Two part verbs

Phrasal verbs are usually two-word phrases consisting of verb + adverb or verb + preposition.

If you think of each phrasal verb as a separate verb with a specific meaning, you will be able to remember it more easily. Like many other verbs, phrasal verbs often have more than one meaning.

Two- part verbs	Meaning	Example sentence
Turn somenthing  on	Start the energy, switch on	It's too dark in here. Let's turn some lights on.
Turn something off	Stop the energy flow, switch off	Your mother wants you to turn the TV offand come for dinner.
Turn something down	Decrease the volume or strength (heat, light etc)	Please turn the TV down while the guests are here.
Take something  off	Remove something (usually clothing)	Take off your socks and shoes and come in the lake!
Take something out	Remove from a place or thing	Can you take the garbage out to the street for me?
Hang up	End a phone call	He didn't say goodbye before he hung up
Put away	Save or store	We put away money for our retirement. She puts away the cereal boxes.
Pick up	Lift something off something else	The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick itup.)

Take’ appears in many phrasal verbs. Here are several uses of the verb..

Take up- to begin or start a new hobby.

‘He took up jogging after his doctor advised him to get some exercise.’

‘He took jogging up after his doctor told him to get some exercise.’

Take out – To remove something to outside

‘Take out the rubbish when you leave.’

‘Take the rubbish out when you leave.’

Take in – To understand or comprehend something.

‘Sarah couldn’t take in all the information at the meeting.’

Take after– To have a similar character or personality to a family member.

‘In my family, I take after my mother. We have the same eyes and nose.’

Take back (something) – To return something.

‘Could you take this book back to the library for me?’

‘Could you take back this book to the library for me?’

Take off (something) – To remove something, usually an items clothing or accessories

‘In Japan people take off their shoes when they enter a house.’

‘In Japan people take their shoes off when they enter a house.’

Take on – To employ someone or to be employed.

‘The restaurant takes on extra staff in the summer.’

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Exercise 1: Choose the correct preposition to complete each of the following sentences

Exercise 2: PHRASAL VERBS using "TO TAKE"

Exercise 3: Phrasal Verbs Exercise