Phrasal Verbs with Up

Question 1

destroy with an explosion

Answer 1

blow up

Question 2

strike or kick repeatedly

Answer 2

beat up

Question 3

rise / increase

Answer 3

go up

Question 4

arrive unexpectedly

Answer 4

turn up

Question 5

speak more loudly

Answer 5

speak up

Question 6

improve your knowledge or skill

Answer 6

brush up

Question 7

phone sb

Answer 7

call sb up

Question 8

tidy, put in order

Answer 8

clear up

Question 9

leave your bed and start the day

Answer 9

get up

Question 10

wear smart/elegant/formal clothes

Answer 10

dress up

Question 11

give sb help and support

Answer 11

back sb up

Question 12

not go to bed

Answer 12

stay up

Question 13

come near to / approach

Answer 13

come up

Question 14

get to the same standard as others

Answer 14

catch up

Question 15

summarize

Answer 15

sum up

Question 16

be unable to tell the difference between

Answer 16

mix up

Question 17

eat all the food you are given

Answer 17

eat up

Question 18

admit to doing sthg wrong

Answer 18

own up

Question 19

become bright / excited (of eyes)

Answer 19

light up

Question 20

increase rapidly

Answer 20

shoot up

Question 21

develop / increase in stages

Answer 21

build up

Question 22

become an adult

Answer 22

grow up

Question 23

result in a total of

Answer 23

add up

Question 24

tie up a collection of things with string

Answer 24

bundle up

Question 25

find information in a book

Answer 25

look up

Question 26

become brighter

Answer 26

brighten up

Question 27

become less miserable

Answer 27

cheer up

Question 28

increase (of work)

Answer 28

pile up

Question 29

come to a place and stop (of a vehicle)

Answer 29

draw up

Question 30

end a phone conversation

Answer 30

hang up

Question 31

raise (look after and educate)

Answer 31

bring up

Question 32

increase (volume)

Answer 32

turn up

Question 33

1. stop a vehicle and collect | 2. learn without much effort

Answer 33

pick up

Question 34

1. delay / stop moving | 2. threaten with violence to rob

Answer 34

hold up

Question 35

1. resist / fight against sthg or sb | 2. provide accomodation for the night

Answer 35

put up

Question 36

1. decide | 2. invent a story

Answer 36

make up

Question 37

1. fasten | 2. decorate / make repairs to

Answer 37

do up

Question 38

1. surrender | 2. quit

Answer 38

give up

Question 39

1. shorten (clothes) | 2. start a hobby

Answer 39

take up

Question 40

1. establish / start | 2. assemble / arrange

Answer 40

set up