This document provides examples of English phrasal verbs organized into categories based on their structure. It gives phrasal verbs consisting of a verb and adverb with or without an object. Examples are given for common phrasal verbs using verbs like get, put, run, come, look, break, give, bring, and take. The document is intended to help English language learners understand and learn phrasal verb constructions and usage.

1. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (with an object)
Put on She put on the hat/ she put the hat on.
Bring up My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.
Calm down Calm him down, otherwise he won’t be able to sleep.
Cross out In this exercise, you have to cross out the wrong words.
Fill in Fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
Find out They never found out how he escaped.

2. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (with an object)
Give in You have to give your application form in before next
Friday.
Give out They were giving out free perfume samples at the
department store.
Look up We can look her phone number up on the Internet.
Pick up I saw her fall and ran to pick her up.
Point out I had to point out in the map the city they asked me.
Pull off Pull off the plaster quickly and it won’t hurt.

3. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (with an object)
Put away Children have to learn to put their toys away when
they finish playing.
Put
throught
Don’t put any calls through for the next hour.
Take off Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
Try on Would you like to try the dress on?
Turn off Your mother wants you to turn the TV off and come
for dinner.
Work out Don’t worry. Things will work themselves out.

4. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (with an object)
Break off They broke off after being together for 15 years.
Carry on If you carry on like that, you won’t pass the examination.
Draw out The magician drew a rabbit out of his hat.
Get off The stripper got her clothes off while she was dancing.
Give up The best decision he took was giving up smoking.
Knock down This building is going to be knocked down in order to build
a new square.
Lay off The boss laid him off because he was always late for work.
Let out The judge decided to let the suspect out because there
weren’t enough evidences.

5. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (with an object)
Make up They made up the whole story. Nothing was true.
Pay in If you don’t pay in the money into your account, you will
spend it quickly.
Rub out If you write the answers in pencil, you can rub the wrong
ones out easily.
Set up Due to the difficult of finding a job, many people set up
their own businesses.
Shut down That old cinema shut down last year.
Knock down This building is going to be knocked down in order to build
a new square.
Sort out Sort out all your books. Your bookcase is a complete mess.

6. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (without an object)
Break down Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the
snowstorm.
Check in In that hotel, you can check in until nine o’clock in the
evening, not later.
Get off She got off the train at the wrong station.
Set up Due to the difficult of finding a job, many people set up
their own businesses.
Get up I got up early today to study for my exam.
Go on Everything is going on normally.
Go out On my birthday, we went out for dinner to a new
restaurant.
Hang about Hang about, you told me she’d agreed to it.

7. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (without an object)
Look out Look out! That car's going to hit you!
Set off We set off for London at nine o’clock.
Show up He showed up late at the party, as usual.
Stay up I’d rather not stay up too late. Tomorrow I’m taking an
examination.
Take off The plane took off on time and she missed the flight.
Turn out It turns out to be harder tan we thought.
Turn up We waited for the bus, but it didn’t turn up.

8. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb (without an object)
Call in We call in on James on the way home.
Come about How did this come about?
Cut down I’m cutting down on cofee and cigarretes.
Drop in Do drop in any time. You’ll be welcome.
Hang on Hang on a minute! I can’t find my mobile.
Stay in It was raining so much, so we decided to stay in.

9. Phrasal verbs
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Verb + adverb + preposition
Look forward to We’re looking forward to your news.
Do away with If some countries in Africa could plant more cereal, they
could do away with hunger.
Face up to She faced up to the situation bravely.
Run out of We run out of petrol when the rain was harder.
Look up to He looked up to his father so he also became a
carpenter.
Get away with He broke the law and got away with it.
Put up with I can’t put up with him. He’s so stupid.

10. Phrasal verbs: GET (I)
get something across/over
I tried to get my point across/over to the judge but she
wouldn't listen.
get along/on
I was surprised how well my new girlfriend and my
sister got along/on.
get around
My grandfather can get around fine in his new
wheelchair.
get away
We worked so hard this year that we had to get
away for a week.
get away with something
Jason always gets away with cheating in his maths
tests.
get back We got back from our vacation last week.
get something back
Liz finally got her Science notes back from my room-
mate.
get back at someone
My sister got back at me for stealing her shoes. She
stole my favourite hat.
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11. Phrasal verbs: Get (II)
get back into something I finally got back into my novel and finished it.
get on something
We're going to freeze out here if you don't let us get on the
bus.
get over something I just got over the flu and now my sister has it.
get over something
The company will have to close if it can't get over the new
regulations.
get round to something
I don't know when I am going to get round to writing the
thank you cards.
get together Let's get together for a BBQ this weekend.
get up I got up early today to study for my exam.
get up You should get up and give the elderly man your seat.
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12. Phrasal verbs: PUT
put something down You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter.
put someone down
The students put the substitute teacher down because his
pants were too short.
put something off
We are putting off our trip until January because of the
hurricane.
put something out The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived.
put something together
I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives.
put up with
someone/something
I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
put something on Don't forget to put on your new earrings for the party.
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13. Phrasal verbs: RUN
run into someone/something I ran into an old school-friend at the mall.
run over someone/something I accidentally ran over your bicycle in the driveway.
run over/through something
Let's run over/through these lines one more time
before the show.
run away
The child ran away from home and has been missing
for three days.
run out
We ran out of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with
soap.
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14. Phrasal verbs: COME
come across something
I came across these old photos when I was
tidying the closet.
come apart
The top and bottom come apart if you pull
hard enough.
come down with something
My nephew came down with chickenpox
this weekend.
come forward
The woman came forward with her
husband's finger prints.
come from somewhere The art of Origami comes from Asia.
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15. Phrasal verbs:LOOK
look after someone/something I have to look after my sick grandmother.
look down on someone
Ever since we stole that chocolate bar your dad
has looked down on me.
look for someone/something I'm looking for a red dress for the wedding.
look forward to something I'm looking forward to the Christmas break.
look into something
We are going to look into the price of snowboards
today.
look out Look out! That car's going to hit you!
look out for someone/something
Don't forget to look out for snakes on the hiking
trail.
look something over Can you look over my essay for spelling mistakes?
look something up
We can look her phone number up on the
Internet.
look up to someone My little sister has always looked up to me. 15

16. Phrasal verbs: BREAK (I)
break down Our car broke down at the side of the
highway in the snowstorm.
break down The woman broke down when the police
told her that her son had died.
break something down Our teacher broke the final project down
into three separate parts.
break in Somebody broke in last night and stole our
stereo.
break into something The firemen had to break into the room to
rescue the children.
break something in I need to break these shoes in before we
run next week.
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17. Phrasal verbs: BREAK (II)
break in The TV station broke in to report the
news of the president's death.
break up My boyfriend and I broke up before I
moved to America.
break up The kids just broke up as soon as the
clown started talking.
break out The prisoners broke out of jail when
the guards weren't looking.
break out in something I broke out in a rash after our c
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18. Phrasal verbs: GIVE
give someone away My father gave me away at my wedding.
give something away
My little sister gave the surprise
partyaway by accident.
give something away
The library was giving away old books on
Friday.
give something back
I have to give these skates back to Franz
before his hockey game.
give in
My boyfriend didn't want to go to the ballet,
but he finally gave in.
give something out
They were giving out free perfume samples
at the department store.
give something up I am giving up smoking as of January 1st.
give up
My maths homework was too difficult so
I gave up. 18

19. Phrasal verbs: BRING
bring someone down This sad music is bringing me down.
bring someone up My grandparents brought me up after my
parents died.
bring something up My mother walks out of the room when my
father brings up sports.
bring something up He drank so much that he brought his
dinner up in the toilet.
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20. Phrasal verbs: TURN
turn something down
Please turn the TV down while the guests
are here.
turn something down
I turned the job down because I don't
want to move.
turn something off
Your mother wants you to turn the TV
off and come for dinner.
turn something on
It's too dark in here. Let's turn some
lights on.
turn something up
Can you turn the music up? This is my
favourite song.
turn up
Our cat turned up after we put posters
up all over the neighbourhood.
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21. Phrasal verbs: TAKE
take after someone I take after my mother. We are both
impatient.
take something apart He took the car brakes apart and found
the problem.
take something back I have to take our new TV back because it
doesn't work.
take off My plane takes off in five minutes.
take something off Take off your socks and shoes and come
in the lake!
take something out Can you take the garbage out to the
street for me?
take someone out My grandparents took us out for dinner
and a movie.
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