A) WE OFTEN USE VERBS WITH THESE WORDS:

On, off, in, out, up, down, away, back, over, about, round, forward, through, along....

Sometimes with verbs of movement: get on, drive off, come back, turn round...

Often these words (on, off, up, down...) give a special meaning to a verb. Break down, look
out, take off, get up, get on...THESE ARE PHRASAL VERBS.

B) PHRASAL VERBS WITH AN OBJECT:

Complete object: two positions.
-

I turned off the lights / I turned the lights off.

Could you fill in this form? / Could you fill this form in?

Take off your coat / Take your coat off

The firefighters put out the fire / The firefighters put the fire out.
Pronoun as an object: the pronoun goes before the particle.

I turned them off.

I turned off them

Could you fill it in?

Take it off.

The firefighters put it out.

Dont wake her up.

Throw them away.

Please pay me back.

C) PHRASAL VERB + PREPOSITION

Look forward to, cut down on, keep up with...
-

Are you looking forward to your holidays?

Shes driving too fast. I cant keep up with her.

My dad has cut down on smoking. He only smokes five cigarettes a day now.

EXERCISES:
1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING A SUITABLE PHRASAL VERB:
break down; speak up; turn up; close down; clear up; show off; get on; grow up; fall off; move
in.
- Be careful on that crazy horse. Dont FALL OFF!
- Sorry Im late. The car BROKE DOWN on the way here.
- How did you GET ON in your interview today?
- There used to be a very good shop on the corner but it CLOSED DOWN a year ago.
- `Weve bought a new house. Oh, have you? When are you MOVING IN ?
- Wayne is eight years old. When he GROWS UP he wants to be a pilot.
- I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didnt TURN UP.
- The weathers horrible, isnt it? I hope it CLEARS UP in the next few days.
- We all know how wonderful you are. Theres no need to SHOW OFF.
- (on the telephone) I cant hear you very well. Can you SPEAK UP a bit?

2.- COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES USING THE OBJECT PRONOUNS:

-

He
He
He
He
He
He
He
He

told me
told me
told me
told me
told me
told me
told me
told me

to fill in the form, so I filled it in.

to throw away the newspapers, so I THREW THEM AWAY.
to take off my shirt, so I TOOK IT OFF.
to turn on the heating, so I TURNED IT ON.
to ring up Ann, so I RANG HER UP.
to give up smoking, so I GAVE IT UP.
to put on my clothes, so I PUT THEM ON.
to write down my address, so I WROTE IT DOWN.

3.- USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS AND THE SUITABLE OBJECT PRONOUNS TO
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:
look up; turn down; wake up; shave off; pick up; cross out; knock out; try on
- The radio is a bit loud. Can you turn it down, please?
- There was a $100 note lying on the pavement, so I PICKED IT UP.
- The children are asleep. Dont WAKE THEM UP.
- If you make a mistake, just CROSS IT OUT.
- I saw a jacket which I liked in the shop. So I went in and TRIED IT ON to see if it fitted me.
- There were a few words that I didnt understand, so I LOOKED THEM UP in my dictionary.
- He had a beard for a long time but he got fed up with it. So he SHAVED IT OFF
- A stone fell on my head and KNOCKED ME DOWN. I was unconscious for half an hour.

I.- Monday, Feb 3rd:

A bad day! I WOKE UP with a headache. I GOT UP late. I TURNED ON

the radio. The news was bad, so I TURNED OFF the radio and had a shower. The water was cold. Then
I WENT OUT for a walk. It was raining.
Tuesday, Feb 4th

The car BROKE DOWN I RANG UP a garage. The mechanic FOUND OUT why

Id stopped - Id RUN OUT OF petrol!

I dont GET ON WITH the people at work, so today I FILLED IN an application form for a
new job. I PUT IT DOWN somewhere in the office. Now I cant find it!
At home I TURNED ON the TV. Cigarette prices are GOING UP. I must GIVE UP smoking.
And the governments planning to PUT UP taxes. Im not LOOKING FORWARD TO that. Theyve
already GONE UP twice this year. Ive just WORKED OUT that Ill soon have no money. I cant GO
ON like this.
WAKE UP - BREAK DOWN - GET UP - RING UP - TURN ON - GET ON - FIND OUT - TURN
OFF - FILL IN - GET ON WITH - GO OUT - GO ON - PUT DOWN - GO UP - GIVE UP WORK OUT - PUT UP - LOOKING FORWARD TO RUN OUT OF

II.- I had just GOT BACK (returned) from work when my bank manager RANG ME UP
(telephoned/me) He wanted me to CALL IN (visit) to see him as soon as possible because hed just
FOUND OUT (discovered) that I hadnt PAID BACK (repaid) the money I owed the bank. He said the
situation couldnt GO ON (continue) like this. I asked him to HOLD ON (wait) to the end of the
month. But he said I couldnt PUT IT OFF (delay) any longer. He WENT ON (continued) like this for
several minutes. Im now trying to WORK OUT (calculate) where I can get the money from. Ive tried
two other banks but theyve both TURNED ME DOWN (rejected/me).
TURN DOWN, CARRY ON, GET BACK, RING UP, GO ON, WORK OUT, PUT OFF, PAY BACK,
HOLD ON, FIND OUT, CALL IN
III.- I share my flat with another girl but we dont GET ON WITH each other. When I SWITCH
the television ON she always tells me to TURN it DOWN. And if friends COME ROUND late at night
she tells them to GO AWAY. If I leave something on the floor, she THROWS it AWAY! I really
LOOK FORWARD TO Sunday mornings when I dont have to WAKE UP early. But on Sunday mornings
she GETS UP at six and listens to the radio in bed. We cant GO ON like this. I cant PUT UP WITH
it for much longer.
COME ROUND, GET ON WITH, GET UP, GO AWAY, LOOK FORWARD TO, PUT UP WITH,
SWITCH ON, THROW AWAY, TURN DOWN, WAKE UP, GO ON