Today,let’s talk about phrasal verbs.What is a phrasal verb?A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and one or two prepositions.They have a different meaning to that of the original verb.
Example:
I sold off my old books.sell off is a phrasal verb.Its meaning has a bit different from the original one.
Ｍore phrasal verbs:
- sell out:to lose all artistic integrity in return for commercial success.
- sell up:to sell a house or business to move somewhere or do something different.
- sell on:to convince someone.
- sell off:to sell something cheaply because you don’t need it,or because you need money.
Do you know why the English native speakers speak fluently?One reason is that they have the pronunciation habit of continues reading.The trick is the pronunciation rule.
Pronunciation rule:
Usually,the second word(the preposition) is stressed in a phrasal verb ——not the verb.The trick is to take the last syllable of the verb and add it to the first syllable of the preposition.Sometimes the preposition will have two syllables,then you usually stress the second syllable.
This will make you speak naturally.
However,there are pronunciation exceptions.These phrasal verbs don’t follow this rule.Some phrasal verbs have stress on the first word and don’t have a connected syllable sound.For example:
But don’t worry.Exceptions are not common.
Cheers!
