Phrasal Verbs Activity

This is a downloadable ESL classroom activity to present the form of separable phrasal verbs.

Keith Taylor
Updated 4 December, 2024

Activity to practise phrasal verbs

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Aim To present the form of separable phrasal verbs.
Activity Students order words to make sentences containing phrasal verbs.
Organisation Individual / pair work
Preparation Make enough copies of the activity for the number of pairs in your class.
Cut up the sentences into individual words.
What do I do?
  1. Cut up the sentences into individual words before your lesson.
  2. Put the cut up sentences on tables around the room.
  3. Students go from table to table constructing and writing down the sentences.
  4. Use the cut up sentences to demonstrate the possible positions of the particle in each sentence.

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