Phrasal verb

 Using phrasal verbs to indicate actions

Complete the crossword puzzle with the words in the boxes and work out the secret phrasal verb.

be nice laugh shout take care talk at of to

1. It bad to __________ other people’s weakness. 2. Our cat is sick. I need to ___________ it.
3. You should _________ your sister. Don’t fight 4. Please come to my office. I’d like to _________
with her you about your homework
5. Don’t _______ me. I can hear you. Secret phrasal verb:
6. Sammy, please ______ the sweets _______ your
friends.

Circle the correct words.

1. The caterpillar ( turned in / turned into ) a beautiful butterfly.
2. Johnathan could put on and ( put off / take off ) clothes by himself when he was four.
3. The robbers ( got away / got back ) quickly after they robbed the bank.
4. Donald’s father ( gave in / gave up ) smoking ten years ago.
5. Sandra stayed at home and ( looked after / looked for ) her sick sister last week.
6. You should ( hand in / hand out ) your homework tomorrow.
Circle the correct words.
1. Going green takes a lot of effort. Don’t ( blow / give ) up!
2. They keep ( on / out ) researching ways to go green.
3. I always bring my own bag. I care ( for / up ) the environment.
4. We should look ( after / for ) our city and keep it clean.
5. I turn ( off /on ) the lights only when my room is dark.
6. The students brought ( off / up ) a plan to reduce waste.
Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs from the box.
clean up give away pick up throw away turn down use up
1. Don’t _________________ can. Please recycle or reuse them.
2. The volunteers _________________ the rubbish on the beach.
3. We _________________ the air conditioner to save energy.
4. Many people _________________ their old clothes to charity.
5. If we _________________ our natural resources, we will be in big trouble.
6. Always _________________ after you use the barbecue site.

Chris is reading an article in the school newsletter. Complete the article with the correct phrasal verbs
from the box.
cut down find out give up go for shut down turn off set up

Did you know how much rubbish we produce every day? Over 5,000 tonnes! Our landfills are
overflowing. We need to ①_______________ our waste. Here are some things we can do:
 ② _______________ leftovers
 ③_______________ using plastic bags
 ④_______________ reusable containers
Apart from reducing waste, we should also save energy. You can
help by doing these:
 ⑤_______________ the lights when you are not using them
 ⑥_______________ your computer before you go to sleep
There are many other ways to go green. ⑦_______________ more on our school’s website.
 Homework

Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the words in the box.
find out get into give up
look for make up turn into
1. Eddie’s mother will be angry if she _____________________ that he failed the test.
2. Joe: Ruby _______________________ her blue crayon. Have you seen it?
Candy: No, I haven’t
3. The lizard _____________________ a monster in the film. It was scary.
4. Simon always_____________________ trouble at school.
5. Owen _____________________ a story about why he was late this morning.
6. Although Karen lost the race, she did not _____________________ and finally won the medal.

Put the words in the correct order.

1. this her and for will Bangkok . set family afternoon off Sharon
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2. dog a apple into The . the turned it price ate after
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3. up excuse doing made . Tracy an not for homework her
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4. found was . who murderer detective the The out
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5. minutes down and for 15 Turn . cook the another heat
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6. up his , was . very Harry all he hungry so used energy
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7. rubbish and it rubbish the . the up into bin Pick put
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Circle the mistakes and write the correct words in the blanks.
1. Calvin is trying his best to find for the answer. 1. _______________
2. When there is a fire, got away from the building quickly. 2. _______________
3. He hurt his leg, but he did not give away playing football. 3. _______________
4. Tina’s dog is missing. She is looking at it in the park. 4. _______________
5. Uncle Tim will set up for Tokyo tonight. 5. _______________
6. Mr. Wong gave into trouble when his car hit an old lady. 6. _______________
7. Mum needs to look for Grandpa because he is sick. 7. _______________
8. The magician waved his wand and turned the flower in a rabbit. 8. _______________