In our fourth blog on common phrasal verbs and their meanings, we’re looking at those beginning with PUT. Have a look at the sentences below, first.
- The other weightlifters put me down because I had to put the weights down.
- In the morning I have to put on the light before I can put on my clothes.
- Could you put yourself out for once and put the bins out and make sure you put out the fire before coming to bed.
- I would put him up but I can’t put up with his snoring. He’ll have to put up a tent in the garden instead.
- We had to put back the dinner because I forgot to put the meat back in the oven.
As we discussed in our first blog in the series (Click here), sometimes a phrasal verb can have more than one meaning. Can you understand the sentences above? They are all grammatically correct but use the same verb/particle combinations in two or more different ways.
Below is a list of some common phrasal verbs with PUT. There are many more. Read through the ones below and add those that you don’t know to your vocabulary lists. Then click on the links to do the quizzes. You will run into even more phrasal verbs with PUT. Did you know that you can check phrasal verbs in a good English/English dictionary to find meaning, example sentences and the grammar of how to use them?
| put something away | return something to its normal place after using it | Please put away the dictionary when you’ve finished using it. |
| put something back | replace, return to its proper place | Put it back on the shelf please. |
| put something back | to change the time or date of an event so that it happens later than originally planned | We’ve put the trip back until June now. |
| put something down | put what you are holding on a surface or floor | You can put the groceries down on the kitchen counter. |
| put someone down (insult) 🧑🤝🧑 | make someone feel stupid | The students put the substitute teacher down because his pants were too short. |
| put something off | postpone | We are putting off our trip until January because of the hurricane. |
| put something on | turn on / switch on | Could you put on the light please? |
| put something on | put clothing/accessories on your body | Don’t forget to put on your new earrings for the party. |
| put something out
| leave/place something outside the house | Don’t forget to put out the dustbin. |
| put something out | extinguish | The neighbours put the fire out before the firemen arrived. |
| put someone out 🧑🤝🧑 | go to a lot of trouble/ be inconvenienced | Please don’t put yourself out for us. |
| put something together | assemble | I have to put the crib together before the baby arrives. |
| put someone through 🧑🤝🧑 | connect two people (on the phone) | I’ll put you through to Mr. Brown. |
| put something up | erect | He put up a tent for the children. |
| put up with someone /something 🧑🤝🧑 | tolerate | I don’t think I can put up with three small children in the car. |
| put (someone ) up 🧑🤝🧑 | accommodate / give someone a bed | We can put you up if you’d like to come for the weekend. |
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/199.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/pvput.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/phrasal-verbs-put1.html
https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Phrasal_Verbs/Quizzes/Put_1/index.htm
QUIZLET
https://quizlet.com/_8s6i3n?x=1qqt&i=97im2
Here you will find flashcards where you can STUDY the phrasal verbs and their definitions and then PLAY a matching game where you try to match the phrasal verbs/definitions in the fastest time.
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Here you will find multiple choice question where you need to choose the correct phrasal verb to finish the sentence. You’ll be competing against other players this month. This round ends on 26 October 2020.
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