PHRASAL VERBS
VERBS + PREPOSITION / ADVERBS
put on a coat take
off your coat
put it
on /
put a coat on take it off / take your coat off
put on weight the
planes take off on time
put weight on
turn on the light turn
off the light
turn it / the light on
switch on switch off
switch the
light on / it on
turn up the
volume turn down the volume
of the radio
turn it up /
turn the volume up
pick up your phone put
down your pen
We
put down our cat.
pick it up put it down
my parents pick me up after school
(collect)
my parents
pick up the children
pick the
children up
bring back
take back
give back
put back
I wanted to
watch something on television so I
turned it on.
I bought a
lamp but it doesn’t work. I’m going to
bring it back to the shops.
There were
some clothes on the floor, so I picked them up and put them on the table.
When I
finished working on the computer, I switched it off.
Thank you for
lending me these books, I won’t forget to give them back (to you).
I won’t
forget to take them back.
That music is
very loud, can you turn it down, please?
I
knocked down a glass and broke it.
If you want
to know what a word means,
Look it up in
a dictionary.
I want to
keep these magazines. Please don’t throw them away. (get rid of)
Somebody
gave me a form and told me to
fill it in. /
fill in a form
Fill up my
cup / your car
I tried a
pair of shoes on in the shop but I didn’t buy them.
I visited the
school. One of the teachers showed me around/round.
I go
sightseeing in many cities. The last city
I visited the tour guide took me around/round …..
Do you play the piano? No, I started to learn but I gave it
up after a month.
Take up a new hobby
Give up doing something = stop
You aren’t allowed to smoke
here, please
put your cigarette / it out. (put out a fire)
light me up
