TURN something OFF
Check these sentences
- Can you turn off the lights? Don’t you see I’m trying to sleep.
- Turn the playstation off now! You’ve been playing for 5 hours. IT’s enough.
- Don’t forget to turn the taps off and check them when you set off for a holiday.
Meaning
TURN something OFF: to stop the flow of electricity, gas or water by moving a switch or pressing a button.
OPPOSITE: TURN something OFF X TURN something ON
TURKISH MEANING: kapatmak, güç baglantisini kesmek.
HOW MUCH YOU LEARN!
Fill in the blanks by using the phrasal ‘turn off’ and a suitable object.
1. This program is not for children. Please…………………………………………
2. While I was studying English, somebody ……………………………….
3. He ……………………………… as soon as he saw the police.
4. Brrrr! It is freezing here. Could you ………………………………, please?
5. She hates technology. She doesn’t even know how to turn on and …………………………..
KEY
For this exercise more than one answer is possible. These are the suggested answers.
1. Please turn the TV off.
2. …………………. somebody turned the lights off.
3. He turned the radio off as soon as he saw the police.
4. Could you turn off the air conditioning?
5. turn on the computer.
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