Vocabulary
Practice phrasal verbs or confusing words in English. Choose a vocabulary topic below to read about and then practice. Note that where CEFR levels are suggested below it is approximate - the suggested level is really the minimum needed.
Phrasal verbs by topic
- Daily routines (set off ...) - B1+
- Relationships (go out with ...) B1+
- Illness (come down with ...) B2+
- Sleep (drop off ...) B1+
- Speaking (point out ...) B2+
- Crime (break into ...) C1+
Phrasal verbs flashcards
The phrasal verbs flashcards and questions below are adapted from the The PHaVE List: A pedagogical list of phrasal verbs and their most frequent meaning senses by Garnier, M. & Schmitt, N. (2014) which was published in Language Teaching Research, 19(6).
- Phrasal verbs with literal and idiomatic meanings
- Phrasal verbs with up / down
- Phrasal verbs with on / off
- Phrasal verbs with in / out
- Phrasal verbs with back
- Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs
Confusing words
- Lend or borrow?
- Say or tell?
- After, afterwards or after that?
- See, look or watch?
- Come or go?
- Raise or rise?
- Hard or hardly?
- Remember or remind?
- Especially or specially?
- 'On time' or 'in time'?
- Although, despite or in spite of?
- Be/get used to or used to?
If you want to see how any of these words are pronounced or used in real life, I would really recommend using Youglish. It's a website which gives you examples of your chosen vocabulary from different YouTube videos. You just enter the word you want to see/hear and it will show you lots of clips of YouTube videos, highlighting the vocabulary, with subtitles. Keep clicking on the ►| button to hear more examples.
Subcategories
Phrasal verbs practice
Learn about phrasal verbs in English and practise using them.
Confusing words
Learn the different between groups of confusing words in English and practise these.