PUT something ON

Mar 2, 2017

Study box. Read these sentences carefully.

1. Put a clean shirt on before dinner, please.
2. He had a shower and put on a new black T-shirt.
3. She took a pair of dark glasses out of her pocket and put them on.
Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- Which is the best explanation of this meaning of ‘put something on’?
  - to be wearing an item of clothing
  - to put an item of clothing on your body
- Which of the following can you not put on?
  - shoes
  - a handkerchief
  - a watch
  - earrings
  - an umbrella
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
  - He put his coat on.
  - He put on his coat.
  - He put it on.
  - He put on it.
  - His coat was put on.
Put on or wear? Choose the best verb.
- Do you . . .
  wear
  glasses?
  - put on
  - wear
- What was he . . .
  wearing
  when you last saw him?
  - putting on
  - wearing
- I got up quickly and . . .
  put on
  my clothes.
  - put on
  - wore
Respond to the following, using ‘put something on’ and the object in brackets.
- A: I’m very cold!
  B: Why don’t you (your jacket)
- A: I’ve got a job interview this afternoon.
  B: Don’t forget (tie)