Supplementary Material

USING PHRASAL VERBS

(Compulsory Supplementary Material for Beta Upper Module.
Suggested Supplementary Material for Gamma Intermediate Module.)

Phrasal Verbs are expressions formed by a verb and a preposition. The most frequent combinations are verbs
with the following prepositions, eg. to, into, out of, on and off, and verbs like go, get, put and take. Lets review
some of them.

get to (a place) = arrive

get in / into (a car)
get out of (a car)
get on (a bus, a train, a plane)
get off (a bus, a train, a plane)

EXERCISE 1.

go to (a place)
put on (clothes)
take off (clothes)
take out of
turn on / off

Fill in the blanks with the corresponding phrasal verb.

1.

I made a silly mistake this morning. I ______________ the wrong bus.

2.

____________ the car, Eddie! Were leaving right away.

3.

If you dont _____________ your sweater, you will catch a cold.

4.

You have to _____________ at El Golf subway station to come to my office.

5.

She _____________ the taxi and rushed into the office.

6.

You should always ______________ your hat when eating dinner.

7.

How can I ______________ the nearest bank?

8.

Please, _____________ the first floor and ask for more information.

9.

I want to watch the news. Will you please ______________ the TV for me?

10.

a) Where are the scissors? b) _________ them _________ the drawer.

EXERCISE 2.

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Match the parts in column A with the ones in column B to form sentences.

A
When I get into ...
I get on ...
She puts on ...
We didnt get off ...
Pete always gets to ...
Get out of ...
Lets take off ...
Why dont we go to ...
Turn off the gas, please.

B
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our coats. Its too hot in here!

her robe when she gets up.
the car, I lock the door immediately.
the cinema next weekend?
at the bus stop you said.
school late.
my office now!
the same bus everyday.
the kettle is boiling.
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EXERCISE 3. Write your own sentences using the phrasal verbs in parentheses.
1.
(get out of)
2.
(take off)
3.
(get in)
4.
(get on)
5.
(put on)
6.
(get off)
7.
(get into)
8.
(get to)
9.
(turn off)

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USING PHRASAL VERBS
KEY CHECK

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got on
Get in / into
put on
get off
got out of
take off
get to
go to
turn on
take... out

II.

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When I get into the car, I lock the door immediately.

I get on the same bus everyday.
She puts on her robe when she gets up.
We didnt get off at the bus stop you said.
Pete always gets to school late.
Get out of my office now!
Lets take off our coats. Its too hot in here!
Why dont we go to the cinema this weekend?
Turn off the gas, please. The kettle is boiling.

III.

ASK YOUR LAB TEACHER TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.