A selection of English ESL phrasal verbs phrasals printables

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

FCE to CAE prep for ´phrasal verbs on the subject of IT and digital technology. The usual mix-and-match, gap-fill, story with debate and bingo. Ideal for the Cambridge Grammar and Vocabulary books, ´particularly the vocabulary sections. At the end of the worksheet there is a reading and use of English part 4 test to reinforce what they have been learning. Answers at the back. 

Phrasal Verbs about Technology 1: Digital

Another small worksheet on phrasal verbs, this time on the theme of health and sickness complete with a story about a cure from a zombie apocalypse and a debate about whether to let ex-zombies back into the community. Answers provided as is a bingo game to help them remember.  Click the link below to play a Kahoot quiz based on this worksheet. It's a lot of fun and it can be done in teams for large groups. You will need to register but the site is safe. https://create.kahoot.it/share/phrasal-verbs-about-health-and-sickness/ac999870-1557-4a42-85e6-aca5f83fa316

Phrasal Verbs about Health and Illness

Part two of a phrasal verb worksheet about personality. There is the usual mix-and-match exercise, some bingo, a gapfill exercise, an article with gapfill and a debate with personality cards based on the article. At the end, there is a revision exercise based on the FCE reading and use of English part 4 exam. Answers at the back. Thank you to Starr for kicking my backside to get this one finished.

Phrasal Verbs about Personality: Part 2

Idioms and Phrasal verbs related to natural disasters and the weather. This sheet goes hand in hand with PhilipR's Let's Talk about Natural Disasters discussion sheet. I used this sheet as a lesson for both Intermediate and Upper Intermediate students and it worked well in both cases.  



Includes an answer key on the last page.

Natural Disasters - Phrasal Verbs and Idioms

Another set of phrasal verb worksheets, this time related to finance and statistics. As always, there is a mix-and-match section which can be consolidated with a game of bingo before doing the gap-fill section. This is consolidated further with a story that is related in some way to the theme and then there is a debate that is related in some way to the story. There is also a mock part four of the Reading and Use of English section of the FCE exam which can be used a week or two later to jog the students\' memories. Answer are at the back.

Phrasal Verbs about Finance and Statistics

Another phrasal verb worksheet, this time about the house and home. There is the usual mix-and-match exercise, some bingo, a gapfill exercise, an article with gapfill and a pairwork exercise based on the article. At the end, there is a revision exercise based on the FCE reading and use of English part 4 exam. Answers at the back. 

Click below to play the Kahoot quiz

https://create.kahoot.it/share/70419d6b-87c2-48d6-b827-468402015d2a

Phrasal Verbs about House and Home

FCE to CAE prep for ´phrasal verbs on the subject of exercising and sport. The usual mix-and-match, gap-fill, story with debate and bingo. Ideal for the Cambridge Grammar and Vocabulary books, ´particularly the vocabulary sections. At the end of the worksheet there is a reading and use of English part 4 test to reinforce what they have been learning. Answers at the back.

Phrasal Verbs about Exercising and Sport

Another phrasal verb worksheet, this time about clothes and fashion. There is the usual mix-and-match exercise, some bingo, a gapfill exercise, an article with gapfill and a debate exercise based on the article. At the end, there is a revision exercise based on the FCE reading and use of English part 4 exam. Answers at the back. Please let me know if there are any mistakes. The editing was a tad cursory. Here is a link to the Kahoot online game for this worksheet: https://create.kahoot.it/share/phrasal-verbs-about-clothes-and-fashion/7d91366e-81fa-4ff5-8807-6c6b30e6afea 

Phrasal Verbs about Clothes and Fashion

A shorter than usual worksheet on Health and Safety. I plan to use this with shop-floor workers at a large manufacturing plant. Normally I use 18 phrasal verbs but I opted for just 12 with this one. However, there is the usual mix and match, bingo, online quiz (see below and on the worksheet), a text, gapfill, card game, and a short debate to cap it all off. There is also a short section in the format of an FCE exam at the end. Answers are on the back. Have fun! 



https://create.kahoot.it/details/ac57e329-17df-4222-b554-97fba5d0dc28

Phrasal Verbs for Health and Safety

A shorter version of my longer worksheet with an extra section for practicing the Cambridge Exam Reading and use of English part 4. There is also a link to a Kahoot quiz and a Wordwall online game, just in case. Nigo is included as is the answer section. 

https://create.kahoot.it/share/phrasal-verbs-about-travel/2137d0a2-c232-4923-b82e-01c1f289cc00 


https://wordwall.net/resource/55728990

Phrasal Verbs About Travel - Air Travel

A worksheet for preintermediate/intermediate (A2.3) students that gives 12 phrasal verbs on the subject of leisure. Not as complete as my higher level worksheets but there are two games for this one, bingo and snap. There is no story or debate for this worksheet. Answers are at the back. 

Phrasal Verbs about Leisure: A2.3 level

A worksheet about celebrating and socialising that contains a mix-and-match, bingo, gap-fill, story with gap-fill, debate with role-play cards, and a mock FCE reading and use of English part 4 test. Answers at the back as per usual. If you are in a country where homosexuality is outlawed, please be aware that there are references to this lifestyle. If you are in a country where that kind of lifestyle is not outlawed, good for you!

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