Phrasal Verbs

Health has been a big topic recently, and this worksheet looks at some vocabulary commonly used when talking about coughs and colds. This worksheet looks at:

• come down with
• get over
• pass out
• shake off
• go round
• give up

The worksheet starts off with a gap fill, followed by a consolidation exercise. The picture caption quiz recycles the language and the students can finish with discussion questions that use the target language in a freer context. This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students and above.

This worksheet looks at six common expressions based around the word 'set'. Language covered includes:

• set foot in
• set eyes on
• set something up
• set off

The lesson has an opening quiz, consolidation questions, a caption matching quiz and discussion questions. It's a great way to help your students learn some fun, natural English!

Boost your students' phrasal verb knowledge with this lesson teaching expressions using 'turn'.

The worksheet looks at:

• turn away (refuse entry)
• turn up (arrive)
• turn down (decline)
• turn in (go to bed)
• turn into (become)

Following the lead-in, there is a gap-fill quiz, follow-up exercises and discussion.

This worksheet is for intermediate level students.

Get into the Halloween spirit with our spooky Halloween Phrasal Quiz!

Your students need to match the phrasal verb on the bat-sheet with the correct caption.

The phrasal verbs covered are:

• look up
• hold on
• look forward to
• pass out
• turn up
• get up
• throw away
• come across

This worksheet is written for elementary to lower intermediate classes. It's a fun way to bring a bit of Halloween into your class - while still teaching some useful language!

This worksheet looks at some common expressions, all using 'speak'

There is an opening gap-fill quiz, followed by an exercise checking your students' understanding of the language.

This is followed by a picture caption quiz.

Language studied includes:

• speak highly of
• isn't anything to speak of
• speaking of (for a related topic)
• speak up
• speak for yourself!
• speak your mind

The lesson rounds off with a discussion on the language and themes raised in the lesson.

Check your students' understanding of simple phrasal verbs with this festive handout.

There are eight captions which your students need to complete.

This worksheet covers:

• blow up [a balloon]
• get along / on with someone
• stand out
• throw away
• look forward to
• go around
• grow up
• take off

Depending on the ability of your class we have an easier and more difficult version of this worksheet. Check the teaching notes for more details - and be sure to hand out the right version!

This worksheet is for elementary to pre-intermediate level classes.

This worksheet looks at six phrasal verb expressions:

• barge in
• squeeze in
• hand in
• butt in
• rake (it) in
• stay in

Students begin by guessing meanings from the context. This is followed by a picture caption quiz and a set of discussion questions using the target language.

This worksheet is a great way to build your students' knowledge of natural language expressions. It's written for intermediate-level students and above.

Build your students' vocabulary and have fun with this worksheet!

The lesson is based around expressions using 'put'.

Your students will study

• put up with something
• put something behind you
• to put it bluntly
• put [an idea] forward
• put you off something

There is a gap-fill exercise, followed by lots of follow-up practice and discussion questions at the end.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes.