Phrasal Verbs with Up

English has a large number of phrasal verbs, many of which use the preposition 'up'.

Quite a lot of phrasal verbs with up mean 'to increase/improve something'. For example speed up means 'to increase your car's speed'. There are exceptions to this such as hold up which means 'to delay something'.

Look at the context of each sentence and choose the correct definition.

Good luck!

• 1. My parents BROUGHT UP my sister and I well. We both became good, successful people in the end.
  
  raise children
  improve children
  feed children
  
  
• 2. What do you do to CHEER UP if you're unhappy?
  
  improve your happiness
  enjoy yourself
  improve yourself
  
  
• 3. Most people need to BRUSH UP on their study material before writing an exam.
  
  do revision
  read
  enjoy
  
  
• 4. My boss was angry with me yesterday because I TURNED UP late for the meeting.
  
  open a door
  arrive
  go
  
  
• 5. I was happy when I BROKE UP with my boyfriend. I feel much better now.
  
  end a good relationship
  end a relationship
  end a romantic relationship
  
  
• 6. When I go to a party I like to DRESS UP and look fantastic.
  
  wear your best clothes
  wear a lot of make-up
  wear a costume
  
  
• 7. This weather is terrible! I really hope it CLEARS UP soon so we can go to the beach.
  
  behave better
  become colder
  stop raining
  
  
• 8. I don't like just GIVING UP when something's difficult. I prefer to keep trying until I succeed.
  
  quit
  get angry
  swear
  
  
• 9. Usually after we have an argument, my wife and I MAKE UP quickly. Then after that we're okay again.
  
  get married again
  become happier again
  become friends again
  
  
• 10. When I was a child in school the bullies liked to BEAT me UP every week. I was very afraid of them.
  
  attack someone
  laugh at someone
  help someone