Level 09 – Step 01 : Phrasal Verbs (She looks after her sister. Don’t give up on your dream.)
/Level 09 – Step 01 : Phrasal Verbs (She looks after her sister. Don’t give up on your dream.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn phrasal verbs — verbs plus small words that change the meaning.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn phrasal verbs — verbs plus small words that change the meaning.
🐧Igupen: Like “look after” and “give up”? They look like two words but mean one action.
/🐧Igupen: Like “look after” and “give up”? They look like two words but mean one action.
🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
Exactly.
/Exactly.
Phrasal verbs are very common in everyday English and they help you sound natural.
/Phrasal verbs are very common in everyday English and they help you sound natural.
🐧Igupen: I’m ready to practice them in simple sentences.
/🐧Igupen: I’m ready to practice them in simple sentences.
🦉Professor Owl: Good.
/🦉Professor Owl: Good.
Notice the verb and the particle together — that is the meaning unit.
/Notice the verb and the particle together — that is the meaning unit.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What is a phrasal verb?
/What is a phrasal verb?
A phrasal verb is a verb combined with one or more particles such as up, on, off, after, in, out.
/A phrasal verb is a verb combined with one or more particles such as up, on, off, after, in, out.
Together they form a new meaning.
/Together they form a new meaning.
Example: look + after = look after (take care of).
/Example: look + after = look after (take care of).
give + up = give up (stop trying).
/give + up = give up (stop trying).
Kinds of phrasal verbs (quick guide)
/Kinds of phrasal verbs (quick guide)
Separable phrasal verbs — the object can go between the verb and particle or after the particle.
/Separable phrasal verbs — the object can go between the verb and particle or after the particle.
Example: She looks after her sister.
/Example: She looks after her sister.
She looks her sister after.
/She looks her sister after.
Note: with pronouns say: She looks after her.
/Note: with pronouns say: She looks after her.
Inseparable phrasal verbs — the verb and particle always stay together.
/Inseparable phrasal verbs — the verb and particle always stay together.
Example: We ran into an old friend.
/Example: We ran into an old friend.
Not We ran an old friend into.
/Not We ran an old friend into.
Phrasal verbs with prepositions — sometimes the particle is more like a preposition and needs an object after it.
/Phrasal verbs with prepositions — sometimes the particle is more like a preposition and needs an object after it.
Example: She depends on her family.
/Example: She depends on her family.
depend on + object.
/depend on + object.
When to learn them
/When to learn them
Start with common, useful phrasal verbs such as look after, pick up, put off, give up, find out, turn on, turn off, run into.
/Start with common, useful phrasal verbs such as look after, pick up, put off, give up, find out, turn on, turn off, run into.
Learn meaning with example sentences and practice using them in short dialogues.
/Learn meaning with example sentences and practice using them in short dialogues.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Pay attention to the particle (up, on, after, off).
/Pay attention to the particle (up, on, after, off).
Changing the particle often changes the meaning completely: pick up (collect or learn) is not pick off (remove by cutting).
/Changing the particle often changes the meaning completely: pick up (collect or learn) is not pick off (remove by cutting).
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
look after = take care of → She looks after her sister.
/look after = take care of → She looks after her sister.
give up = stop trying → Don’t give up on your dream.
/give up = stop trying → Don’t give up on your dream.
find out = discover → He found out the answer.
/find out = discover → He found out the answer.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 She looks after her sister.
/No.01 She looks after her sister.
No.02 Don’t give up on your dream.
/No.02 Don’t give up on your dream.
No.03 Please turn off the lights.
/No.03 Please turn off the lights.
No.04 He picked up the book from the floor.
/No.04 He picked up the book from the floor.
No.05 I ran into Sam at the store.
/No.05 I ran into Sam at the store.
No.06 They put off the meeting until Monday.
/No.06 They put off the meeting until Monday.
No.07 Find out the time of the train.
/No.07 Find out the time of the train.
No.08 She gets along with her classmates.
/No.08 She gets along with her classmates.
No.09 Call me back after the class.
/No.09 Call me back after the class.
No.10 The teacher handed out the worksheets.
/No.10 The teacher handed out the worksheets.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose the correct meaning: look after A) stop B) take care of C) discover.
/Q1: Choose the correct meaning: look after A) stop B) take care of C) discover.
Q2: Fill the blank: Don’t _____ up on your dream. (give / give up)
/Q2: Fill the blank: Don’t _____ up on your dream. (give / give up)
Q3: Choose correct sentence: A) He turned on the radio. B) He turned the radio on.
/Q3: Choose correct sentence: A) He turned on the radio. B) He turned the radio on.
Q4: Identify the phrasal verb: She met an old friend by chance and _____ into him. (pick / ran)
/Q4: Identify the phrasal verb: She met an old friend by chance and _____ into him. (pick / ran)
Q5: Fill the blank with correct particle: They _____ the party until Sunday. (put on / put off)
/Q5: Fill the blank with correct particle: They _____ the party until Sunday. (put on / put off)
Q6: True or False: Inseparable phrasal verbs can have the object between the verb and particle.
/Q6: True or False: Inseparable phrasal verbs can have the object between the verb and particle.
Q7: Choose correct usage with a pronoun: She looks after her dog. → She looks _____ it. (after / after it)
/Q7: Choose correct usage with a pronoun: She looks after her dog. → She looks _____ it. (after / after it)
Q8: Match meaning: pick up — A) learn or collect B) remove C) close the door.
/Q8: Match meaning: pick up — A) learn or collect B) remove C) close the door.
Q9: Fill the blank: The teacher _____ out the homework papers to the class. (hand / handed out)
/Q9: Fill the blank: The teacher _____ out the homework papers to the class. (hand / handed out)
Q10: Choose the sentence that means “discover”: A) I looked into the problem. B) I found out the answer.
/Q10: Choose the sentence that means “discover”: A) I looked into the problem. B) I found out the answer.
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: B) take care of.
/A1: B) take care of.
A2: give up → Don’t give up on your dream.
/A2: give up → Don’t give up on your dream.
A3: A and B are both possible; for short objects like “the radio,” A) He turned on the radio is natural.
/A3: A and B are both possible; for short objects like “the radio,” A) He turned on the radio is natural.
A4: ran → She ran into him.
/A4: ran → She ran into him.
A5: put off → They put off the party until Sunday.
/A5: put off → They put off the party until Sunday.
A6: False — inseparable phrasal verbs cannot put the object between the verb and particle.
/A6: False — inseparable phrasal verbs cannot put the object between the verb and particle.
A7: after it → She looks after it.
/A7: after it → She looks after it.
A8: A) learn or collect.
/A8: A) learn or collect.
A9: handed out → The teacher handed out the homework papers to the class.
/A9: handed out → The teacher handed out the homework papers to the class.
A10: B) I found out the answer.
/A10: B) I found out the answer.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
Start with common phrasal verbs and practice short sentences and dialogues.
/Start with common phrasal verbs and practice short sentences and dialogues.
Notice how the particle changes the meaning.
/Notice how the particle changes the meaning.
🐧Igupen: I will list five phrasal verbs and use each in one sentence today.
/🐧Igupen: I will list five phrasal verbs and use each in one sentence today.
🦉Professor Owl: Great plan.
/🦉Professor Owl: Great plan.
Small, steady practice with phrasal verbs makes your English sound natural and confident.
/Small, steady practice with phrasal verbs makes your English sound natural and confident.
