Figure out …………… find a solution to a problem.

Hand in ……………… give homework, test papers, etc. to a teacher.

Hand out ……………. give something to this person, then to that person, etc.

Look up …………….. look for information in a dictionary and other sources.

Make up…………….. invent.

Pick up …………….. lift.

Put down …………… stop holding or carrying.

Put off ……………… postpone.

Put on ……………… put clothes on one’s body.

Put away ………….. place things where they belong.

Take off ……………. remove clothes from one’s body.

Throw away ……….. put in the trash.

Turn off ……………. stop a machine or a light.

Turn on …………….. start a machine or a light.

Wake up …………… stop sleeping.

Write down ……….. write a note on a piece of paper.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the following prepositions: away, down, in, off, on, out, up.

1. Before I left home this morning, I put ______ my coat.

2. When I got to class this morning, I took my coat _______ .

3. The students handed their homework _________ .

4. Johnny made a story _______ . He didn’t tell the truth.

5. The weather was bad, so we put _____ the picnic until next week.

6. Alice looked a word _____ in her dictionary.

7. Alice wrote the definition _____ .

8. My roommate is messy. He never picks ____ his clothes.

9. The teacher handed the test paper ___ at the beginning of the class period.

10. A strange noise woke _____ the children in the middle of the night.

11. I threw _____ yesterday’s newspaper.

12. When some friends came to visit, John stopped watching TV. He turned the television set _____ .

13. It was dark when I got home last night, so I turned the lights ____ .

14. Peggy finally figured ___ the answer to the arithmetic problem.

15. When I was walking through the airport, my arms got tired. So I put my suitcases _______ for a minute and rested.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with pronouns and prepositions.

1. A: Did you postpone your trip to Puerto Rico?

B: Yes, we did. We put it off until next summer.

2. A: Is Pat’s phone number 462 32 82?

B: I don’t remember. You’d better look ______ . The telephone directory is in the

kitchen.

3. A: Is Mary still asleep?

B: Yes. You’d better wake _________ . She has a class at nine.

4. A: Do you want to keep these newspapers?

B: No. Throw __________ .

5. A: I’m hot. This sweater is too heavy.

B: Why don’t you take _________ .

6. A: Is that story true?

B: No. I made ___________ .

7. A: When does the teacher want our compositions?

B: We have to hand ________ tomorrow.

8. A: I made an appointment with Dr.Armstrong for three o’clock next Thursday.

B: You’d better write _______ so you won’t forget.

9. A: Do you know the answer to this problem?

B: No. I can’t figure ______________ .

10. A: Johnny, you’re too heavy for me to carry. I have to put __________ .

B: Okay.

10. A: Where are the letters I put on the kitchen table?

B: I picked _______ and took them to the post office.

12. A: How does this tape recorder work?

B: Push this button to turn _____ , and push that button to turn ________ .

13. A: I have some papers for the class. Ben, would you please hand _____ for me?

B: I’d be happy to.

14. A: Timmy, here’s your hat. Put ____ before you go out. It’s cold outside.

B: Okay, Dad.

8-2 TWO-WORD VERBS (NONSEPARABLE)

Call on ………… ask to speak in class.

Get over ………. recover from an illness.

Run into ………. meet by chance.

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