Easy English....2

Phrasal verbs

A verb can combine with an adverb or preposition.
verb + adverb = phrasal verb
verb + preposition = prepositional verb
The meaning of phrasal verb is often very different from the meanings of the two words taken separately.
There are phrasal verb with an idiomatic meaning.
Eg:

1. come about = happen
2. give up = abandon
3. look for = search for, seek

• It came about in the way.
• I have given up the habit of smoking
• He is looking for his pen.

Now we can bi-heart some preposition & adverbs

Put aside = save for future

Put away = put in the usual place

Put back = replace

Put down = place down

Put forth = exert

Put forward = offer for consideration

Put in = make a claim

Put off =  postpone

Put on = wear

Put out = cause to stop burning

Put up = erect

There are many combination and various meaning for these words.I give you only one meaning. please find the other meaning from dictionary. 

Exercise - 1

1. I have decided to ________ my visit to Mysore.
2. The suggestions ________ by you are not at all accepted.
3. Every month I _________ a portion of my salary.
4. As he lost his bag during the journey, he ________a claim for compensation.
5. He _______ a small outhouse for accommodation the gusts.

Answers

1. put off
2. put forward
3. put aside
4. put in
5. put up

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