Phrasal Verbs

Handouts Online has lots of fantastic worksheets to help your students master phrasal verbs. Have you tried our 'All About' series? They all have a caption quiz plus lots of discussion questions.

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All About 'Run' (part 1)
All About 'Run' (part 2)
All About 'Run' (part 3)

All About 'Run'

Structure: Idioms, Vocabulary
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate

This is a great worksheet to help your intermediate-level students boost their vocabulary.

All the expressions contain the word 'run'. Your students will study:

run out of (coffee)

run over (a cat)

run for president

run into someone (meet)

run a bath

There are five different exercises to introduce, recycle and personalise the language. It includes discussion questions for your class.

Phrasal Verbs: Crime (part 1)
Phrasal Verbs: Crime (part 2)
Phrasal Verbs: Crime (part 3)

Phrasal Verbs: Crime

Structure: Phrasal Verbs
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate +
This worksheet is another great filler lesson, helping your students build their knowledge of phrasal verbs. Our crime phrasals cover: * let someone off * make off with something * hold up * break in * tip off * break out There is a gap-fill exercise, followed by a caption quiz and lots of discussion questions. It's great both for vocabulary building and discussion practice!
Will you let go! (part 1)
Will you let go! (part 2)
Will you let go! (part 3)

Will you let go!

Structure: Idiom and Phrasal Verb Building
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate and above
If you are looking to build your students' knowledge of phrasal verbs and idioms, this set would be a good place to start! Taking 'let' as the theme, the following expressions are covered: * let [yourself] go * let me see * let [someone] in * let [someone] down * let [someone] off Following the warm-up, there is a gap-fill prediction exercise, with practice exercises and discussion. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students and above.
Travel Phrasal Verbs (part 1)
Travel Phrasal Verbs (part 2)
Travel Phrasal Verbs (part 3)

Travel Phrasal Verbs

Structure: Phrasal Verbs
Time: 40 min
Level: Lower-Intermediate

These phrasal verbs are great for your lower-level classes.

There's an opening quiz, consolidation practice, caption writing quiz and discussion.

Your students will study:

  • set off
  • pick someone up
  • drop someone off
  • look around a place
  • check in online / at the airport
  • look forward to

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level classes.

All About 'Bring' (part 1)
All About 'Bring' (part 2)
All About 'Bring' (part 3)

All About 'Bring'

Structure: Phrasal Verbs
Time: min
Level: Intermediate
Increase your students' vocabulary knowledge with this phrasal verb worksheet! There are six phrasal verbs, all themed around 'bring. The worksheet covers: * Bring up (a child) * Bring out (a new album) * Bring down (a government) * Bring up (a subject) * Bring down (prices) * Bring back (memories) There are opening gap fill exercises followed by a caption quiz and discussion questions. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students.
Phrasal Verb Crossword Puzzle (part 1)
Phrasal Verb Crossword Puzzle (part 2)
Phrasal Verb Crossword Puzzle (part 3)

Phrasal Verb Crossword Puzzle

Structure: Common Phrasal Verbs
Time: 40 minutes min
Level: Intermediate
Handouts Online has lots of materials for phrasal verbs, and this worksheet will help your students learn some of the most common ones. The expressions covered are all found in our series of phrasal verb worksheets. However, your students do not need to have studied them to be able to manage the crossword. We have made things a little easier for your students by giving the first letter of the main verb for each answer. It's great as a filler for a lesson, homework, or even pairwork.
All About 'Down' (part 1)
All About 'Down' (part 2)
All About 'Down' (part 3)

All About 'Down'

Structure: Phrasal Verbs using 'Down'
Time: 45 min
Level: Lower Intermediate+

This worksheet continues our innovative series of phrasal verbs worksheets. We have six expressions, all taking the word 'down' as the theme.

Your students will learn:

  • take something down
  • step down
  • calm down
  • slow down
  • crack down (on)
  • cut down (on)

There is an opening quiz, with consolidation exercises including our caption quiz and discussion questions using the target language.

This worksheet is ideal for lower-intermediate level students and above.

All About 'Keep' (part 1)
All About 'Keep' (part 2)
All About 'Keep' (part 3)

All About 'Keep'

Structure: Vocabulary / Phrasal Verbs
Time: 40 min
Level: Intermediate

This worksheet looks at some common expressions connected to the word 'keep', including:

  • keep a secret
  • keep in touch
  • keep a promise
  • keep going
  • keep out
  • keep up

The worksheet includes a caption quiz (pictured) as well as discussion questions.

This worksheet is great for intermediate-level students.