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Phrasal Verbs with "Up"

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  1. To go faster and faster is the same as to ___ up.
    a. shoot
    b. call
    c. speed

  2. If a problem suddenly happens, it is the same as a problem has just ___ up.
    a. lit
    b. beat
    c. cropped

  3. To divide into groups is the same as to ___ up.
    a. screw
    b. split
    c. beat

  4. To admit you have done something wrong is the same as to ___ up.
    a. own
    b. dig
    c. lighten

  5. To fasten your coat is the same as to ___ up your coat.
    a. sum
    b. tighten
    c. do

  6. To make or create trouble is the same as to ___ up trouble.
    a. try
    b. stir
    c. liven

  7. To try to find some information or thing from the past is the same as to ___ up something.
    a. try
    b. hold
    c. dig

  8. To redo your lipstick and tidy up your hair and appearance is the same as to ___ up.
    a. pull
    b. freshen
    c. kick

  9. To make something louder is the same as to ___ up the volume.
    a. turn
    b. polish
    c. call

  10. If you hit, punch or kick someone, it's the same as to ___ up someone.
    a. pull
    b. bottle
    c. beat

  11. To finish your drink quickly because you are leaving is the same as to ___ up.
    a. keep
    b. kick
    c. drink

  12. If you form a queue to get something, it is the same as to ___ up.
    a. line
    b. hold
    c. call

  13. To not share your feeling with anyone is the same as to ___ up your feelings.
    a. bottle
    b. sum
    c. pile

  14. To stop outside of somewhere is the same as to ___ up outside.
    a. turn
    b. fold
    c. pull

  15. To make a mistake is the same as to ___ up.
    a. screw
    b. hang
    c. flare

  16. To practice a skill you have already is the same as to ___ up a skill.
    a. fold
    b. kick
    c. polish

  17. To not be able to speak or move because of fright or worry is the same as to ___ up.
    a. keep
    b. freeze
    c. hang

  18. To support something or stop something is the same as to ___ it up.
    a. hold
    b. kick
    c. brush

  19. To appear univited is the same as to ___ up.
    a. draw
    b. hold
    c. turn

Copyright (C) 1998 by Letitia Bradley.
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.