Meaning trap

wake up

stop sleeping

To stop sleeping and become awake.

phrasal verbB1core

Don't mix these meanings

Same phrase, different job.

stop sleeping

To stop sleeping and become awake.

wake up (make someone aware)

Another meaning of 'wake up' is 'make someone aware'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

I usually wake up at six in the morning.daily life
In my country, most people wake up early during the week because they have to go to work or school.IELTS speaking

Pattern: wake up (intransitive); wake (someone) up (transitive)

WrongI woke up me early.

RightI woke up early.

Intransitive here — don't add 'me' (rousing someone else is 'wake him up').

Patternwake up (intransitive); wake (someone) up (transitive)

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I awaken at six o'clock each morning.

Natural I wake up at six every morning.

'Wake up' is the everyday verb; 'awaken' is literary.

Words that usually travel with it.

'Wake up' is about becoming conscious; 'get up' is about leaving your bed.

wake up (make someone aware) — Another meaning of 'wake up' is 'make someone aware'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.