Phrasal Verbs EAP Worksheets, Activities and Games

Academic Phrasal Verb Dash

Intermediate (B1) 35 minutes
EAP Academic Phrasal Verbs Game preview for Intermediate B1: matching, gap-fill, forming sentences, freer practice, group work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this academic phrasal verbs game, students race to complete example sentences with phrasal verbs commonly used in academic contexts. Students start by matching twelve phrasal verbs to their definitions...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Forming Sentences, Freer Practice - Group Work In this academic phrasal verbs game, students race to complete example sentences with phrasal verbs commonly used in academic contexts. Students start by matching twelve phrasal verbs to their definitions on a worksheet. Next, students are divided into groups of three and given sets of verb cards and sentence cards, with each player receiving two verb cards while sentence cards are spread face-up on the table. Students then take turns choosing to either swap cards with another player or play a verb card to complete a sentence, reading the full sentence aloud for group approval before winning the pair and drawing a new card. After the first 12-minute round, students rotate roles and play a second 10-minute round with the same rules but must also create their own example sentence using the phrasal verb to win the pair. Finally, the player holding the most pairs after each timed round is declared the winner.

Academic Phrasal Verbs Quest

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
EAP Academic Phrasal Verbs Game preview for Intermediate B1: gap-fill, impromptu speech, answering questions, freer practice, group work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Impromptu Speech, Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work

This communicative academic phrasal verbs game helps students learn and practice commonly used phrasal verbs while discussing their studies...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Impromptu Speech, Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work This communicative academic phrasal verbs game helps students learn and practice commonly used phrasal verbs while discussing their studies and academic experiences. Students work in groups of three or four, taking turns to move around the board by rolling a dice. When they land on a square, another player reads out a sentence with a missing phrasal verb, and the player must choose the correct phrasal verb from those displayed on the game board to complete the sentence. If they land on a question square, they must speak for 30 seconds about their academic experiences to remain on that square. If players give incorrect answers or can't speak for the required time, they move back two squares. The first player to reach the finish square wins the game.

Let's Go Through This!

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet preview for Intermediate B1: matching, gap-fill, binary choice, rewriting sentences
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Binary Choice, Rewriting Sentences

In this free academic phrasal verb worksheet, students practice commonly used phrasal verbs for academic contexts. Students start by matching phrasal verbs in sentences to their definitions. Students...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Binary Choice, Rewriting Sentences In this free academic phrasal verb worksheet, students practice commonly used phrasal verbs for academic contexts. Students start by matching phrasal verbs in sentences to their definitions. Students then use the phrasal verbs to complete a conversation. Next, students underline the correct phrasal verb to complete each sentence. Lastly, students rewrite sentences by replacing verbs with the phrasal verbs.

Study Habits

Intermediate (B1) 40 minutes
EAP Study-Related Phrasal Verbs Worksheet preview for Intermediate B1: reading, binary choice, gap-fill, asking and answering questions, pair work
EAP Study-Related Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Binary Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity and Game:  Answering Questions - Pair Work

In this academic phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice the study-related phrasal verbs: hand in, go over, look up, write down, catch up, drop out, put off...

EAP Study-Related Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Binary Choice, Gap-fill - Speaking Activity and Game: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work In this academic phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice the study-related phrasal verbs: hand in, go over, look up, write down, catch up, drop out, put off, give up, join in, and sign up. First, students read a text about study habits that shows the phrasal verbs in context. Students then write the phrasal verbs from the text next to their definitions. Next, students underline the correct phrasal verb in each sentence. After that, students match halves to form sentences that contain the study-related phrasal verbs. Students then move on to complete sentences with the phrasal verbs. In pairs, students then ask and answer conversation questions about study habits. Finally, students play a guessing game in pairs to practice the study-related phrasal verbs. Students take turns reading a sentence to their partner, replacing the study-related phrasal verb in bold with the word 'Coffeepot.' Their partner then has one chance to guess the missing phrasal verb. For each correct guess, students award their partner one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Academic Phrasal Verb Antics

Upper-intermediate (B2) 45 minutes
EAP Phrasal Verbs Game preview for Upper-intermediate B2: matching, forming sentences, controlled and freer practice, group work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary, Reading and Writing: Matching, Forming Sentences, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work

In this engaging academic phrasal verbs game, students race to pair verbs with prepositions to form phrasal verbs and then match them to definitions and...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Game - Vocabulary, Reading and Writing: Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work In this engaging academic phrasal verbs game, students race to pair verbs with prepositions to form phrasal verbs and then match them to definitions and use them in sentences. Start the game by calling out a verb from the cards. Teams then race to find the correct preposition and definition cards to form an academic phrasal verb. When a team thinks they have matched three cards together (verb + preposition + definition), they raise their hands. The first team to match the cards correctly scores two points. Next, teams have two minutes to write a sentence using the phrasal verb in an academic context. When the time limit has been reached, each team reads their sentence aloud. Award one point for using the phrasal verb in the correct context and one point for grammatical accuracy. The game continues until all the academic phrasal verbs have been matched and used in sentences. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Academic Phrasal Verbs in Action

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
EAP Phrasal Verbs Activity preview for Upper-intermediate B2: gap-fill, conversation questions, controlled and freer practice, group and pair work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work

In this useful academic phrasal verbs speaking activity, students complete, ask and answer conversation questions with study-related phrasal verbs. First...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work In this useful academic phrasal verbs speaking activity, students complete, ask and answer conversation questions with study-related phrasal verbs. First, in two groups, students complete conversation questions with academic phrasal verbs from a box, changing the verb form as needed. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking the conversation questions to their partner, who responds accordingly. For the first question in each set, students include the corresponding phrasal verb in their response. Afterwards, students share what they found out about their partner with the class.

Phrasal Verbs for Humanities

Upper-intermediate (B2) 40 minutes
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet preview for Upper-intermediate B2: identifying, matching, paragraph writing, discussion, freer practice, pair work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Paragraph Writing - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this useful academic phrasal verbs worksheet, students learn and practice phrasal verbs commonly used in humanities subjects. Students start by...

EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Gap-fill, Paragraph Writing - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this useful academic phrasal verbs worksheet, students learn and practice phrasal verbs commonly used in humanities subjects. Students start by reading a text about academic writing and discussing two comprehension questions with a partner. Next, students re-read the text and underline ten phrasal verbs, then use context clues to discuss their meanings with a partner. After that, students match the phrasal verbs from the text to pairs of synonyms to reinforce understanding. Students then match each phrasal verb to appropriate noun phrases to explore common academic collocations. Following this, students complete questions using the correct form of phrasal verbs and take turns asking and answering them in pairs. Next, students read an extract from a research paper about multilingual humanities students and complete the gaps with appropriate phrasal verbs. Finally, students write a paragraph reflecting on their own academic experience in relation to the research extract, incorporating at least five phrasal verbs from the worksheet.

Academic Phrasal Verbs for Research

Upper-intermediate (B2) 35 minutes
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet preview for Upper-intermediate B2: matching, rewriting sentences, discussion, freer practice, pair work
EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Rewriting Sentences - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this informative phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice using academic phrasal verbs in research and writing contexts. Students start by reading a..

EAP Phrasal Verbs Worksheet - Reading and Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Rewriting Sentences - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this informative phrasal verbs worksheet, students practice using academic phrasal verbs in research and writing contexts. Students start by reading a text about research projects and matching sentence halves together to complete key ideas from the text. Next, students match phrasal verbs from the text to their definitions to check comprehension. After that, students rewrite sentences by replacing underlined verbs with appropriate phrasal verbs from the reading. Students then move on to discuss questions with a partner, using the target phrasal verbs to talk about their own research experiences. Lastly, students share their ideas as a class and explore the phrasal verbs in greater depth.