Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. (The more formal a conversation or text, the less phrasal verbs are found.)

Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a particle (preposition, adverb). The particle can change the meaning of the verb completely, e.g:

look up – consult a reference book (look a word up in a dictionary)
look for – seek (look for her ring)
look forward – anticipate with pleasure (look forward to meeting someone)

There are no rules that might explain how phrasal verbs are formed correctly - all you can do is look them up in a good dictionary and study their meanings. In our lists, you will find some frequently used phrasal verbs and their meanings.

Frequently Used Phrasal Verbs with:

break, bring, call, carry, come, do, fall, get, go, keep, look, make, put, run, set, take, turn

Position of the Particle

The particle is placed either after the verb or after the object.

Example:: Write down the word. / Write the word down.

If the object is a pronoun, however, the particle has to be placed after the pronoun (object).

Example:: Write it down.

Exercise on Phrasal Verbs

Mixed Exercise 1

Complete the sentences.

I often use Wikipedia t0 ______ _____ information.
If you want to ______ _____ a bus in London, you will have to queue.
Can I _____ _____ the TV? I want to watch the weather forecast.
It is very hard to ______ _____ smoking.
It is so dark in here, you can really ______ _____ your sunglasses now.
Shall I _____ _____ and offer my seat to the old lady?
With a few buckets of water, we ______ _____ the fire.
Who will _______ _____ your cat when you're on holiday?
Would you like to ______ _____your new dress today?
At the next stop we have to _______ _____the bus and walk along the street to the cinema.

You can check your answer here

Have fun doing it! :)