This interactive game allows students to practise and review the use of phrasal verbs in an interactive form. Aim: To practise phrasal verbs Interaction: Groups of three or four Exercise type: Matching game Level: B1-C2 1. Each of the students has 6 domino pieces. 2. One domino is placed on the desk face up, and the others are placed on the desk face down (you can vary the number of dominoes in the game depending on the proficiency of your class). 3. One student starts by placing one of the 6 dominoes that s/he has to the one on the desk in such a way that the domino that has already been on the desk and the added domino would make a phrasal verb. To earn a point the student has to make a sentence, correctly using the phrasal verb in the match. If the sentence if correct, the Student earns one point and next Student takes their turn. If the Student places the card correctly but cannot make a sentence or uses the phrasal verb incorrectly, this Student doesn’t earn any points, loses her/his turn and the played domino piece is discarded from the game. If the Student cannot add a domino, s/he loses her/his turn and must pick a domino from the pile. Students continue in turn, clockwise, either laying down a domino or picking one up. 4. The game continues until there are no more dominoes left in a pile or until the set time for the game runs out. The Student with top score wins.

1. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
Phrasal Verbs Domino
Aim: To practise phrasal verbs
Interaction: Groups of three or four
Exercise
type:
Matching game
Time: 20 minutes
Language: Phrasal verbs
Level: B1-C2
Materials: 1 set, cut up per group
Procedure: 1. Each of the students has 6 domino pieces.
2. One domino is placed on the desk face up, and the others are placed
on the desk face down (you can vary the number of dominoes in the
game depending on the proficiency of your class).
3. One student starts by placing one of the 6 dominoes that s/he has to
the one on the desk in such a way that the domino that has already
been on the desk and the added domino would make a phrasal verb.
To earn a point the student has to make a sentence, correctly using the
phrasal verb in the match. If the sentence if correct, the Student earns
one point and next Student takes their turn. If the Student places the
card correctly but cannot make a sentence or uses the phrasal verb
incorrectly, this Student doesn’t earn any points, loses her/his turn and
the played domino piece is discarded from the game. If the Student
cannot add a domino, s/he loses her/his turn and must pick a domino
from the pile. Students continue in turn, clockwise, either laying down a
domino or picking one up.
4. The game continues until there are no more dominoes left in a pile or
until the set time for the game runs out. The Student with top score
wins.
Pre-teach the following phrasal verbs, preferably in one of the
previous classes or as an independent activity out of the classroom.
break down
break into
break up
break up
break up
bring about
bring round
bring up
buy out
call off
call off
carry on
carry on
carry on
carry out
catch on
come in
come over
cut back on
cut out
drop by
drop out

2. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
eat out
find out
get by
get over
get up
give away
give away
give back
give back
give in
give up
go back
grow up
hand in
hang up
hold on
knock down
leave out
let down
let in
look after
look for
look over
look up
look up
look up to
make up
pass out
passs over
pick out
pick up
point out
pull through
push around
put across
put down
put off
put off
put on
put out
put up
put up with
read out
read through
run across
run into
set apart
set back
set down
set up
show off
show up
take after
take apart
take back
take down
take in
take over
take over
take up
take up
think over
think through
think up
throw away
turn down
turn into
turn off
turn up
wake up

3. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
Score card – Use this score card to write down the phrasal words that you make in the
game and to keep track of the points you earn. In the row below each player needs to
write down their name and one of the things they like.
I am _______ and I like
______
I am _______ and I like
______
I am _______ and I like
______

4. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
GIVE UP TAKE IN
GIVE OFF TURN UP
CALL UP BREAK OFF
LOOK UP BRING AFTER
CARRY AFTER TAKE ON
PULL UP GROW THROUGH
PUT THROUGH READ UP WITH
Cut up here.

5. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
CARRY ABOUT BRING ON
PUT ROUND BRING OFF
BREAK OUT BUY UP
LOOK OFF CALL UP
TURN OUT CARRY INTO
LOOK OUT CUT UP TO
GIVE DOWN KNOCK AWAY

6. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
CUT BACK GIVE BACK ON
LET OVER PASS DOWN
LET OUT POINT IN
PUSH ACROSS PUT AROUND
GET AWAY PUT ACROSS
PUT OUT READ DOWN
PUT APART SET OFF

7. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
PUT BACK SET ON
PUT DOWN SET OUT
PUT APART TAKE UP
TAKE UP THINK UP
TAKE OVER THINK DOWN
TAKE THROUGH THINK OVER
TAKE OUT FIND IN

8. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
TAKE UP MAKE OVER
TAKE AWAY GIVE BACK
GIVE OUT PICK BACK
HAND UP PICK IN
HANG UP SET UP
LEAVE AWAY THROW OUT
LOOK UP TURN OVER

9. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
LOOK DOWN TURN UP
GET ACROSS RUN OVER
RUN UP BREAK INTO
BREAK OUT DROP INTO
BREAK ON CATCH DOWN
COME OVER COME IN
DROP OUT EAT BY

10. Phrasal Verbs Domino Game | Developed by Alina Dashkevich
GET BY GET UP
GO OUT PASS BACK
SHOW ON HOLD OFF
SHOW ON CARRY UP
WAKE FOR LOOK UP