Commonly confused verbs in English

I’ve always wanted to ... a cat.

• adopt

• adapt

John ... to the weather in the North quite quickly.

• adopted

• adapted

I didn’t mean to ... your new phone.

• break

• brake

Don’t ... the car abruptly on an icy road.

• break

• brake

John .... from England in 2005.

• emigrated

• immigrated

John ... to Spain in 2005.

• emigrated

• immigrated

The cat ... on the sofa most of the day.

• lays

• lies

He ... to his wife all the time.

• lays

• lies

He ... his keys on the counter every day.

• lays

• lies

He ... at 7 a.m. every morning.

• rises

• raises