1. Worksheet: Phrasal Verb of “take”
Exercise 1: Match the phrasal verbs 1-9 with the meanings a-i
___ 1. take off a. to understand what you see, read or hear
___ 2. take over b. to do something together with other people
___ 3. take in c. to leave a place or the ground
___ 4. take after d. to believe that something is true without
___ 5. take part in making sure
___ 6. take away e. to be very surprised because something
___ 7. take for granted is very awesome or exciting
___ 8. take something in (one’s) stride f. to buy cooked food at a restaurant and
___ 9. take my breath away carry it away to eat, for example at home
g. to cope calmly with things without
making fuss
h. to take control of responsibility for
something
i. to look or behave like an older member of
your family, especially your mother or
father
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences by using the correct form of phrasal verbs
above
1. In looks he _______ his father.
2. All students are exciting to _______ a new TV show.
3. A teacher _______ that all students would do the homework.
4. I remember when I had a trip to Krabi, I was so impressed with the blue sky,
sunshine and clear sea water. I couldn’t _______ .
5. I couldn't _______ the meaning of the word.
6. When she grows up, she is going to _______ her family business.
7. During the big flood in Thailand last year, Thai people tried hard to _______.
8. I don’t want to eat in. Can we _______ ?
9. The plane _______ an hour late.
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2. Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.
1. The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath (out /away).
2. When he saw me coming he took (off /out) in the opposite direction.
3. You take (after /of) your mother. You remind me of her.
4. The girl was so clever, she took it (of /for) granted she would pass the exam
without studying for it
5. I took all the negative criticism in (step /stride). I'm not going to let it slow me
down.
6. She took (off /over) the job after he left.
7. It’s very difficult to take (in /out) all this information.
8. Two cheese burgers to take (out /away), please.
9. Everyone is asked to take part (in/with) the sports day.
Exercise 4: Tic-Tac-Toe game (work in pairs; one person is O and another is X)
Instruction: There are 9 phrasal verbs in each table. You have to decide who want
to play first. To begin the game, the first player choose one verb and then create
(his/her) own sentence. Another player will check it if it’s correct or not.
If it’s correct, the first player can draw (his/her) own symbol.
If not, he/she cannot draw it and then another player takes turn
and does the same thing.
Whoever can have 3 of their symbols in a row, whether it is horizontally,
vertically, or diagonally, is the winner.
Take my Take after Take over
breath away
Take over Take for Take something
granted in (one’s) stride
Take off Take in Take away
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