Verbs often confused/Lying and body language - NEF Upper intermediate

1 Please .............. me to set my alarm clock for 7.00 instead of 8.00.

• remember

• remind

2 Have you ..................... that new pizza place on the High Street?

• noticed

• realised

3 We couldn’t .................. her from buying that car.

• avoid

• prevent

4 We really don’t .................. Alice staying another night – she’s welcome.

• matter

• mind

5 I can remember when Manchester United .............. Arsenal 8-2.

• beat

• won

6 The trouble with Jeff is that he ..................... to accept that anything is wrong.

• denies

• refuses

7 Unemployment has ................. again this month.

• risen

• raised

8 We ............. the blanket on the ground and had a picnic by the river.

• laid

• lay

9 That’s the jeweller’s that was .............. last week.

• stolen

• robbed

10 I .................. you to look for another job – you really don’t seem happy in this one.

• advise

• warn