By the end of this exercise, you can use everyday phrasal verbs like get up, look after and run out of — and you know where the little word goes when the verb splits.
Practise English phrasal verbs interactively: meaning in context, word order with separable verbs and a writing task. Free, no sign-up.
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Read the text and choose the correct phrasal verb for each gap.
This question is not marked - just write what comes to mind.
How it works: a phrasal verb is verb + little word, with a new meaning — "turn off" the alarm. Many can split: "She looked the word up" — but with a pronoun they must split: "she looked it up".
1 Mia's alarm rings at 6.30, and she the alarm before it wakes the baby.
2 Then she her little brother while her parents sleep.
3 At breakfast she sees the milk has — the fridge is empty.
4 At school she her jacket and hangs it in her locker.
5 In the afternoon she with her friends in the park.
6 She falls off her bike but promises she will it quickly — it is only a scratch.
Eight sentences — choose the phrasal verb with the right meaning.
1 The plane at six in the morning.
2 Please your shoes at the door.
3 I my little sister after school while my parents work.
4 "We milk — can you buy some?"
5 She the job because the pay was too low.
6 Can you the music? It is too loud.
7 He smoking last year and feels much better now.
8 Our car on the motorway, so we called for help.
Which little word completes the phrasal verb? Watch the meaning in the sentence.
1 She picked her brother from school.
2 I need to look this word in the dictionary.
3 The meeting was put until Friday.
4 He takes his father — the same eyes, the same laugh.
5 We can't put with this noise any longer.
6 She came an old photo in the attic.
Write an informal email.
Your English friend Alex wants to hear your news. Write an informal email (6-8 sentences) about your last week: use at least four phrasal verbs from this exercise (for example hang out, look after, run out of, get over, take off, put off). You can underline or CAPITALISE them if you like.
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