Everyday Phrasal Verbs

Everyday Phrasal Verbs

Word List

Word Definition Example
sit down /sɪt daʊn/move from standing to sittingPlease sit down and open your books.
stand up /stænd ʌp/move from sitting to standingEveryone stood up when the music started.
come in /kʌm ɪn/enter a room or buildingThe door's open — come in!
look for /lʊk fɔː/try to findI'm looking for my glasses. Have you seen them?
pick up /pɪk ʌp/take something from a surface with your handCan you pick up that paper from the floor?
turn on /tɜːn ɒn/start a machine or lightIt's dark in here — turn on the light.
try on /traɪ ɒn/put on clothes to see if they fitCan I try on these jeans, please?
fill in /fɪl ɪn/write information in the spaces on a formPlease fill in this form with your name and address.
throw away /θrəʊ əˈweɪ/put something in the binDon't throw away that box — I need it.
write down /raɪt daʊn/write something so you don't forget itI wrote down her phone number.

Everyday Phrasal Verbs — Practice

Which word is it?

  1. Move from standing to sitting:  
  2. Move from sitting to standing:  
  3. Enter a room or building:  
  4. Try to find:  
  5. Take something from a surface with your hand:  
  6. Start a machine or light:  
  7. Put on clothes to see if they fit:  
  8. Write information in the spaces on a form:  
  9. Put something in the bin:  
  10. Write something so you don't forget it:  

Complete the sentences

  1. Can I   these jeans, please?
  2. Don't   that box — I need it.
  3. Please   and open your books.
  4. I   her phone number.
  5. I'm   my glasses. Have you seen them?
  6. It's dark in here —   the light.
  7. Everyone   when the music started.
  8. Please   this form with your name and address.
  9. The door's open —  !
  10. Can you   that paper from the floor?

Everyday Phrasal Verbs — Answer Key

Which word is it?

  1. sit down
  2. stand up
  3. come in
  4. look for
  5. pick up
  6. turn on
  7. try on
  8. fill in
  9. throw away
  10. write down

Complete the sentences

  1. try on
  2. throw away
  3. sit down
  4. wrote down
  5. looking for
  6. turn on
  7. stood up
  8. fill in
  9. come in
  10. pick up