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WorksheetsPhrasal verb Unit 15+16: Up - Time (cont.)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Well, let's .............. the discussion now and vote.
lift up
wrap up
jazz up
shore up
The minister announced new measures to .............. the economy.
lift up
wrap up
jazz up
shore up
I went into the garden and ............... some flowers.
picked
picked up
Teddy, ......... all your toys ........ from the floor and put them in your toy box.
pick - up
pick - (X)
(phr.v) Meaning: to make sth more attractive or interesting
jazz up
wrap up
blow up
pick up on
(phr.v) Meaning: to finally be in a particular place, state, or situation, especially without having planned it
buy up
open up
land up
set up
(phr.v) buy up = to buy large amounts of something, or all that is available
TRUE
FALSE
(phr.v) blow up
to become visible
to exaggerate a story or situation
to destroy sth
to appear correct when examined
Can you ..................... that plant pot? I need to put a saucer under it to catch the water.
pep up
lift up
jazz up
stand up
(phr.v) spin out = make sth continue for longer than necessary
TRUE
FALSE
This failure can be put ............. to a long-standing reluctance to tackle local corruption, which has resulted in a situation where certain powerful local politicians feel free to act outside the law.
up
down
aside
off
Their disagreement stemmed ........... a misunderstanding.
in
from
with
of
(phr.v) add up to
make it seem likely that sth is true
result in
result from
be caused by
Recent rises in crime can be ................. a decline in leisure facilities for young people and the economic recession.
attributed to
stemmed from
resulted in
a reason for
As always, the effects have impacted most ............ poorer families, where the new system has led ............... parents being unable to afford a good education for their children.
on - to
to - to
on - on
in - to
His continual demands for sympathy ................... him because his friends finally stopped listening.
affected on
rebounded on
accounted for
rooted in
pull your socks up (phr.v | idiom)
to make sth continue for longer than necessary
to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
to waste time by using it for unimportant things
to delay and arrange for a later date
