WHAT IS A PHRASAL VERB?• A verb and a another word called a particle. A particle is a word

like up, down, on, off, after, by, in, and out.

• Many phrasal verbs have objects (a noun or a pronoun).

• There are two kinds of phrasal verbs: inseparable and

separable

• Inseparable- the verb and the particle MUST stay together.

• Separable- the verb and the particle can be apart.

INSEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

Let’s stay

together!

Examples of inseparable phrasal verbs:

drop out of I will drop out of the karate class.

fall behind If I don’t go to class, I will fall behind in it.

keep up with I can’t keep up with this crazy teacher!

make fun of I do not like it when kids make fun of each other.

miss out on I do not want to miss out on the yummy food!

pick on Why do you pick on her?

SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

We work together

or apart!

Examples of Separable Phrasal Verbs

figure out

1. He can’t figure out the problem.

2. He can’t figure the problem out.

make up

1. Can you make up the test?

2. Can you make the test up?

hand in

1. Don’t forget to hand in your homework!

2. Don’t forget to hand your homework in!

Underline the phrasal verbs. Circle the objects.

1.Did you hand in your homework?

2.The girls picked on my daughter.

3.Edith looked up the information on line.

4.Blanca went over the homework.

5.Sabah figured out the answers.

6.Martin can make up the test next week.

Glenda the Good Witch

An Afternoon at the Library

Today I am going to the library because I need to take back a

book I checked out two weeks ago and then pick out a new book to

read. One of my favorite things is to take off my shoes, sit down on

the sofa, and hold a real book in my hands as I devour the pages. Of

course I could look over a list of e-books and download one to my

Kindle, but it’s just not the same experience. I also like going to the

library because there is always a chance I might run into an old

friend there. Sometimes my best friend and I meet at the library for

coffee and catch up on each other’s news before we find new books

to take home. I really enjoy my library visits.

Let’s play Wheel of Fortune to practice Phrasal Verbs!

• We will break into 3 groups.

• Your group will spin the wheel.

• Then you will guess letters to figure out the phrasal verb.

• The group with the most points wins!

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Websites for more information and practice with

phrasal verbs.