Vocabulary · lesson 23 of 30 · free

Phrasal verbs — Vocabulary words for kids

A phrasal verb is a verb with a small word after it — up, off, out, after, on — that together have a new meaning: give up (stop trying), look after (take care of), call off (cancel).

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Verb + small word = new meaning — “the small word (up, off, after …) changes what the verb means”

  1. Treat the verb and the small word as one unit with its own meaning.
  2. Use the sentence to guess the meaning: “The match was called off because of rain” = cancelled.
  3. Changing the small word changes the meaning: look after (take care of), look up (find in a dictionary).

Use it for: Natural spoken and written English, phrasal verb questions in Class 7–10 tests, and competitive English.

Worked example: Fill the gap with the right small word: The match was called ___ because of rain. → off

  1. Rain stopped the match from happening.
  2. call off = cancel, so the small word is off.

Check: “The match was called off” = the match was cancelled ✓

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