The document discusses phrasal verbs, which are two-word verb phrases consisting of a verb and preposition or adverb. It provides a list of 30 common English phrasal verbs with their meanings, followed by examples of using the phrasal verbs in sentences. It then gives practice sentences for readers to use the phrasal verbs. The purpose is to help English learners understand and use phrasal verbs more frequently in their speech and writing.

2. Phrasal verbs are usually
two-word phrases consisting
of verb + adverb or verb +
preposition.
Verb + Preposition

3. The most common phrasal verbs
 1. lie down (rest)
 2. break down ( get upset / stop working)
 3. Blow up ( explode / add air)
 4. put on ( put over someth’)
 5. look after ( take care)
 6. get up ( wake up)
 7. switch on /off (turn on/off)
 8. be in ( be at)

4.  9. write up ( copy someth’)
 10. take off ( put clothes out)
 11. take on ( put clothes on)
 12. look around ( visit)
 13. look for ( search)
 14. go on (continue)
 15. get into (enter)
 16. put off ( postpone)

5.  17. shut up ( close )
 18. work out ( do exercises)
 19. stay away (get far of someth’)
 20.do over ( repeat, do again)
 21. hand in ( give a work)
 22. look down on ( despite)
 23. look forward to ( hope someth’)
 24. look over ( observe carefully)

7.  25. pick up ( take someth’ from the floor)
 26.talk over ( discuss)
 27.give up (quit)
 28. get together ( meet usually a social
meeting)
 29.give back ( return a borrowed item)
 30.sort out (deal with)

8. EXAMPLES:
 1. ……………….the papers of the floor.
 2. You must ……………….your
promotion trip.
 3. …………… a poem for your wife.
 4.The teacher asked me to …………
my homework.
 5. I have to ……………….. this
homework tomorrow morning.

9. PRACTICE
 1.The police …………… the thieves’ bag.
 2. My car has …………………. In the
middle of the street.
 3. I never enjoy ………………early on
weekends
 4. Can you help me to ……………. these
balloons for the party, please?
 5. The football match
was…………..because of the rain.

10. 6.Would you like to ……………….. my house?
7. My sister ………………..very well my dogs
when I was traveling.
8. Quick ! ……………..the radio, I wanna listen
to the news!
9. When some tourists come to our city,we
should take them to …………….interesting
places.
10.I told my sister to ……………of that lazy guy.
11.Please, ………………… the radio, I wanna
sleep

11. 12. To be fit, you should ……………….in the
gym for two hours.
13.What’s up? Why do you …………..the
door in that way?
14. Upppsss! You’re very wet! …………..the
jacket or you’ll get sick!
15. Unfortunately, I lost a friend ‘cause I lent
him some money but he never
………………………it to me.
16. I hate people who
………………………them to poor people.

12. 17.I wanna ……………….. that popular
group of friends but I’m too shy.
18. My dad was very tired so I adviced
him to …………….for a little.
19.When I lost my dog, all the family
was ………………………….him but we
didn’t find him.
20.To understand everything better, we
have to ……………………….for a while.

15. PRACTICE
1. I usually want ………………in the rest group
but they ……………………………………..me
because I dont’t have enought money.
2. Unfortunatelly I had many mistakes in my
last homework so I ……………………….. And
when it was right I …………………….to my
teacher.

16.  3. Next weekend it’s my next university exam
so I am…………………………………….to do a
great exam and ………………………….the
University I want.
 4.Last week was my cousin’s birthday so we
…………………………..him very early to
…………………………his present, then he
……………………………again to his bed and in
the afternoon we …………………………..some
colorful balloons to prepare his party.