Phrasal Verb Cards
Take
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Take off – To rise into the air (like a plane).
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Take up – To begin something new.
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Take in – To understand or absorb something.
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Take on – To accept responsibility or challenge.
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Take after – To resemble someone (usually family).
Break
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Break up – To end a relationship.
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Break down – To stop working or malfunction.
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Break into – To enter without permission (e.g., break into a house).
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Break out – To escape or suddenly start (e.g., breakout of a disease).
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Break through – To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
✍️ Short Story Example Using Phrasal Verbs:
Title: The Big Project Day
It was the day of the school science fair, and everyone was excited. Julia was nervous because she had just taken up a new science project—building a model rocket. She hoped it would take off without a hitch, but things didn’t go as planned.
Right before the presentation, the rocket's launch system broke down due to a small error. Julia was frustrated, but she decided to stay calm. “I can break through this,” she told herself.
While trying to fix the rocket, her friend Lila came over. "Don’t worry! You’re not in this alone," she said. "You take after your mom’s engineering skills. I’m sure you’ll get it working!"
Together, they figured out the problem just in time. The rocket finally launched, and everyone cheered. Julia had taken on a huge challenge, but it worked out in the end.
Phrasal Verbs with "Take":
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Take off – To ascend (e.g., a plane), or to become successful.
Example: "The plane will take off in 10 minutes." -
Take up – To start doing something as a hobby or activity.
Example: "I decided to take up painting in my free time." -
Take in – To fully understand or absorb information.
Example: "I couldn’t take in all the details during the lecture." -
Take on – To accept responsibility or challenge.
Example: "She decided to take on the leadership role in the project." -
Take after – To resemble or look like someone, especially a family member.
Example: "You really take after your mother with your artistic skills." -
Take over – To gain control or responsibility for something.
Example: "The new manager will take over next week." -
Take down – To write or record something.
Example: "Please take down the notes during the meeting." -
Take off (clothing) – To remove clothes or accessories.
Example: "She took off her coat as she entered the room." -
Take apart – To disassemble something.
Example: "I had to take apart the machine to fix it." -
Take back – To retract something said or to return something.
Example: "I’m sorry, I take back what I said earlier." -
Take to – To begin to like or develop a habit.
Example: "He’s really taken to playing the guitar lately." -
Take in (someone) – To offer shelter or provide accommodation.
Example: "The family took in a stray cat." -
Take it out on – To express frustration or anger towards someone.
Example: "Don’t take it out on me, I’m not the one who caused the issue."
Phrasal Verbs with "Break":
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Break up – To end a relationship, or to disperse a group.
Example: "They decided to break up after three years together." -
Break down – To stop working, or to explain something in detail.
Example: "My car broke down on the way to work." -
Break into – To enter a place or system illegally, or to start doing something suddenly.
Example: "Someone broke into the house last night." -
Break out – To escape or to start suddenly (like an outbreak or crisis).
Example: "A fire broke out in the building." -
Break through – To overcome an obstacle or barrier.
Example: "She broke through the challenges and finished the project." -
Break off – To stop suddenly, or to separate part of something.
Example: "He broke off the conversation when he saw the time." -
Break in – To enter a place (like breaking into), or to train someone.
Example: "She had to break in the new shoes before the marathon." -
Break down into – To separate or divide into parts.
Example: "We’ll break down the process into three main steps." -
Break away – To escape or to detach from a group.
Example: "She decided to break away from the group and do her own thing." -
Break even – To neither gain nor lose money.
Example: "After selling the tickets, we just broke even." -
Break the news – To inform someone of something important or surprising.
Example: "I had to break the news to her that the event was canceled." -
Break in on – To interrupt a conversation or activity.
Example: "Sorry to break in on your meeting, but I have something urgent to share." -
Break with – To end or change a tradition or relationship.
Example: "He broke with tradition and chose a different career path."
🧑🎓 Dialogue 1: Using "take off" and "take up"
Ava: Hey, Liam, your project really took off! Everyone’s talking about it.
Liam: Thanks! I was surprised too. I just took up digital design a few months ago.
Ava: Seriously? You're a natural at it.
🧑🏫 Dialogue 2: Using "take in" and "take on"
Sarah: I had to read the article three times to take it all in.
Ben: Same here. I think we took on too many readings this week.
Sarah: Next time, we should split them up.
📚 Dialogue 3: Using "break down" and "break into"
Carlos: Did you get the chemistry topic?
Maya: Not at first, but Ms. Patel broke it down step by step. It finally made sense.
Carlos: Yeah, once you break into the basics, it gets easier.
🧘 Dialogue 4: Using "break up" and "take a break"
Nina: We’ve been studying for hours. Let’s take a break.
James: Good idea. My brain’s about to break up from all this math.
Nina: 😂 Okay, five-minute snack break?
James: Deal.
✈️ Dialogue 5: Using "take off" and "break out"
Emma: Are you joining the class trip next week?
Tom: Yeah, can’t wait to take off from school for a bit.
Emma: Same. I hope no flu breaks out before then like last year!
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