Exercise 1
Which goes with which?
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1) I'm going to tear up 2) Jane came up with 3) Paul is always making up 4) I think you should do up 5) I don't think you should bring up 6) I'm saving up for 7) We had to put up with |
a a new camera b a lot of bad weather c your jacket d an interesting suggestion e excuses f the letter g that subject |
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1)
1 f
2 d
3 e
4 c
5 g
6 a
7 b
Exercise 2
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. You will need two or three words each time.
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2)
1 came up
2 held up
3 did it up
4 cheer him up
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences using a verb (in the correct form) + up. Sometimes you will need other words as well.
1) Some interesting matters ________ in our discussion yesterday.
2) The ship ________ and sank. The cause of the explosion was never discovered.
3) Two men have been arrested after a man was ________ outside a restaurant last night. The injured man was taken to hospital.
4) 'Is Robert still going out with Tina?' I No, they've ________
5) hands were so cold, I found it hard to ________ shoelaces.
6) I wish it would stop raining! I hope it ________ soon.
7) I wanted to phone Chris, but I dialled Laura's number by mistake. I got their phone numbers ________
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3)
1 hold up
2 blew up
3 beaten up
4 broken up / split up
5 do up
6 clears up / will clear up
7 mixed up
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences using a verb + up . You will need other words as well.
1) Don't wait for me. I don't want to ________
2) I don't know what this word means. I'll have to ________
3) There's nothing we can do about the problem. We'll just have to ________ it.
4) 'Was that story true?' 'No, I ________
5) I think we should follow Tom's suggestion. Nobody has ________ a better plan.
6) I hate this photo. I'm going to ________
7) I'm trying to spend less money at the moment. I'm ________ a trip to Australia.
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4)
1 hold you up
2 look it up
3 put up with
4 made it up
5 come up with
6 tear it up
7 saving up for
