Level 5Healthgrammar

Phrasal Verbs — The Business of Getting Better

Grammar: Phrasal verbs

Free ESL grammar exercise on phrasal verbs themed around the business of getting better. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.

What's on this worksheet

A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on health, practising phrasal verbs. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

Countries such as Thailand, South Korea, India, and Mexico have built entire industries around attracting international patients. South Korea has turned cosmetic surgery into a cultural export, and the industry has fed off the global influence of K-beauty.

Grammar: Phrasal Verbs

What is a phrasal
A verb + particle (and sometimes preposition) whose combined meaning differs from the individual words. She pulled out of the deal.
Separable phrasal
The object can go between the verb and the particle. They drew up a contract. / They drew a contract up.

Sample items

  1. The new policy is designed to ______ unqualified practitioners from the industry.
  2. The hospital group plans to ______ its network of clinics across three new countries.
  3. It was only after the surgery that she ______ the full extent of the risks.

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