Phrasal verbs are the basic verbs that combine a normal verb with another word, like a preposition or adverb and create completely new meanings. Phrasal verbs also function as verbs and represent actions. Phrasal verbs are used more in speaking than in writing.
Phrasal Verb= Verb+preposition/+Adverb
A preposition is a word or a group of words that we use before noun, pronoun, and noun phrase. For example:-“in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” “to, and “onto”
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, etc. For example, too, more. always, after, forward, up
- Check out– To examine or inspect something to investigate or leave the hotel by making a payment
- We check out all rooms before 11. AM
- Start out- to begin a journey or activity
- I started out my career as a shop assistant and rose to be the owner of a huge Mall.
- Take back– to receive or accept something that you previously sold, offered, or gave away.
- I wish I could take back the cruel words I said to her.
- Get up – rise from bed after sleeping or laying
- I get up at 5 O’clock in the morning.
- Turn down– to reduce the height or intensity. to reject an offer or request.
- She turned down their offer of promotion.
- Catch up– to do something you did not have time to do earlier
- I have to catch up on all the news, I’ve been away so long.
- Put off- to cancel or postpone a meeting or an arrangement that you have made with someone
- He put off taking a decision for another week.
- Look over-quickly examine something or visit and examine a place.
- I’ve looked over your proposal and I think it needs to be revised.
- Set up– to place something in position or to establish a business, institution, or other organization.
- The bank helps women who want to set up a business.
Phrasal verbs with LOOK
look up to– to admire and respect someone eg:- He has always looked up to his elder brother.
look into -investigate something. eg:- The police are looking into the case
look for– search for someone or something or attempting to find someone or something. eg:- Could you help me look for the keys, please?
look up-search for information using books, computers, etc. Get better or Improve. eg:- Business is looking up at last
look on -watch an activity or event without taking part, have a particular opinion about someone or something. eg:- Look on each day as if it is your last day on earth.
look out -to watch what is happening and be careful. eg:- If you don’t look out, she’ll take your job from you.
Look through-read quickly through a book or other written material. Pretentiously ignore someone. eg:- Please look through the proposal and tell me what you think.
look forward to-await something eagerly.- Example:- I’m looking forward to starting work.
These are the phrasal verbs that were collected from your study materials. You can also practice with more phrasal verbs from the internet. We hope you do your best in the term-end examination
Now let us have look at the 2021 December Question Paper.
Turn down– to reduce the height or intensity. to reject or refuse an offer or request.
Put up with– tolerate or endure something.
Look back on– remember or think of the past or suffer a setback
Find out– discover a fact or piece of information.
Carry on– continue an activity or task.
Set off– begin a journey.
Think over– consider something carefully.
Answer
(i) I’m sure we’ll (remember) look back on this holiday with great pleasure.
(ii) Before you accept this offer, please (consider) think over it carefully.
. (iii) We can’t (continue) carry on if you won’t cooperate.
(iv) He was offered a new job but he (refused) turned down it because he didn’t want to move house.
(v) He had to leave his job when his boss (discovered) found out what he was doing.