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Verbs often confused

a C o m p le te th e v e rb s c o l u m n w i t h t h e c o r r e c t v e r b i n t h e r i g h t f o r m .
verbs
argu e / d iscu ss
1 I n e e d to t h e p r o b le m w i t h m y b o s s . (= ta lk a b o u t s o m e th in a )
2 I o f te n w i t h m y p a r e n t s a b o u t d o in g h o u s e w o r k . (= s p e a k a n a r i ly t o s o m e b o d v )

n otice / realize
3 I d i d n ’t yo u w e re so u n h ap p y . (= u n d e rs ta n d fully, b e c o m e a w a re o f s o m e th in g )
4 I d i d n ’t t h a t K a r e n h a d c h a n g e d h e r h a i r c o lo r. (= se e , o b s e rv e )

avoid / prevent
5 Ja ck a lw a y s tr i e s t o a rg u in g w ith m e. (= t r y n o t t o d o s o m e th in g )
6 M y d a d c a n ’t m e f r o m s e e in g m y f r ie n d s . (= s t o P)
look / seem
7 I'v e s p o k e n t o h e r h u s b a n d tw ic e a n d h e v e ry n ic e . (= g e n e ra l im p r e s s io n )
8 C a r o l d o e s n 't v e ry w e ll. I t h i n k s h e 's w o r k i n g t o o h a r d . (= p h y s ic a l a p p e a r a n c e )

m ind / m atter
9 M y p a r e n t s d o n 't i f 1 s ta y o u t la te . (= g e t a n n o y e d o r u p s e t)
10 It d o e s n 't i f w e a r e five m in u t e s late. (- b e a p r o b le m )
rem em ber / rem ind
11 C an you m e t o c a ll m y m o m la te r? (= h e lp s o m e b o d y t o re m e m b e r )
12 to t u r n o f f t h e lig h ts b e f o r e y o u go. (= n o t fo rg e t)

exp ect / w ait

13 I t h a t D a n i e l w ill f o rg e t o u r a n n iv e r s a r y . H e a lw a y s d o e s . (= t h i n k t h a t s o m e t h in g w ill h a p p e n )
14 W e ’ll h a v e t o h a lf an h o u r fo r th e n e x t tra in . (= s ta y w h e r e y o u a r e u n t i l s o m e th in g h a p p e n s )

w ish / hope
15 1 I w e r e a little ta lle r! (= w a n t s o m e th in g to b e t r u e ev en i f it is n n lik elv )
16 I t h a t y o u c a n c o m e o n F rid a y . I h a v e n ’t s e e n y o u f o r a g e s. (= w a n t s o m e t h i n g t o h a p p e n )

b eat / win
17 T h e D a lla s C o w b o y s th e g a m e 2 8 -1 0 . (= b e s u c c e s s fu l in a c o m p e titio n )
18 T h e D a lla s C o w b o y s th e N e w Y o rk Jets 2 8 -1 0 . (= d e f e a t s o m e b o d v )

refu se / denv
19 T o m a lw a y s t o d i s c u s s t h e p r o b le m . (= sa y y o u d o n ’t w a n t t o d o s o m e th in g )
20 T o m a lw a y s t h a t h e h a s a p r o b le m . (= sa y t h a t s o m e t h i n g i s n ’t tru e )

raise / rise
21 T h e c o s t o f liv in g is g o in g to a g a in t h is m o n th . (= g o u p )
22 I t’s h a r d n o t t o y o u r v o ice w h e n y o u 're a r g u i n g w ith s o m e o n e . (= m a k e s o m e t h i n g g o u p )

lay (p a st laid) / lie (p a st lay)

23 L ast n ig h t I c a m e h o m e a n d o n t h e s o fa a n d w e n t to sle e p . (- p u t y o u r b o d v in a h o r i z o n t a l p o s itio n )
24 I t h e b a b y o n t h e b e d a n d c h a n g e d h is d ia p e r. (= p u t s o m e t h in g o r s o m e b o d y in a h o r iz o n t a l
p o s itio n )

ste a l / rob
25 T h e m e n h ad b e e n p la n n in g to th e b a n k . (= ta k e s o m e t h in g f r o m a p e r s o n o r p la c e b y
26 I f y o u le a v e y o u r b ik e u n lo c k e d , s o m e b o d y m ig h t it. t h r e a t o r fo rc e )
(= ta k e m o n e y o r p r o p e r t y t h a t i s n ’t y o u rs )

ad v ise / w arn
27 I t h i n k I s h o u ld y o u t h a t L ia m d o e s n ’t a lw a y s t e ll th e t r u t h . (= tell s o m e b o d v t h a t s o m e t h in g u n p l e a s a n t is
28 M y te a c h e rs a r e g o in g t o m e o n w h a t s u b je c ts t o s tu d y n e x t y ear. a b o u t to h a p p e n )
(= te ll s o m e b o d y w h a t y o u t h i n k th e y s h o u ld do)

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