show off

intend to attract admiration

get back at

take revenge

point out

call someone's attention to sth

put aside

forget about (our differences)

get into

Enter , start ( a fight)

put away

take to an appropriate place

stand out

be the best ( in a group )

MATCH THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING MEANINGS:

P R A C T I C E

O N E

A. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE LISTS.

come back
turned on
put back
look after
come up with

got up
go back
get out of
call off
gone up

ran into
put on
turn down
run out of
looking for

call back
breaks down
take off
broke into
takes after

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERBS FROM THE LISTS.

P R A C T I C E

T W O

go off - wake up - get up - turn off - go back - give up - show up - put up with

Nick has never been able to ________early. When he was in elementary school, his mother would set the alarm clock for 6:00 AM. Yet it
would not wake him up. When he was in high school, his alarm clock would _______ , but hed simply ________it ___and _________ to
sleep. Every morning his father would shout, Come on, Nick! Youre going to be late. The shouting did not help, however. On a few
days, Nick would _______ one hour late for his morning classes ! Nick knew that his school would not _________ this situation much
longer. His parents were frustrated, but they didnt_________ .
come up with - came across - going over - made up - checking out - called up - found out - counting on - called back

One day Nicks mom _______ a blog on the Internet where people were sharing their stories about oversleeping and the different ideas they
had ________ solve their problems. After _______a few of these stories and realizing there could be a health issue, Nicks mother made up
her mind that the best advice was to ________ a sleep specialist on the Internet. After _______ several websites, Nicks mom ______ about a
specialist for her sons condition. She _______him ___ and left a message. The next day, the doctor _________her ___to talk about Nicks
situation. Now the family is _______ him to help solve Nicks problem.