Grade 8, vocabulary and usage
Phrasal Verbs
look after, give up, run out of…. Word formation, prefixes and suffixes, phrasal verbs, confusing words, spelling rules and sentence transformation.
The rule in one line
verb + little word = a NEW meaning (learn them as one word)
What is in this lesson
- Short steps5 steps with pictures, sound and instant feedback.
- Chalkboard trickPhrasal verbs: verb + little word: a picture on the board that makes the rule easy to remember.
- Notes to copyA short note for the exercise book, made for the Sri Lankan classroom.
- Sinhala and Tamil helpPress and hold any English word to see its meaning.
Practise it with games
After the lesson, students pick a game and choose “Phrasal Verbs”. Every question in the game then uses this lesson, at their grade.
- Bubble Pop!Pop the floating bubble with the correct word!
- Tense DetectiveOne sentence is guilty. Can you find it?
- Memory MatchFlip cards and match each sentence with its missing word!
- Flappy VerbyFlap Verby through the gap with the right word!
More lessons: vocabulary and usage
- Spelling Rulesreceive, stopped, making, necessary…Grade 6
- Prefixes & Suffixesun-, dis-, im-, re- · -ful, -less, -ness, -mentGrade 7
- Confusing Wordstheir / there / they're · lend / borrow…Grade 7
- Synonyms & Antonymssame meaning · opposite meaningGrade 7
- Word Formationhappy → happiness → happilyGrade 8
- Dependent Prepositionsgood at, afraid of, depend on…Grade 8
- Too / Enough · So / Suchtoo hot to drink · such a nice dayGrade 9
- Both · Either · Neitherplus had better & would ratherGrade 9
- Have Something DoneI had my hair cut (the causative)Grade 9
- Sentence TransformationSay it another way — the O/L favourite!O/L
Questions parents ask
Which grade learns Phrasal Verbs?
In English Genius it is a Grade 8 lesson, in the vocabulary and usage topic. Students in any later grade can open it again to revise.
How do students practise Phrasal Verbs?
With games: they choose this lesson inside any of 45 games, so every question uses it. There is also a short note to copy into the exercise book.
How much does it cost?
7 days of everything for Rs. 100, then from Rs. 750 a month.
Try everything for 7 days for Rs. 100
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