Run | Phrasal Verbs Exercises

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Learning objectives

Identify the correct phrasal-verb form of "run" to match a described real-world situation.
Distinguish transitive from intransitive phrasal verbs and separable from inseparable object placement, using "run" as the model verb.
Use multiple meanings of "run" -- literal and metaphorical -- correctly in original written sentences.
Discuss personal experiences and opinions aloud using idiomatic "run" expressions in conversation.

Teaching tips

Share the Google Apps version and have each student select "Make a copy" so they work in their own file rather than editing one shared document, per the resource's own access instructions.
Introduce the transitive/intransitive grammar page before Exercise 3, since that exercise directly tests the classification it explains.
Use Exercise 4's conversation questions as a speaking warm-up or closing activity once the written exercises are checked against the answer key.

Skills covered

Phrasal verb vocabulary -- students match fifteen literal and metaphorical meanings of "run" to described situations and images across two exercises.
Grammar analysis -- students classify sentences by transitive/intransitive and separable/inseparable phrasal-verb structure in Exercise 3.
Applied sentence writing -- students compose original sentences using target phrasal verbs in Exercise 2's image-labeling task.
Spoken fluency practice -- students answer ten open conversation questions using idiomatic "run" expressions in Exercise 4.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the packet distinguish a phrasal verb's literal meaning from its metaphorical one?

Each entry on the definitions page labels the sense as Literal or Metaphorical and gives a model sentence, for example "run over" shown as both a driving accident and going past a time limit.

What does Exercise 3 ask students to identify?

Which of four transitivity categories -- separable by choice, separable by obligation, inseparable, or intransitive -- best classifies each of eight sentences using "run."