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Phrasal verbs 1 I’m nearly ready - hang on a minute, A phrasal verb is a verb with one or two additional small words called particles. Examples: look out, take off There are four basic types of phrasal verbs. This is TYPE I. VERB + particle (no object) This is a two-part verb which does not have an object. Examples: If you don’t apologise, I’ll hang up. (put the phone down) After five years abroad, the boy suddenly turned up. (arrived unexpectedly) Because there is no object, this type of phrasal verb cannot be used in the passive form. Here are some More examples of this type. set off call in pass out break down look out fall out take off go off fall through (start a journey) (visit casually) (faint) (stop working) (be careful) (stop being friends) (go into the air) (turn bad) (go wrong) Choose one of the above verbs to complete the sentences below. Change the tense if necessary. 1……………………..! There’s a hole in the road. 2 It was such a hot day that the palace guard…………………….. 3 They loaded the suitcases into the car and …………………….. 4 The jumbo jet zoomed along the runway and …………………….. 5 They forgot to put the milk in the fridge and it …………………….. 6 When the car……………………..on the motorway, they had to call the AA. 7 After 30 years of marriage they are still good friends and have never …………………….. 8 When she shouted down the phone that he was a liar, he …………………….. 9 Why don’t you ……………………..for a coffee on the way home? 10 Their holiday plans ……………………..when the travel company went bankrupt. Phrasal verbs II Give it up! VERB + object + particle/VERB + particle + object This is a two-part verb which has an object. Where the object is a noun, the particle can be placed before or after it. Example: Look the word up in a dictionary. OR Look up the word in a dictionary. Where the object is a pronoun, the particle must come after it. Example: Look it up. I want to watch TV, I’m going to turn it on. I’m trying to work. Can you turn it off? I can’t hear it, can you turn it up? It’s too loud, can you turn it down? Clear up this mess! We’ve nowhere to sleep, can you put us up? I’d like to try out one of these beds. These monkeys brought me up. I thought you’d given-up smoking! I’ve put it off until next week. Then I’m going to take up yoga. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below, using the verbs above. Make sure you use the correct form of the verb. 1 Kerry says that one disadvantage of living in London is having to ………………… so many friends when they come to see shows. 2 An American teenager is suing his parents for not………………… him ………………… properly. 3 When they entered the house, they could smell gas, so Lisa ………………… the mains supply 4 The trouble with giving parties is that you have to………………… everything ………………… afterwards. 5 The neighbours complained about our last party, because it was so noisy. We had to ………………… the music ………………… 6 Before Jane bought the computer, she took it home to ………………… it ………………… 7 After his tenth accident on the Swiss slopes, John decided to ………………… skiing and to ………………… Tai Chi. 8 Zoe was late for school again. She forgot to ………………… her alarm …………………. 9 Catherine had planned to go on holiday, but ………………… it ………………… until she got her exam results 10 If you want everybody at the back to hear, you’ll have to ………………… the volume …………………