Phrasal Verbs EAP Worksheets, Activities and Games
In this academic phrasal verb worksheet, students practice commonly used phrasal verbs for academic contexts. Students start by matching phrasal verbs in sentences to their definitions. Students then use the phrasal verbs to complete a conversation. Next, students underline the correct phrasal verb to complete each sentence. Lastly, students rewrite sentences by replacing verbs with the phrasal verbs.
In this academic phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice the study-related phrasal verbs: hand in, go over, look up, write down, catch up, drop out, put off, give up, join in, and sign up. First, students read a text about study habits that shows the phrasal verbs in context. Students then write the phrasal verbs from the text next to their definitions. Next, students underline the correct phrasal verb in each sentence. After that, students match halves to form sentences that contain the study-related phrasal verbs. Students then move on to complete sentences with the phrasal verbs. In pairs, students then ask and answer conversation questions about study habits. Finally, students play a guessing game in pairs to practice the study-related phrasal verbs. Students take turns reading a sentence to their partner, replacing the study-related phrasal verb in bold with the word 'Coffeepot.' Their partner then has one chance to guess the missing phrasal verb. For each correct guess, students award their partner one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
In this engaging academic phrasal verbs game, students race to pair verbs with prepositions to form phrasal verbs and then match them to definitions and use them in sentences. Start the game by calling out a verb from the cards. Teams then race to find the correct preposition and definition cards to form an academic phrasal verb. When a team thinks they have matched three cards together (verb + preposition + definition), they raise their hands. The first team to match the cards correctly scores two points. Next, teams have two minutes to write a sentence using the phrasal verb in an academic context. When the time limit has been reached, each team reads their sentence aloud. Award one point for using the phrasal verb in the correct context and one point for grammatical accuracy. The game continues until all the academic phrasal verbs have been matched and used in sentences. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
In this useful academic phrasal verbs speaking activity, students complete, ask and answer conversation questions with study-related phrasal verbs. First, in two groups, students complete conversation questions with academic phrasal verbs from a box, changing the verb form as needed. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking the conversation questions to their partner, who responds accordingly. For the first question in each set, students include the corresponding phrasal verb in their response. Afterwards, students share what they found out about their partner with the class.
