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Category: Change & Mixed Practice

  • Phrasal Verbs: Change and Progress (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Change and Progress (PDF)

    Change and progress phrasal verbs is the B2 collection covering transformation and personal development. Grow up (mature), grow into (become suited to), grow apart (become distant), go through (experience), get over (recover from), settle down (commit to one place/lifestyle), branch out (expand into new areas), move on (progress past), catch up (reach the same level as others), pick up (acquire), bring about (cause), come around (change one’s mind). Learners build the change phrasal-verb range.

    This worksheet builds B2 fluency with change and progress phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 20 change verbs
    • Multiple-choice items targeting transformation meaning
    • Gap-fill in personal-development and analytical contexts
    • Production task: describe a personal change using three phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Particle precision at B2 — grow up (mature) vs grow into (become suited to) vs grow apart (become distant) — same verb, three different change meanings. Get over (recover) vs get on (manage). Idiomatic: come around (change one’s mind) is fully opaque; bring about (cause) is semi-transparent.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) and C1 Advanced (CAE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs Inseparable.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B2 (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B2 (PDF)

    Mixed practice B2 phrasal verbs is the consolidation worksheet that brings together phrasal verbs from all source domains for cumulative B2 review. The format mirrors Cambridge B2 Reading-Use of English phrasal-verb tasks: more nuanced items than B1, with closer-meaning distractors and more idiomatic phrasal verbs across all domains. Learners build the recognition-under-pressure skill that B2 exam contexts require.

    This worksheet builds B2 cumulative phrasal-verb fluency.

    What’s inside:

    • 30 mixed phrasal verbs drawn from all source domains, calibrated to B2 difficulty
    • Multiple-choice items in mixed context
    • Cambridge-style key-word transformation tasks
    • Recognition speed drill
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes with FCE exam-prep guidance

    Common challenges: Closer distractors at B2 — take up (begin a hobby) vs take on (assume responsibility) vs take over (assume control) all share the verb take. Idiomatic-phrasal-verb recognition: let down (disappoint), bring out (publish), take in (deceive) — meanings not predictable from parts. Register: B2 items include both casual and more formal phrasal verbs.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly Cambridge candidates. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English Part 4. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Change and Progress.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Formal vs Informal Register (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Formal vs Informal Register (PDF)

    Formal vs informal register phrasal verbs is the B2 register-awareness worksheet. The pattern: most phrasal verbs are casual/neutral register; their Latinate single-word equivalents are formal/academic. Find out → discover / ascertain; put up with → tolerate; get rid of → eliminate; put off → postpone; go up → increase; come back → return; think about → consider; make up → invent / fabricate. Strong B2 writers switch registers fluently.

    This worksheet builds B2 register-shifting fluency with phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A register table pairing phrasal verbs with formal Latinate equivalents
    • Register-shifting drill: rewrite informal sentences in formal style
    • Multiple-choice on appropriate verb for each register context
    • Production task: write the same content for casual and academic audiences
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Register-awareness at B2 — knowing when a phrasal verb is acceptable (spoken English, casual writing) vs when its Latinate alternative is required (academic essays, formal reports). Over-formalisation: using commence where start fits is stilted. Maintaining register-consistency within a single text.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) and C1 Advanced (CAE) Writing. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B1.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B1 (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B1 (PDF)

    Mixed practice B1 phrasal verbs is the consolidation worksheet that brings together phrasal verbs from all source domains for cumulative B1 review. The format mirrors Cambridge B1 Reading-Use of English phrasal-verb tasks: verbs appear without category labels, learners must recognise them across everyday, communication, work, money, travel, sport, and learning domains. Learners build the recognition-under-pressure skill that B1 exam contexts require.

    This worksheet builds B1 cumulative phrasal-verb fluency.

    What’s inside:

    • 30 mixed phrasal verbs drawn from all source domains
    • Multiple-choice items in mixed context
    • Cambridge-style gap-fill with phrasal-verb completion
    • Recognition speed drill
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes with PET exam-prep guidance

    Common challenges: Recognition-under-pressure at B1 — phrasal verbs in isolation are easier than embedded in mixed context. Cumulative review surfaces gaps in phrasal-verb inventory. Particle-precision testing: many items distinguish similar phrasal verbs.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly Cambridge candidates. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Mixed Practice B2.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Learning and Education (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Learning and Education (PDF)

    Learning and education phrasal verbs is the B1 collection covering study-related actions. Brush up on (review and improve), look up (consult a reference), work out (figure out), figure out (solve mentally), catch on (understand), fall behind (lag), drop out (leave a course), hand in (submit work), hand out (distribute materials), go over (review), come up with (invent), think over (consider carefully). Learners build the education phrasal-verb fluency.

    This worksheet builds B1 fluency with learning and education phrasal verbs.

    What’s inside:

    • A phrasal-verb bank with 20 education verbs
    • Multiple-choice items in study and classroom contexts
    • Gap-fill in study-planning and feedback contexts
    • Production task: describe your learning habits using three phrasal verbs
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Synonym pairs at B1 — work out and figure out both mean solve mentally; nearly interchangeable. Catch on (understand) vs catch up (reach level). Particle precision: hand in (submit) vs hand out (distribute) — opposite directions. Register: most are neutral; catch on is slightly informal.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Formal vs Informal Register.

  • Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs Inseparable (PDF)

    Phrasal Verbs: Separable vs Inseparable (PDF)

    Separable vs inseparable phrasal verbs is the B1 grammar-of-phrasal-verbs worksheet. The rules: most transitive phrasal verbs are separable (object can go between verb and particle: turn the light off / turn off the light; with pronouns, MUST separate: turn it off, never turn off it). Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable (object always after particle: look after the children, never look the children after). Intransitive phrasal verbs have no object at all (sit down, stand up, give in).

    This worksheet builds B1 control of phrasal-verb separability rules.

    What’s inside:

    • A rules reference with separable, inseparable, and intransitive categories
    • Sorting task: classify phrasal verbs by type
    • Multiple-choice items on correct word order
    • Sentence-rewriting drill: relocate pronouns correctly
    • Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes

    Common challenges: Pronoun rule at B1 — pronouns MUST separate with separable verbs (turn it off, never turn off it). Inseparable verbs: look after, take after, come across, get over — object always goes after the full particle. Recognising which is which: no rule predicts it; pairs must be learned.

    For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1, in intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) and B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Learning, Change & Mixed Practice collection — the natural next step is Phrasal Verbs: Learning and Education.