Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Identify the phrasal verb that means 'to extinguish' from the options given below:

Options:

Put on

Put out

Put up

Put in

Correct Answer:

Put out

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Put out

The phrasal verb that means "to extinguish" from the options given is 2, put out. It means to stop something from burning or shining.

The other options have the following meanings:

  • Put on: to wear or place something on your body
  • Put up: to build or erect something
  • Put in: to place something inside something else