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. Let’s review
some of them.

get to (a place) = arrive go to (a place)

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

EXERCISE 1. 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! We’re leaving right away.

3. If you don’t _____________ 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. Match the parts in column A with the ones in column B to form sentences.

A B
1. When I get into ... __ our coats. It’s too hot in here!
2. I get on ... __ her robe when she gets up.
3. She puts on ... __ the car, I lock the door immediately.
4. We didn’t get off ... __ the cinema next weekend?
5. Pete always gets to ... __ at the bus stop you said.
6. Get out of ... __ school late.
7. Let’s take off ... __ my office now!
8. Why don’t we go to ... __ the same bus everyday.
9. Turn off the gas, please. __ 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

I. 1. got on
2. Get in / into
3. put on
4. get off
5. got out of
6. take off
7. get to
8. go to
9. turn on
10. take... out

II. 1. When I get into the car, I lock the door immediately.
2. I get on the same bus everyday.
3. She puts on her robe when she gets up.
4. We didn’t get off at the bus stop you said.
5. Pete always gets to school late.
6. Get out of my office now!
7. Let’s take off our coats. It’s too hot in here!
8. Why don’t we go to the cinema this weekend?
9. Turn off the gas, please. The kettle is boiling.

III. ASK YOUR LAB TEACHER TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.