follow up – find out more about something take further action.fall out with (someone) – argue and stop being friendly with someone.end up – an end result of something planned or unplanned.drop out – stop taking part in (a competition, a university, etc.).drop off – to take something (or someone) to a place and leave it there.drop by – to visit informally or unexpectedly.dress up – put on different clothes in order to disguise yourself.do up – fasten, button up clothes repair, redecorate or modernize a building or room.cut out – stop doing / eating something.cut off – separate / isolate / interrupt.cut down on – reduce the amount you consume.come up – be mentioned, arise or appear (in class / an exam / a meeting).
come up with (an idea) – think of and suggest an idea.catch on – to become popular (an idea or a style) to understand.
bump into – to meet someone unexpectedly. break up – to end to separate (a marriage / a relationship / etc.). If you can use all of these verbs, consider yourself an expert. Just because phrasal verbs get you down, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pick up your game. Tim’s Free Lesson Plans has designed a useful Quizlet set with these verbs with missing prepositions. Can others guess what is true and what is false? True or false – Write 5 sentences about yourself using the phrasal verbs. Then test phrasal verb knowledge by cutting them out of the story and seeing if you can recreate it. Story time – Think of a story from your life and write it out using as many phrasal verbs as possible. Using the preposition as the key word, would you be able to recreate the key word transformation using the phrasal verb? Make your own transformations – Think of the solution sentence that uses a phrasal verb, then think of a synonymous sentence. These synonyms come in handy when you later need phrasal verbs for an exam. Phrasal verbs often have a latinate synonym or a phrase that explains the meaning. Phrasal verb taboo – Everyone’s favourite, taboo works amazingly with phrasal verbs. *Working in a socially distant or online classroom? No problem, use mini-whiteboards or online whiteboards to keep this essential classroom game alive. Students will have to stretch their imaginations to draw the words separately or together. Phrasal verb pictionary – The fact that phrasal verbs are delexicalised makes them perfect for pictionary. Here are a few simple, but effective, activities to use with phrasal verbs in the classroom: The list is also available on Quizlet to use as self-study or to practise in class. These verbs have come from years of exams, classes, course books and students who have struggled with this language. Here’s our list of the 120 most useful phrasal verbs.
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