Phrasal Verbs by Topic — Work, Life, Relationships

How do these collocations group phrasal verbs by topic?

Notice

  • Work: take on a project, get on with a colleague, carry out a task
  • Daily life: wake up, get up, run out of milk
  • Relationships: get on with, fall out with, look up to

Rule

Learning phrasal verbs by topic (work, daily life, relationships) makes them stick better than a random list. Get on with = have a good relationship. Fall out with = argue and stop being friends. Look up to = admire.

Practice

  1. I really ___ (get on with) my new colleagues.
    Answer: get on with
  2. We ___ (run out of) coffee this morning.
    Answer: ran out of
  3. She ___ (look up to) her older sister.
    Answer: looks up to
  4. They ___ (fall out with) each other over money.
    Answer: fell out with
  5. He has to ___ (carry out) the project by Friday.
    Answer: carry out

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CEFR: Vocabulary in use — recognise and use common phrasal verbs in everyday and work contexts.

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