Fill in the blank (phrasal verb meaning “switch off”) “I put ______ the light and slept.” Choose the correct particle to complete the phrasal verb.

Given data

• Phrasal verb used with “the light.”

Concept/Approach
Standard usage: “put out the light/candle” = extinguish or switch off.

Option analysis
out — correct with “light.”off — common in “switch off,” but idiomatically we say “put out” the light.on/up — incorrect meanings here.

Common pitfalls
Avoid mixing “put off the light,” which is nonstandard in formal English.

Final Answer
out