ELSAC Workout: Grammar 7, Phrasal Verbs

ELSAC Workout: Grammar 7, Phrasal Verbs
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review the definition and use of three types of phrasal verbs
practise using some phrasal verbs

Level: Advanced
Time: approx. 30 mins
Suggested next workout: Grammar 8, Conditionals

Extra support: https://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbphrasaltext.html

Extra practice: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs-exercises.php

Work through the practice activities in order, by clicking on the tabs at the top of the next page. After completing all practices, the Result tab will summarize your workout. Record your results as proof of independent learning and as motivation to repeat the workout and beat your score. Practice makes you fitter!

Material developed by Hebe Wong, Alison Wood.

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Last weekend, Jim got up early because he wanted to try out his new fishing rod. As he was leaving his flat, he bumped into his neighbour, John. Jim asked John how he was getting on, as he had been ill. John replied that he was getting over his illness and that he was feeling better every day. Jim then invited John to go fishing with him. John replied that he had given fishing up because he couldn't put up with the bad weather. Jim told him to take care of himself. John replied that his wife was looking after him very well. Finally, Jim said goodbye, got into the lift, and went down to the carpark.

1. Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and one or two participles (either adverbs or prepositions).
	True	False
2. Phrasal verbs have a figurative meaning, i.e. their meaning is different from the verb without the participle.
	True	False
3. You cannot separate any phrasal verbs, i.e. place the object of the sentence between the verb and the participle.
	True	False
4. Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated.
	True	False
5. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive, i.e. do not take an object.
	True	False
6. Making tenses with phrasal verbs is done in a different way from making tenses with normal verbs.
	True	False

Practice 2.1

a. She really takes after her mother. They look similar.
b. After ten years together, Robert and Jane have just split up.
c. Please don't let me down. I'm relying on you.
d. They carried on, even though it was raining.
e. A bomb has just gone off in the city centre, so the police have closed the streets.
f. We decided to put off the meeting until tomorrow because Ms Jones can't come today.
g. I want to find out where she bought her skirt so that I can buy one too.
h. John got over his illness and returned to work.
i. My Mum gave up her full-time job to spend more time looking after us children.
j. He stopped fishing because he couldn't put up with the cold rain.
k. I'll go over the marks again to make sure they are correct.
l. The problem is quite difficult, so please give me a week to come up with a solution.

disappoint	check	resembles	recovered from
postpone	separated	exploded	develop
tolerate	continued	resigned from	discover

Meanings	Phrasal Verbs
1. to start flying
2. to increase
3. to create a story
4. to learn a new skill
5. to use something up
6. to raise children
7. to survive a difficult situation
8. to leave suddenly
9. to vomit
10. to collect
11. to mention
12. to suddenly begin to be successful
13. to become friends again
14. to communicate with someone

Phrasal Verbs

Meanings

a. bring up

b. get through

c. make up

d. pick up

e. take off

Types of phrasal verbs	Explanations
Transitive phrasal verbs Separable put off (postpone) with an object: meeting We will put the meeting off until tomorrow. We will put off the meeting until tomorrow. We will put it off until tomorrow. We will put off it until tomorrow.	Separable phrasal verbs can be separated by the object of the sentence (meeting). The object can be placed between the verb and the participle, or after the participle. However, if the object is replaced with a pronoun (it), the pronoun MUST be placed between the verb and the participle, NOT after the participle.
Inseparable look after (take care of) with an object: her mother She looked after her mother when she was ill. She looked after her when she was ill. She looked her mother after when she was ill. She looked her after when she was ill.	Inseparable phrasal verbs cannot be separated by the object (her mother); the object MUST be placed AFTER the participle, even if it is a pronoun (her).
Intransitive phrasal verbs watch out (be careful) with no object We have to watch out because the floor is slippery. We have to watch it out because the floor is slippery. We have to watch out it because the floor is slippery.	Intransitive phrasal verbs do not take an object at all.


1. They played a trick on me and I fell for it.
2. It took a long time to get the illness over.
3. Has John turned up? He's going to miss the beginning of the movie.
4. It's already late. Could you put up me for the night?
5. Yoga is very relaxing so I've decided to take it up regularly.
6. He was late, so he made the story about missing the train up.
7. She was late because her car broke it down on the way to the office.
8. I'll get round to it after I've had a quick rest.
9. I'm sorry I forgot your birthday; here are some flowers to make up for.
10. I asked her to stop talking and get her work on with.

1. I caught a very mild cold so it didn't take me long to .

2. She originally studied medicine at university but it was too difficult so she to study history instead.

3. Our pet kitten dropped fur everywhere. We had to sell her because my father couldn't , due to his allergies.

4. I several of my ideas in the meeting yesterday, and the managing director seemed interested in two of them.

5. He some words of Japanese when he studied in Tokyo for six months.

6. My son enjoys his new primary school very much; he really well with the other children.

7. When I was at secondary school, I was always in trouble for late homework; I lots of excuses but the teachers never believed me.

8. My aunt had her flat renovated last year, so we for one month in our flat.

9. We waited at the bus stop for 30 minutes, and the bus eventually .

10. My grandparents are quite deaf, so it's difficult to on the phone.

Choose from:

bring up	give up	put someone up
get on	make up	put up with
get over	pick up	turn up
get through

Date:

Activity	Correct	Maximum	Percentage
Practice 1	0		0%
Practice 2.1	0		0%
Practice 2.2	0		0%
Practice 2.3	0		0%
Practice 3.1	0		0%
Practice 4	0		0%
Total Score	0		0%

Time Taken:

get across	get by	get off	get over	get up
get at something	get down to	get on	get through	get up to

1. Warm up for the workout

2. Strengthen your knowledge of meaning

Practice 2.2

3. Strengthen your knowledge of grammar

Practice 3.1

4. Test your stamina

Final Result of Grammar 7