In this online course through watching online videos and completing quizzes, you will learn the meaning and remember 200 commonly used phrasal verbs in English. In each part of the course you will learn 10 different phrasal verbs.

If you haven't already, before starting this first part of the course I would recommend quickly reading the course introduction. It will explain what to expect in the course and how to use it effectively.

What to do first

It's simple, first watch each of our short YouTube videos on phrasal verbs (which you will find listed below or on our YouTube playlist for this 1st part of the course). In each video you will see two examples of the phrasal verb being used. In each the meaning is the same. From these examples guess what the meaning of the phrasal verb is (you will be told its meaning at the end of the video).

You don't have to watch all of them in the same day, watch them whenever you have time to do them.

  1. PUT OFF
  2. TURN UP
  3. LOOK UP
  4. GO OFF
  5. HEAD OFF
  6. SORT OUT
  7. KNOCK DOWN
  8. GET RID OF
  9. PICK UP
  10. TAKE CARE OF

Remember that in English the same phrasal verb can have many different meanings! So guess its meaning only from the context which it is used in the examples, not the individual words which make up the phrasal verb.

If you want to learn more about what to do when watching the videos, read our article about using the phrasal verbs videos.

Then do the quizzes here

After watching the videos, come back to this web page and do the below quizzes. Both of them are on the 10 phrasal verbs which you watched in the videos.

In the first exercise, you have to choose which of the phrasal verbs is correct for the sentence. Use the context of the sentence(s) to help you decide which one is correct.

In the second exercise, you have to match each of the 10 phrasal verbs to their meaning (e.g. 'to leave a bus, plane or train').

In both exercises, you should only use each of the 10 phrasal verbs once.

After doing this, go to the 2nd part of the phrasal verb course to learn and remember more.

Exercise 1

Use the context to choose the correct phrasal verb from the selection box for each of the 10 questions. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.


1.I've had this problem with my computer as well. If you delete some files and then restart it, it should the problem and it will be working again.

2.I think the chicken has . It's starting to smell bad and has changed colour.

3.I'm on holiday next week, so I can't write the weekly report for next week. So, would you mind it for me while I'm away?

4.I was surprised that so many of my friends at my birthday party. I invited all of them, but didn't think most of them would come.

5.All these negative reviews about Milan are the idea of going there for a holiday in Summer.

6.There's no space in the wardrobe. We need to some of the clothes in there. There's things there we haven't worn in years.

7.Juile:"Are you not staying?"
Mary:"No, I'm . I'm meeting my mother in 30 minutes to go shopping."
Juile:"See you later."

8.Simon:"How are you getting to the party?"
Peter:"I'll get a taxi."
Simon:"Don't bother. I'll from your house in my car and take you there."

9.I have no idea what a seps is. I'm going to have to the word in a dictionary to know what it means.

10.Andrew:"Where's the cinema gone?"
Kate:"They the cinema 6 months ago. They are planning to build a supermarket in its place."



Exercise 2

Choose the correct phrasal verb from the selection box for each of the 10 questions. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.


1.To arrive or go to a place where people are expecting/waiting for you or you have been invited.

2.When food or drink goes bad and it shouldn't be consumed.

3.To resolve/fix a problem or difficult situation.

4.To no longer have something because you don't want, need or use it anymore.

5.To be responsible for making sure that something is done.

6.To make somebody not want to do something they had thought or planned to do.

7.To search for some information which you are sure you have or can find.

8.To leave a place.

9.To intentionally remove/destroy a building or a structure (e.g. a bridge, a statue etc...), or a part of one.

10.To travel to somewhere in your own transport (e.g. your car) to collect somebody or something. Then continue travelling to another place.



Now go to the 2nd part of the phrasal verb course to learn and remember more.



Practice

Now that you understand them, practise them by creating your own sentences in English with them.