[📘 PHRASAL VERBS – (Page 76)
🌟 What is a Phrasal Verb?
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and one or more small words (prepositions or adverbs) that gives a new meaning.
Examples:
- Give up – Stop trying
- Look after – Take care of
- Put off – Postpone
📚 1. Phrasal Verbs from the Textbook
| Phrasal Verb | Simple Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Give up | Stop doing something | Never give up your dreams. |
| 2. Take after | Resemble someone | She takes after her mother. |
| 3. Put away | Keep something in its place | Put away your books. |
| 4. Set in | Begin and continue | The rainy season has set in. |
| 5. Give in to | Yield to pressure | Never give in to fear. |
| 6. Take up | Start a new activity | He took up painting. |
| 7. Put up with | Tolerate | I cannot put up with noise. |
| 8. Set aside | Save for future use | She sets aside money every month. |
| 9. Give away | Give something freely | He gave away his old clothes. |
| 10. Take on | Accept responsibility | She took on a new duty. |
📖 2. A Few More Useful Phrasal Verbs
| Phrasal Verb | Simple Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 11. Look after | Take care of | She looks after her grandmother. |
| 12. Look for | Search | I am looking for my pen. |
| 13. Look up | Search for information | Look up the word in a dictionary. |
| 14. Put off | Postpone | They put off the meeting. |
| 15. Turn down | Reject | He turned down the offer. |
| 16. Carry on | Continue | Please carry on your work. |
| 17. Get over | Recover from | She got over her illness. |
| 18. Break down | Stop working | The car broke down. |
✍️ 3. Textbook Exercise
Fill in the blanks using suitable phrasal verbs.
(give up, take after, put away, set in, give in to, take up, put up with, set aside, give away, take on)
As students move into higher secondary classes, they begin to (1) ______ greater responsibilities. Some even (2) ______ part-time jobs or productive hobbies to become more independent. Many of them (3) ______ their parents in their careful approach to money.
When financial challenges (4) ______, they may feel discouraged. However, they should not (5) ______ negative thoughts or peer pressure. Instead, they must (6) ______ a small amount of money regularly for future needs.
Students should not (7) ______ the habit of saving when difficulties arise. Nor should they (8) ______ their hard-earned money on unnecessary things. Rather, they must learn to (9) ______ minor inconveniences and (10) ______ their earnings wisely for future goals.
✅ Answer Key
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Take on |
| 2 | Take up |
| 3 | Take after |
| 4 | Set in |
| 5 | Give in to |
| 6 | Set aside |
| 7 | Give up |
| 8 | Give away |
| 9 | Put up with |
| 10 | Put away |
Note: The last answer is slightly unnatural in this context. Put away their earnings usually means saving money, while the original sentence says put away their earnings wisely for future goals. A more natural expression would be save their earnings wisely for future goals.
⭐ Exam Tip
Learn the meaning and usage of each phrasal verb. The same verb may have a different meaning when combined with another word.
Example:
- Give up – Stop trying
- Give away – Give freely
- Give in – Stop resisting]