Phrasal Verbs: Everyday Actions
Everyday actions phrasal verbs is the A2–B1 foundational collection. Wake up, get up, get dressed, sit down, stand up, look around, turn on, turn off, switch on, switch off, put on, take off, give up, find out, run into. These are the highest-frequency phrasal verbs in everyday spoken English. Learners build the foundational phrasal-verb fluency every A2+ speaker needs.
This worksheet builds A2–B1 fluency with everyday-actions phrasal verbs.
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What’s inside:
- A phrasal-verb bank with 25 everyday-actions verbs
- Picture-matching for visual anchoring
- Gap-fill in daily-routine contexts
- Production task: describe your morning routine using five phrasal verbs
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Particle precision at A2–B1 — turn on / off (electricity), put on / take off (clothing), get up / stand up (rising). Separability rules: turn the light off / turn off the light both fine; look around is fixed. L1 translation traps: get up in many L1s maps to “stand up”, not “leave bed”.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A2–B1, in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge A2 Key (KET) and B1 Preliminary (PET). Part of the Everyday Actions & Communication collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Communication.
