📝 Daily Short Practice
🎯 Vocabulary Goal
Learn common phrasal verbs for moving, tidying and returning everyday objects.
📚 Words & Phrases
| Word or phrase | Simple meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pick up | lift something from a surface or the floor | Please pick up your bag. |
| put down | place something on a surface | Put down the box here. |
| put away | return something to its usual place | Please put away your clothes. |
| take out | remove something from a place | Take out the rubbish before dinner. |
| bring back | return something to a person or place | Bring back the book tomorrow. |
| throw away | put something in the rubbish because you do not need it | Do not throw away this receipt. |
🔍 See It in Context
Tidying the Room
Leo is cleaning his room. He picks up some clothes from the floor and puts them away in the wardrobe. He puts down a box on the desk and takes out some old papers. He throws away the papers he does not need. Before dinner, he remembers a library book and decides to bring it back the next day.
💡 Notice the Pattern
Using pick up, put down and put away
These phrasal verbs describe simple actions with objects. Pick up means lift something, put down means place it somewhere, and put away means return it to its usual place. With a pronoun, we usually put the pronoun in the middle: pick it up, put it down, put it away.
- Pick up the keys. / Pick them up.
- Put down the bag. / Put it down.
💬 Useful Examples
- Please put away your shoes.
- Can you take out the rubbish?
- I will bring back your book tomorrow.
- Do not throw away that paper.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. Please ____ the keys from the floor. (pick up / put away / throw away)
2. You can ____ the box on the table. (bring back / put down / take out)
3. After dinner, please ____ the clean plates. (put away / pick up / bring back)
4. Can you ____ the rubbish before you leave? (take out / put down / pick up)
5. Please ____ my book tomorrow. (throw away / bring back / put away)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. pick up
2. put away
3. take out
4. bring back
5. throw away
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Your phone is on the floor. What should you do?
2. You finish using the plates. What should you do?
3. You do not need an old broken pen. What can you do?
4. A friend lends you a book. What should you do later?
5. You place a heavy bag on the floor. Which phrase fits?
📝 Use It Yourself
Write three short sentences about tidying your room. Use three phrasal verbs from this lesson.
Example:
I pick up my clothes. I put away my books. I take out the rubbish.
🎙️ Speaking Practice
Practice these sentences aloud.
Say:
Please pick up the bag.
Say:
Put it down on the table.
Ask:
Can you take out the rubbish?
Say:
I will bring back the book tomorrow.
🔎 Answer Key
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. pick up
2. put down
3. put away
4. take out
5. bring back
Exercise 2 – Matching
1. c – lift something from a surface
2. e – return something to its usual place
3. a – remove something from a place
4. d – return something
5. b – put something in the rubbish
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. pick it up
2. put them away
3. throw it away
4. bring it back
5. put it down