This is the phrasal verbs section of Busy Teacher, a website full of resources for ESL teachers. There are currently 182 worksheets that deal with this topic and can help your students practice using related material. You do not want to overwhelm your students with a long list of phrasal verbs but if you are interested in talking about some of them in class, this phrasal verbs worksheet is a great teaching resource. It has twenty pages of phrasal verbs to choose from as well as definitions and examples for each one. That is a lot of useful information! If you are looking for a practice activity instead, check out other worksheets to find something your students might enjoy.
Phrasal verbs are an important part of the English language but something that students may struggle to learn and understand. By introducing only a small number of similar phrasal verbs at a time you will greatly improve the chance that your students will retain the information. A variety of practice activities are also important so that students can demonstrate their thorough understanding of the material. An example of phrasal verbs you might want to introduce together are back down, back up, and back out because they all start with the same word and include a direction related word. Another approach may be to choose phrases that use the same second word as they may be less easily confused. Your approach and the phrasal verbs you choose to cover should be based on your students, textbooks, and other course material.
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This TEFL worksheet practices common phrasal verbs, which are essential to know when discussing daily or international travel.
It provides excellent, structured exercises which ...
This YouTube video and the relevant prepared questions help you develop your listening skills. It is a beneficial comprehension exercise. It also provides the vocabulary related to fitne ...
This listening exercise is based on the song "Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers. In Exercise 1, students listen to the song and identify the correct word. In Exercise 2, students identify th ...
This Intermediate level lesson for teens revises (originally for language from Unit 2 of Own It 4, but easily introduced if not covered in your book) some phrasal verbs connected with th ...
This worksheet is useful to show the different uses of phrasal verbs. In this specific case phrasal verbs with the verb to GO. Students complete the chart by using synonyms and e ...
Based on file 7 of the English File Elementary Fourth Edition, this test covers grammar (Past Simple (to be, regular and irregular verbs), vocabulary (word formation and expressions with ...
Watch the video and practice how to use phrasal verbs in natural conversation. This resource has fill-in-the-blanks exercises, listening comprehension activities, vocabulary matching act ...
For this activity, place students in pair. First, have them choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence. Check answers and ensure students understand the various phrasal verbs/prepo ...
The worksheet focuses on higher education vocabulary and explains words like major, course, and degree. The worksheet helps to work on listening comprehension and speaking skills. Students get a c ...
In this worksheet, students learn a number of phrasal verbs related to food and are then provided with discussion questions that use the target vocabulary. Suitable for a pre-intermediate group a ...
Lesson 5 in this 24 part series of English as a second language course designed for native Spanish speakers. Phrasal verbs are more important than you may realize. Do you know how many different ...
Lesson 4 of this 24 part series in intermediate English as a second language designed exclusively for native Spanish speakers. Simple present phrases help students identify this tense. Also incl ...
Part 3 of this 24 lesson series for intermediate native Spanish speakers. Different possessives used (don't be fooled into thinking there's only one type used here). Verbal phrases are very impo ...
This worksheet is a good tool for working on collocations. Before listening to the song, students have to complete the gaps of the lyrics with the words provided. There are two other exercises, th ...
This works well for dictation, individual or group work, and with introverted learning styles. Students can compare their answers, write on the board, and compare their work. Students must unscram ...
In this worksheet students will be introduced to literal and non-literal phrasal verbs. In the activity, they need to fill the gaps in each pair of sentences and decide which sentence uses the phr ...
In this worksheet students will be introduced to different sentences structures which can be used with phrasal verbs, with examples provided. For the activity, students will need to read 2 similar ...
In this worksheet, students will need to read the example sentences, identify the mistake and write the sentence correctly. This activity requires a good knowledge of phrasal verbs and should not ...
This worksheet introduces 10 common phrasal verbs, some of which sound similar but have different meanings. Students first need to match the phrasal verbs to their meanings, and then fill the gaps ...
This speaking activity can be used for one-to-one classes, pair work or groups. It would work best with small teams so the game can be played as a contest, similar to charades where the teams need ...
This worksheet introduces what phrasal verbs are and gives an example of how to use them. The main activity consists of a paragraph for students to read and identify the fourteen phrasal verbs use ...
This worksheet deals with phrasal verbs on three different themes - a relationship, a journey and a telephone call. In the first activity, students can use the phrasal verbs listed to create sente ...
This song belongs to the soundtrack of the movie "Begin Again" starred by Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightly and Adam Levine. The song is sang by Adam and it's got a nice message. I did it for my FCE st ...
This is a fun, song worksheet for pre-intermediate/intermediate students who might get bored at class after a long lesson. The song is Tik Tok by Kesha. Students are to fill in the ...
For elementary students and above. This is a lexis worksheet for various expressions that include the word 'play'. There is a lead-in section to elicit prior knowledge, a gap-fill section and a se ...
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