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B1 Phrasal Verbs 1: Everyday Verb Phrases for Daily Life

B1 phrasal verbs are the two-word verbs that carry most of everyday English conversation — get up, look after, catch up, settle down — and this free module covers 50 of the most useful ones for daily routines, plans and small talk. Every phrasal verb comes with flashcards, a collocations match, and a twelve-question quiz, free and self-scoring.

  • 50 phrasal verbs
  • 3 practice modes
  • 12-question quiz
  • Free progress tracking
  • No sign-up

What’s inside this module

Three stages: meet the phrases, pair them with the objects they actually take, then test yourself. Phrasal verbs are fixed units rather than words you can build from a root, so there is no word-formation stage here.

Flashcards

Fifty cards, each with the phrasal verb, its part of speech, a plain-language B1 definition, an example sentence, and two typical collocations on the back — get along with a coworker, catch up on sleep, and so on. Rate each card “I knew it” or “Still learning” and your ratings are saved automatically.

Collocations & phrases

Ten phrasal verbs, ten typical objects. Match look after to the kids, run out of to milk, and so on — the pairing that actually gets used in conversation, not just any combination that happens to be grammatical.

12-question quiz

A mix of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank, with an explanation after every answer, right or wrong. Your best score is saved automatically.

How to get the most from it

Five habits that make B1 vocabulary stick, not just pass a quiz.

Learn the whole phrase, not just the verb

A phrasal verb’s meaning often has nothing to do with the individual words — turn down has nothing to do with pillows, and give up has nothing to do with raising your arms. Treat each entry in this module as one vocabulary item, the way a native speaker does.

Notice which ones need a preposition

Some of these verbs need a third word to make sense — get along with, look forward to, catch up on. Dropping that word is one of the most common B1 mistakes, and it usually makes the sentence sound incomplete rather than just informal.

Use the collocations, not just the definition

Knowing that run out of means “have none left” isn’t enough if you don’t know what usually runs out — milk, time, money, patience. The collocations section shows the objects a phrasal verb actually pairs with, so your sentences sound natural, not just correct.

Come back for the re-deal

After you finish the flashcard deck, it automatically rebuilds itself from just the words marked “still learning.” A short second pass on the hard ones is worth more than repeating the whole deck.

Use one this week

Everyday phrasal verbs stick fastest when you use them in real conversation. Try dropping one — catch up on, sort out, settle down — into a text message or a conversation about your own week before you move on to the next module.

More lexical-set practice

Phrasal verbs and idioms are their own kind of vocabulary — fixed word patterns, not single items to translate. These modules share that focus.