Phrasal Verbs

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Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs

Look out

take care of

work out

leave behind

drop off

Phrasal Verbs

- Phrasal Verbs = verb and a preposition
- in, on, up, away, by, about, over, around, out, off, down, back, 
   through, along, forward

- clear meaning: "get on", "drive off", "come back"
- unclear meaning: "lay off" (ontslaan), "keep up" (volhouden) "fall through" (niet doorgaan)

Quick check

Write down  1 - 9

1. "I wonder if the game will ever catch ........... with young people?

1. on
2. up
3. in
4. around

2. If I were you, I’d knuckle ......... and get some studying done before the weekend is up.

1. on
2. over
3. up
4. down

3. Instead of winding .......... your brother like that, perhaps you should give him a hand, don´t you think

1. around
2. for
3. up
4. down

4. She works ........ stress by running for at least half an hour every day

1. away
2. out
3. down
4. off

5. "Our cat suddenly turned ____ again after we'd put up 'missing' posters all over the neighbourhood."

1. down
2. around
3. off
4. up

6. "Let's run ____ these lines one more time before the show."

1. through
2. away
3. out
4. in

7. "I passed ____ the job offer because it didn't pay enough."

1. through
2. up
3. off
4. down

8. This is a family trade, passed .......... from generation to generation.

1. through
2. up
3. off
4. down

9. The army has carried ....... a military strike

1. around
2. out
3. off
4. down