Learn and practice the difference between these phrasal verbs.

2. Phrasal Verbs in English
D-F
Lesson 1: Double back, drink up, dumb down
Lesson 2: Drive off, dry off and out
Lesson 3: Die down, draw out, dwell on
Lesson 4: Egg on, end up with, eat out
Lesson 5: Face off, fight back, fess up (to)
Lesson 6: Fall in love, fall down, fall over
Lesson 7: Fall through, fall off, fall out
Lesson 8: Fill in, fill out, fill up
Lesson 9: Flag down, flip through, freak out
Lesson 10: Follow up, freshen up, fuel up

3. Separable vs. Inseparable
Some phrasal verbs can be separated…
For example:
I will add up the total.
OK!
I will add the total up.
OK!
but some cannot!
For example:
The teacher never calls on you in
class.
OK!
The teacher never calls you on in
class
NOT OK!

4. Drive off
Definition:
To drive away from a location, usually quickly
(Inseparable)
After they had an argument, he drove off angrily in his car.

5. Now, make your own sentence using “drive
off”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3 minutes.

6. Dry off
Definition:
To dry something
(Separable)
I used a towel to dry off after I got out of the shower.
Can you dry the table off? I just cleaned it, so it is wet.

7. Now, make your own sentence
using “dry off”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3 minutes.

8. Dry out
Definition:
To dry something thoroughly; dry something through and through
(Separable)
After washing the rugs, I hung them outside so they could dry out.
I accidentally dried the steak out when I left it sitting on the table too long.

9. Now, make your own sentence
using “dry out”!
See how many sentences you can make in 3 minutes.

10. Questions and Homework
Do you have any questions?
For homework: Write a paragraph about a situation in your everyday life
using one of the phrasal verbs we learned. We’ll talk about it next time!