A phrasal verb is a verb which consists of more than one word. Most phrasal verbs consist of two words: the first word is a verb and the second word is a preposition or an adverb.
You can sometimes guess the meaning of a phrasal verb from the meaning of the words it contains, for example come in = come + in.
But more often, the meaning of the phrasal verb is different ‑ often very different ‑ from the meaning of the verb which forms its first part.
One common use for 'up' in phrasal verbs is to indicate an upward movement, an increase or an improvement
1. If you display something such as a poster, you 'put it up' on a wall or a notice-board.
· Have you seen the warning the boss has put up on the notice-board?
· Can you put up a poster in your window?
2. If somebody is miserable and you want them to be happier, you can tell them to 'cheer up'.
· You look really unhappy. Cheer up!
· Michael was sad the other day so I sent him a joke to cheer him up a bit.
3. If you are sitting and then you rise from your chair, you 'stand up'.
· When the judge arrives, everybody must stand up.
· Stand up straight when they’re measuring your height.
4. If you want to make something stronger, you can 'build it up'.
· I have built up a strong relationship between myself and my students.
· I have been ill and need to build up my strength.
5. I can't hear very well these days – I'm old. When you speak to me, you need to speaker, to 'speak up'.
· Can you speak up a bit please? There is a lot of background noise.
· It is a big room. You will have to speak up so that those in the back can hear.
6. The place where you lived when you were a child is where you 'grew up'.
· He was born in Scotland but grew up in England.
· Where did you grow up?
7. If something increases fast, it 'shoots up'.
· The price of petrol has shot up recently.
· My English skills shot up after I started studying with Michael. (It shows you have not wasted your time in my class :-)
Now, I'd like you to make 7 sentences using those new phrasal verbs and post it to me.
1. If a vehicle picks up speeds, it starts to go faster.
ReplyDelete2. I ran into an old friend yesterday when I get off on the bus.
3. I look up the number in the phone book.
4. Before he goes to the bed, he switches off the light.
5. He dresses off his union after finish his competition and rest.
6. I've just had a new kitchen put in.
7. My children were born in Thailand but they grew up in Australia.
1. They're going to put it up the price of fuel.
ReplyDelete2. My dad got depression when he arrived in a new country, so I sent him some hilarious DVD to cheer him up.
3.When I stand up suddenly my head hit a bouquet and fell on the floor.
4.Last weekend I had built up a new fence in my backyard.
5.She speak up to the police before she was arrested.
6.Last week I grew up some banana trees at my new garden.
7.The Chinese economy shoot up after the world trade centre broke down.
7 sentences phrasal verbs
ReplyDelete1. The cup of coffee I drunk,I had put up on
the desk.
2. We stood up, during the meeting.
3. In December the price of some things shots up.
4. I grew up in out of my family.
5. I had build up a relationship that I can't
break it now.
6. Why do you speak up,slow down please.
7. Cheer up, because you aren't the loser.
1 Two friends were fighting with each other then they shoots up.
ReplyDelete2 My friend is child grew up in Austarlia.
3 Here is too much noise i can,t hear you. could you speak up a bit please
4 HE had a jop and his boss build it up.
5 The children like stand up on chair,but it,s not save enough for them .
6 HE lost his jop and he became upsaid then his friend come and said don,t be worry just chree up.
7 Put it up becuase it,s dangerous for your children.
1. I want to put up a new year calendar in my room.
ReplyDelete2. I don't want to unpack anymore, but I have to do that...Wish me cheering up.
3. If you want a slice of cheesecake, stand up and pick it!
4. I'd like to build up my nail's skills.
5. You don't need to speak up. Everybody can hear what you say.
6. My plants grew up very fast.
7. I'm sure my English skills will shoot up, becaosu my teacher is Michael.
1:Hi my bosome friend I'd like to put it up this picture on your house wall becouse it's your
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2:I always makes some think when I saw cheer up peaple becouse Idon't like unhappyness peaple. 3:In my country when teacher come in the class room every student must stand up and say good morning.4:Many peaple sometime break the ralitionship between husband and wife after few days they built it up theire ralitionship again. 5:If talking withe the 100 years man you need to talk speak up becouse he can't clearly. 6:Many of our cominuty peaple was born in Myanmar but they grew up other contrise. 7:Sometime in the super market the rice price is shoots up.
1:Our class made a peace poster, Michael put it up on a wall.
ReplyDelete2:When my friend's feeling is not fine, I say to them "cheer up!"
3:During a class, I stood up and answered when I was a primary school student.
4:After my nephew was born, I have been build up relationship between myself and him.
5:When I excited, I spoke up to my mother.
6:I grew up with my sister and brother in Japan.
7:Japanese economy shot up after Wowld War two.
1. After my little son finished his painting , we put it up on our living room wall .
ReplyDelete2 . Esi was not in the mood yesterday ,so i started to sing to cheer him up !( poor Esi !)
3 . In our culture ,when an old person come into the room ,other young people should stand up .
4 . I should build up my relation with my classmate .
5 . Near the waterfall we should speak up because there is too much sound .
6 . I was born in Tehran and grew up there too .
7 . My weight shoots up during pregnancy .