Unit 108: put on your shoes / put your shoes on

Master phrasal verbs with objects (type 2)

A. put on / take off etc. has an object

Put on your coat

put on your coat

Take off your shoes

take off your shoes

You can say:
put on your coat or put your coat on
but it them (pronouns) always go before on/off etc.:
put it on (not 'put on it')
• It was cold, so I put on my coat.
• (or I put my coat on.)
• Here's your coat. Put it on.
• I'm going to take off my shoes.
• (or take my shoes off.)
• Your shoes are dirty. Take them off.

B. Some more phrasal verbs + object

Turn on the light

turn on / turn off (lights, machines, taps etc.)

Pick up the book

pick up / put down

• It was dark, so I turned on the light. (or I turned the light on.)
• I don't want to watch this programme. You can turn it off.
• also switch on / switch off (lights, machines etc.):
• I switched on the light and switched off the television.
• Those are my keys on the floor. Can you pick them up for me?
• I stopped reading and put my book down. (or put down my book)
• bring back / take back / give back / put back:
• You can take my umbrella but please bring it back.
• I took my new sweater back to the shop. It was too small for me.
• I've got Diane's keys. I must give them back to her.
• I read the letter and then put it back in the envelope.

put on / take off

put on my coat
put my coat on
put it on
take off my shoes
take my shoes off
take them off

turn on / turn off / switch on / switch off

turned on the light
turned the light on
turn it off
switched on the light
switched off the television

pick up / put down / bring back / take back / give back / put back

pick them up
put my book down
bring it back
took my sweater back
give them back
put it back

108.1 Look at the pictures. What did these people do?

Light

1

Jacket

2

Glasses

3

Coins

4

Sweater

5

Book

6

  1. He turned on the light. (or turned the light on)
  2. She .
  3. He .
  4. She .
  5. She .
  6. She .

108.2 You can write these sentences in three different ways. Complete the table.

1 2 3
I turned on the radio. I turned the radio on. I turned it on.
He put on his jacket.
She took off her glasses.
Put down your pens.
They gave back the money.
I turned the lights off.

108.3 Complete the sentences. Use one of the verbs in the list + it/them.

bring
pick
switch
take
turn
  1. I wanted to watch something on television, so I turned it on.
  2. I bought a lamp but it doesn't work. I'm going to to the shop.
  3. There were some gloves on the floor, so I and put on the table.
  4. When I finished working on the computer, I .
  5. Thank you for lending me these books. I won't forget to .

108.4 Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes. All these verbs are in Appendix 7.

your cigarette
a pair of shoes
ten houses
me / it / them
in
up
on
away
out
down
over
round
  1. They knocked ten houses down (OR down ten houses.) when they built the new road.
  2. That music is very loud. Can you turn ?
  3. I knocked very loud. Can you turn it ?
  4. If you want to know what a word means, you can look in a dictionary.
  5. I want to keep these magazines. Please don't throw .
  6. Somebody gave me a form and told me to fill . But I didn't buy .
  7. I visited the school. One of the teachers showed .
  8. 'Do you play the piano?' 'No, I started to learn but I gave after a month.'
  9. You're not allowed to smoke here. Please put .
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Interactive English Grammar • Unit 108 • Page 224-225