Ampersand Lab

Intermediate grammar · Lesson 144 · B1

Phrasal verbs 8 up (2)

More up: bring up, come up, come up with and make up in conversation; cheer up, save up and clear up; blow up, tear up and beat up; and split up, do up, look up, put up with, hold up and mix up.

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16Steps · about 29 minutes

In this lesson

In conversation and thinkingA2 screens of questions
cheer up, save up, clear upB1 screen of questions
blow up, tear up, beat upC1 screen of questions
Other verbs + upD1 screen of questions
Put it together+5 screens of mixed questions

Point A of 4

In conversation and thinking

Phrasal verb Meaning
bring up a topic introduce it in conversation
come up be introduced in conversation
come up with an idea produce it
make something up invent something untrue
  • Let's not talk about money tonight. Please don't bring it up at dinner.
  • A few interesting points came up at the meeting.
  • Raj is brilliant at puzzles. He always comes up with the answer first.
  • None of that story about his famous uncle is true. He made the whole thing up.

Point A · Exercise 144.1 · part 1 of 2

Match each beginning with an ending.

Use these

  1. a motorbike
  2. a leaking roof all winter
  3. your jacket
  4. a good suggestion
  5. excuses
  6. the letter
  7. politics at the wedding

  1. Example

    He was furious and tore up ...

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    AnswerHe was furious and tore up the letter.

  2. Jane came up with ...

  3. Paul is always making up ...

  4. I think you should do up ...

  5. It would be wise not to bring up ...

Point A · Exercise 144.1 · part 2 of 2

Match each beginning with an ending.

Use these

  1. a motorbike
  2. a leaking roof all winter
  3. your jacket
  4. a good suggestion
  5. excuses
  6. the letter
  7. politics at the wedding

  1. I'm saving up for ...

  2. We had to put up with ...

Point B of 4

cheer up, save up, clear up

cheer up = become happier; cheer somebody up = make them happier. save up for something = save money to buy it. clear up = become bright (weather).

  • You look so glum! Cheer up!
  • Leo failed his driving test. Let's take him out to cheer him up.
  • Mia is saving up for a new laptop.
  • It was foggy first thing, but by lunchtime it had cleared up.

Point B · Extra practice

Put in cheer up, save up or clear up, in the right form.

  1. You look so fed up! !

  2. Mia is for a new laptop.

  3. The sky was grey first thing, but it by lunchtime.

Point C of 4

blow up, tear up, beat up

blow up = explode; blow something up = destroy it with explosives. tear something up = tear it to pieces. beat somebody up = hit them repeatedly and hurt them badly.

  • The gas cylinder overheated and blew up.
  • The old factory chimney was blown up to make way for houses.
  • I didn't read the letter. I tore it up and threw it in the bin.
  • A friend of mine was set upon and beaten up. He ended up in hospital.

Point C · Extra practice

Put in blow up or tear up, in the right form.

  1. The gas cylinder overheated and .

  2. I hated that photo, so I and binned it.

  3. The old bridge was by the army.

Point D of 4

Other verbs + up

Phrasal verb Meaning
break up, split up (with somebody) separate
do up a coat, a lace, buttons fasten, tie
do up a building, a room repair and improve it
look something up find it in a dictionary or online
put up with something tolerate it
hold up a person, a plan delay
mix up, get mixed up think one is the other
  • Have you heard? Jess and Tom have split up. I thought they'd last for ever.
  • It's bitter out. Do your coat up before you go.
  • The kitchen looks fantastic now it's been done up.
  • If you're not sure of a date, you can look it up online.
  • Our flat is above a nightclub. Every weekend we put up with music till three.
  • You go ahead. I don't want to hold everyone up.
  • The new factory has been held up by money problems.
  • The two brothers look very alike. People often mix them up.

Point D · Extra practice

Put in split up or do up, in the right form.

  1. Jess and Tom have . I thought they'd last for ever.

  2. It's cold out. your coat.

  3. The kitchen looks great now it's been .

Put it together · Exercise 144.2

Read the scenes and complete the sentences with two or three words.

  1. Example

    Morning: thick fog. Afternoon: blue sky.

    There was thick fog first thing, but by the afternoon it had cleared up.

    AnswerThere was thick fog first thing, but by the afternoon it had cleared up.

  2. Lisa arrives late, saying sorry; behind her, a long queue of traffic.

    Lisa was late because she was in the traffic.

  3. A shabby old terraced house; months later the same house, freshly painted and renovated.

    They bought an old house and . It's really lovely now.

  4. Joe looks miserable; friends invite him out for a curry.

    Joe was really down. We took him out for a meal to .

Put it together · Exercise 144.3 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences with a verb + up and any other words you need.

  1. Example

    A few interesting points came up at the meeting yesterday.

    AnswerA few interesting points came up at the meeting yesterday.

  2. The ship and sank. Nobody ever found out what caused the explosion.

  3. A shopkeeper was by two masked robbers last night.

  4. Jess and Tom aren't a couple any more. They've .

  5. My hands were so cold I could hardly my laces.

Put it together · Exercise 144.3 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences with a verb + up and any other words you need.

  1. It's drizzled since breakfast. Hopefully it by the afternoon.

  2. I turned up to the party on the wrong night. I got the dates .

Put it together · Exercise 144.4 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences with a verb + up and any other words you need.

  1. Example

    You go ahead. I don't want to hold everyone up.

    AnswerYou go ahead. I don't want to hold everyone up.

  2. I'm not sure when the castle was built. I'll online.

  3. The neighbours play loud music every night. Why should we it?

  4. I don't believe a word of this story. I think you're .

  5. Nobody knew how to raise the money, but in the end Ella a brilliant plan.

Put it together · Exercise 144.4 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences with a verb + up and any other words you need.

  1. Before you chuck these bank statements away, you should .

  2. I'm trying not to spend much at the moment. I'm a holiday.

  3. Grandad gets upset about the war, so try not to .

  4. The twins look identical, so teachers often .

Lesson 144 · Result

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