Phrasal verbs

Verb Preposition Meaning Example carry out to do an activity I carried out the experiment on my own. give out emit Some chemical reactions give out heat. spread out to open, arrange or place something over a large area When potassium manganate (VII) is placed in water, the particles spread out and mix with the water particles. find out discover I want to find out if paper aluminium is magnetic. run out use every last available part or piece/having nothing left The engine will stop if it runs out of fuel. mix up confuse

Phrasal verbs are made up of a verb followed by a preposition.

Prepositions are usually short words, for example: in, on, at, by, from, up. Phrasal Don’t mix up the meaning of reflection and refraction. verbs are used a lot in English and science. Each phrasal verb can have many meanings, but these are common uses of phrasal verbs with ‘out’ in science. Verbs used without a preposition have one meaning, but when you add a preposition to the verb it has a different meaning. Carry and carry out are used a lot in science, so it is important to know the difference. SAMPLE make up create The colour magenta is made up of red and blue.