Are Phrasal Verbs
Difficult to Hear?
Practice by Listening to Stories!
My students told me that phrasal verbs are difficult to hear and understand. I made stories so they can practice listening to them easily through the stories. I've made lots of stories so your English listening practice is easy!
(You can also practice making your own stories with phrasal verbs and get them checked and published at the bottom of this page! )I have studied another language. I know it is difficult to hear some expressions. Here are a few ideas for learning them.
The first step is to read the expression, and think about the meaning. Then listen to the story. You may have to listen two or three times.
After that, take a break for a day. Listen again. If you continue to listen and think about the meaning everyday, you will gradually make a meaning for the expression.
That is great. If you have a language teacher, try to use the phrasal verb speaking with them. If you don't have a teacher, then send me a message in the comments page here (make clear you have a question about phrasal verbs). Write your sentence and ask me if it is ok. I can e-mail you with a response.
Listening to stories works. My students practiced listening to my stories and now they understand these verbs. You can study them on the pages below. Practice makes perfect! Listen many times.
Here is (again) how you can study:
1. You can read the verbs.
2. You can study their meanings.
3. You can listen to them in the stories.
4. You can hear how they are used.
5. You can read the stories after.
Here are the links to the stories:
| Jim Get Rid of take Turns Wear Out Throw Away |
The
Golfer Tell off Hear from Make clear Burn up |
Dangerous Woman Put up with Make fun of Burn down Blow up Break down |
| Isaiah Take after Run over Cut out Cut off |
Bruce Depend on Deal with Belong to Tend to |
The
Volunteer Fond of Tear down Pay for Carry out |
| A
Small Celebration Show up Tear up Run away |
Mothambo
Milk Program Keep up Drop out Drop in Cheer up |
Jim
and the Boys Work on Come across Get along with Talk it over Bring back |
| The
Suspension Look into Set up Put away Break up Bring up |
Highway Garden Turn down Save up Figure out Get over Let down |
End of the Good Times Be over Live it up Make room for Keep on Put off |
| Nervous Times Help out Fall through Run out of Leave out Count on |
Jakub's
Love Stay over mix up take over get away make up |
Catching
On Take up Catch on Pick up Leave over |
| Keeping
His Girl Turn over Break off Read over Work out Throw up |
Rain
Check Cut short Shut up Fix up Tire of Call off |
Hard Facts Be dying for Face up to Get away with Hand over Improve on |
| Strong Position Talk into Goof up Acquaint with Back off Calm down |
A Joint Venture Join up Lash out Match up Nod off Open up |
Is
This One Better? Pack up Queue up Rip off Send back Try out |
| Scent
of an Angry Man
Wish away Add up to Bail out Get carried away Doze off |
Can Unicef
Change a Life? FallBehind Give away Hand in Indulge in Jump at |
A Feast of Woe Lay off Mess up Own up Partake in Root for |
| It is John's Affair Settle down Tune in Agree with Bang up Cheat on |
Samuel's
Good Books Hang out Jump out at Dress down Fall over Give back |
Leaving Leave behind Miss out Pass away Run down Show off |
| Asking For Trouble Be asking for Battle it out Check up Figure out Hang around |
Rusty Swimmers Come along Let off Mess with Patch up Rust away |
Just One More Call Narrow down Ask out Bear with Make away with Hang up |
| Payback Time Lay into Pay back Slip off Arrive at Beaver away |
Chilled
Iced Tea Chill out Heat up Lock away Pay off Stand out |
Longing for
Equality Level out Chip in Hold out Long for Phone up |
| Cleaning Out the
Spirit Stay away from Believe in Clean out Hook up Look down on |
All Dressed Up Pick on Stay in Bet on Come down with Dress up |
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