English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 46: Phrasal verbs

Word List
  • come on
  • get off
  • get on
  • get up
  • go off
  • go on
  • put … on
  • put on
  • take off
  • turn down
  • turn off
  • turn on
  • turn up
Exercises

46.1 ‣ Match a sentence on the left with a sentence on the right.

  1. It’s eight o’clock.
  2. We arrived at our station. _____
  3. That funny programme is on soon. _____
  4. The bus arrived. _____
  5. I’m trying to work. _____
  6. I can’t hear the news. _____
  7. It’s raining today. _____
  8. I don’t want to accept that job. _____
  1. a) I’m going to turn it down.
  2. b) Please turn your music down.
  3. c) It’s time to get up.
  4. d) We got off the train.
  5. e) Put on your raincoat.
  6. f) We got on.
  7. g) Turn on the TV.
  8. h) Turn the radio up.

46.2 ‣ Put the correct prepositions in these sentences.

  1. It’s dark in here. Turn the lights.
  2. Our plane takes _____ at 6.25 and lands at 7.50.
  3. Come _____! It’s time to get _____. You’ll be late for school!
  4. The children took _____ their school uniforms when they got home.
  5. It’s time to turn _____ the TV and go to bed now.
  6. Get _____ the bus at the train station, then walk about 100 metres and you’ll see the theatre.
  7. The students went _____ working until late at night.
  8. When they got to the beach, he put _____ his swimming trunks and ran down to the sea.

46.3 ‣ What is happening in these pictures? Use one of the phrasal verbs from the opposite page to describe each picture.



  2. _____

  3. _____

  4. _____

46.4 ‣ Replace the underlined words with a phrasal verb from the opposite page.

  1. The plane left at midnight.
  2. I removed my hat and coat.
    _____
  3. She continued writing novels all her life.
    _____
  4. Michael left without saying goodbye to anybody.
    _____
  5. I refused the invitation to Maya’s wedding.
    _____
Answer Key
A ‣ What are phrasal verbs?

Phrasal verbs have two parts: a verb + a particle.

get up / on / off

I got up at 6.30 this morning. I’m tired now.
We should get on the bus. It’s leaving in five minutes!
We got off the bus at the City Museum.

turn on / off / up / down

He always turns on the TV at 9 o’clock to watch the news.
It’s a sunny day. Turn the light off.
Turn the TV up. I can’t hear it.
Turn the TV down. It’s too loud.

go on / off
Don’t stop. Go on talking. It’s very interesting. [continue]
Karen went off and forgot her handbag. [left]

put something on
It’s cold and windy outside. Put your coat on. / Put on your coat.

come on
Come on! We’re late.

B ‣ One phrasal verb, different meanings

Note that one phrasal verb can often have different meanings.

turn down
She turned down the TV. [made it not so loud]
She turned down the invitation. [refused it]

take off
Our plane takes off at 12.30. [leaves the ground]
She took off her shoes. [removed them from her feet]

Tip

Make a special page in your notebook. Write down any phrasal verbs you see or hear. Organise them into groups, in any way that makes sense to you, for example, clothes, movement. get

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