Keep Phrasal Verbs – English Practice Exercises

Recognize and define 12 phrasal verbs formed with 'keep,' distinguishing literal from metaphorical meanings.

Use the target phrasal verbs correctly in fill-in-the-blank sentences and original writing.

Classify phrasal verb sentences as transitive/intransitive and separable/inseparable.

Use the target phrasal verbs in spoken conversation to answer personal, open-ended questions.

Review the definitions and example sentences page before Exercise 1, since several phrasal verbs (like 'keep up' and 'keep back') carry both a literal and a metaphorical meaning that students need to distinguish.

Exercise 2's image-matching task works well as a pair or small-group activity, since students must also compose an original sentence for each matched image.

Save Exercise 4's conversation questions for a speaking-focused class session, since they're open-ended and personal rather than answer-key based.

Phrasal verb vocabulary — students learn 12 distinct meanings built on the base verb 'keep.'

Contextual fill-in-the-blank usage — students select and correctly form the right phrasal verb for each sentence.

Grammar pattern recognition — students classify sentences by transitive/intransitive and separable/inseparable phrasal verb structure.

Conversational application — students use the target phrasal verbs to answer open-ended discussion questions.