Cup

Verb + cup

  • pick up your cup

  • hold your cup

  • prefer a cup

  • fill a cup (up) with (tea)

  • knock over a cup

  • hand (you) a cup

Common expressions

  • a clean / dirty cup

  • a full cup

  • half a cup

  • a chipped cup

  • a plastic cup

Exercise

Verb + cup

  1. The cup was so hot I couldn't hold it in my hand.

  2. The waiter came across and filled my cup with more coffee.

  3. Do you prefer a cup to a mug?

  4. The baby knocked over a full cup of tea at the dinner table. What a mess!

  5. The nurse handed me a cup of water to help me swallow the medicine.

  6. He picked up his cup and saucer and sipped his tea.

Common expressions

  1. Can I just have half a cup, please? I'm not very thirsty.

  2. The cup was chipped so we had to throw it out.

  3. The problem with plastic cups is that they aren't very good for hot drinks.

  4. Will you put all the dirty cups in the dishwasher, please?

Note

Note that we use “cup” to mean the contents of the cup - tea, coffee, etc:

  • Would you like another cup?

  • I've already had three cups!

  • He drained his cup and then poured himself another. (He drank it quickly.)