Phrasal Verbs using Up • take up - start. • give up - quit. • make up - invent, lie about something. • look up - find, search for. • show up - arrive. • set up - arrange. • keep up - continue at the same rate. • blow up - explode. • 1Who broke the window? We are not leaving this room until someone . • 2Why are you so miserable? ! It's not the end of the world. • 3The soldiers were injured when the bridge they were crossing suddenly . • 4Is Pete here yet? ~Not yet, but I'm sure he will soon. • 5Didn't you know? Polly and David a few months ago. Everyone was surprised – they'd been together for over ten years. • 6The flat was a real mess after the party. It took us ages to . • 7The teachers are still waiting for someone to to stealing the bike. • 8Everyone was on time except Simon, of course. He late as usual. • 9The Beatles in 1970, when Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the band. • 10The bomb disposal experts found the bomb and then (it) . • 11After more than fifteen years, detectives still haven't the murder mystery. • 12The good news (us) , and we all felt a little better. Use one of the words from the box below and then check your answers. speak, beat, clear, sum, get, call, blow, mix, catch, turn, back, stay, catch, brush, dress, go 1. ______ up = give someone support and help 2. ______ up = hit or kick someone and hurt them badly 3. ______ up = destroy something with an explosion 4. ______ up = improve your knowledge and skill 5. ______ up = phone somebody 6. ______ up = reach the same standard or level as the others 7. ______ up = tidy, to put away; Improving weather. 8. ______ up = approach someone 9. ______ up = put on elegant or formal clothes 10. ______ up = begin the day! 11. ______ up = increase 12. ______ up = not know the difference, confuse 13. ______ up = talk in a loud, clear voice 14. ______ up = not go to bed 15. ______ up = list the main points 16. ______ up = arrive, find unexpectedly Phrasal Verbs with UP Exercises Use one of the words from the box below and then check your answers. do, give, take, set, held, took, put, gave, picked, held, put, make, pick, made, done, set 1. I'll _____ you _____ outside your house at six o'clock. 2. The traffic was _____ _____ because of an accident downtown. 3. She didn't _____ _____ much of a fight, did she? 4. Is she coming or isn't she? I wish she'd _____ _____ her mind! 5. He helped his wife to _____ _____ the buttons of her cardigan. 6. You should _____ _____ your seat on the bus if an elderly person gets. 7. My dress is too long so I'll have to _____ it _____ . 8. After he went bankrupt, he tried to _____ _____ a new business in his wife's name. 9. The robbers _____ _____ the bank and got away with over a million Euros. 10. I _____ _____ tennis after the doctor told me I should get more exercise. 11. I'm sure she _____ _____ that story about being in a film! 12. This room looks so much better now that they've _____ it _____. 13. The hotels in London are full, could you _____ me _____ for a night? 14. I _____ _____ drinking in May and haven't had a beer since. 15. I _____ _____ a few words of Chinese when I went there on holiday last year. 16. The police have _____ _____ road blocks throughout the area to prevent the bank robbers from escaping. Tui đang cần gấppppppp ah