Most Important Phrasal Verbs, Meanings and Example Sentences PDF Worksheet

Take up	To begin a new hobby	I’m not very good at basketball. I only took it up recently.
Get around	To travel to different places	I will get around from town to town.
Go along	To continue to happen or to develop	He is under the radar but he is going along well.
Back out	Withdraw from something one has agreed to do	He backed out of the agreement.
Wipe out	To destroy something completely	People worry that climate change will wipe out coffee crops in certain countries.
Use up	Finish a supply of something	I’ve used up all my holiday entitlement.
Set aside	To reserve something for a particular aim	John set aside some money fo his kid’s future.
Get up	Stop sleeping and leave bed	I first thing I do when I get up is go to the toilet.

Wake up	Stop sleeping, or make someone stop sleeping	They often wake up at 7. am.
Ask after	To ask for information about someone	Tell your mother I was asking after her.
Come across	Discover by accdent	I came across a car I’d never seen before.
Let on	Make clear, evince	You don’t want to let on how rich you really are.
Keep in	Not allow someone out.	Children were kept in after school.
Hold on	To wait particularly on the phone	They’ll hold on another minute, then They’ll have to go.
Break into	Interrupt	Samuel break into the conversation and told us.

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