Choose the correct verb for each sentence or question. Each verb uses “up” as part of a verb phrase. The answers are below.

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eat    end    grow    finish    stay    line    look    throw    wait   wake

1. The mother told her children to _________ up their work.

2. I need to __________ something up on the internet.

3. Hey, _________ up! You’re walking too fast!

4. Henry is afraid he’ll _________ up in a boring job.

5. If you get the flu, you might _________ up.

6. It’s hard to _________ up in the morning.

7. Hilda told her brother to ________ up after he did something childish.

8. Before going out to a playground, a teacher usually makes small children _______ up.

9. You should __________ up all of your vegetables.

10. Bob wants to __________ up to watch something on TV tonight.

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