Grammar: B1 - 💡 Effective Word Choice & Style - Basics - Lesson 2: Basic Phrasal Verbs - Group 1 (e.g., related to daily routines: get up, wake up, put on)

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💡 Lesson 2: Basic Phrasal Verbs - Daily Routines

Today we are learning about phrasal verbs¹. These are very common in everyday English conversation. A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a particle² (a small word like up, on, off, out) to create a new meaning. Often, the meaning is completely different from the original verb.

Let's start by learning a group of phrasal verbs related to our daily routine³.

Common Daily Routine Phrasal Verbs

• wake up: to stop sleeping.
  Example: "My alarm clock rings at 6 AM, so I wake up then."
• get up: to get out of your bed.
  Example: "I wake up at 6 AM, but I'm lazy, so I don't get up until 6:15 AM."
• put on: to place clothes on your body.
  Example: "After my shower, I put on my work uniform."
• take off: to remove clothes.
  Example: "When I get home from work, I take off my formal shoes."
• go out: to leave your home for a social event.
  Example: "My friends and I often go out for dinner in Battambang on the weekend."
• come back: to return.
  Example: "I leave for university at 7:30 AM and come back home at 4:00 PM."

Separable Phrasal Verbs

Some phrasal verbs, like 'put on' and 'take off', are separable⁴. This means you can put the object in the middle of the verb and the particle.

Both are correct:
"She put on her hat."
"She put her hat on."

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IMPORTANT RULE: If the object is a pronoun⁵ (it, them, him, her), it MUST go in the middle.

Correct: "Here is your jacket. Put it on."
Incorrect: "Put on it."

🧠 Practice Quiz: What's the Action?

Choose the best phrasal verb or word order to complete each sentence.

1. My alarm clock helps me to _______ on time for work.
   Answer: wake up ('To stop sleeping'.)
2. It's hot today. You should _______ your jacket.
   Answer: take off ('To remove clothes'.)
3. I love this song! Can you _______? (turn it up / turn up it)
   Answer: turn it up (The pronoun 'it' must go in the middle.)
4. Are you going to _______ tonight or stay home?
   Answer: go out ('To leave home for a social event'.)
5. Before you go in the house, please _______ your dirty shoes.
   Answer: take off

📝 Homework: Your Daily Routine

Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) describing your typical morning. Try to use at least three phrasal verbs from this lesson.

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Example Answer: "Every morning, I wake up at 6:30 AM. I stay in bed for ten minutes before I get up. Then, I take a shower and put on my clothes for the day. I usually leave my house around 7:30 AM."

Vocabulary Glossary

1. Phrasal Verb: (Noun Phrase) - កិរិយាស័ព្ទកន្សោម (kĕ'rĭ'ya'sâp kân'saom) - A phrase that consists of a verb with a particle (e.g., up, on, out) and has a meaning different from the original verb. ↩
2. Particle: (Noun) - កណភាគ (kâ'nâ'phéak) - A small word like a preposition or adverb (e.g., up, on, off) that is part of a phrasal verb. ↩
3. Routine: (Noun) - ទម្លាប់ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ (tŭm'loăp prâ'chăm'thngai) - A usual or fixed way of doing things. ↩
4. Separable: (Adjective) - ដែលអាចបំបែកបាន (dael aach bâm'baek'baan) - Able to be moved apart. A separable phrasal verb can have the object in the middle. ↩
5. Pronoun: (Noun) - សព្វនាម (sâp'vĕ'néam) - A word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase (e.g., it, she, him, them). ↩