Phrasal verbs in academic English — meet the words
Student sheet · Grade 4 · Lesson 12
· interleaved (pair)
Name ______________________________ Date ______________
The parts do not tell you the meaning.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each academic word to the everyday word that means about the same.
find out — ________________
make up — ________________
take place — ________________
rule out — ________________
come across — ________________
draw on — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: bring about, build on, draw on, look into, make up, point out, rule out, set out, take place.
Word bank: bring about, build on, draw on, look into, make up, point out, rule out, set out, take place.
Water ________p most of a plant.
The change ________e slowly.
We ________t cold as the cause.
The report ________n three sources.
The author ________t one problem.
We ________ to measure rainfall.
Heat ________t melting.
Scientists ________to the cause.
This study ________n earlier work.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
The find out is ___.
___ is another way to say learn.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the academic words. Target: 1 paragraph (7–9 sentences). A + means more than one sentence in that slot. Use the frame as often as you need it today.
find out
make up
take place
rule out
come across
draw on