Correct
Incorrect
Laura fills up the cup with water.
Laura fills up it with water.
Laura fills up it with water.
Diego puts off it.


As you can notice, the correct way is to put the noun after the phrasal verb.

Exercise 1
(éksersais uán)

Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions.


1. The students handed their homework in.

a. on
b. out
c. in

2. The weather was bad, so we put  the picnic until then.

a. off
b. on
c. in

3. The teacher handed the test papers  earlier.

a. over
b. in
c. out

4. You are too heavy for me to carry. I will have to put you .

a. on
b. down
c. in

5. Is the oven on? No, I shut it .

a. out
b. on
c. off

6. You can’t smoke here. You’d better put  your cigarette.

a. on
b. out
c. in

7. Jim asked me  on Saturday night.

a. on
b. in
c. out

8. I had to tear my check  because I signed it wrongly.

a. down
b. off 
c. up

9. They tore the building  because it was very old.

a. out of
b. apart
c. down