Confusing verbs

Have you been sleeping well recently? You _____ really pale.

• look

• seem

When I ask my son what the problem is, he just ______ to talk about it.

• denies

• refuses

The pharmacist can _____ you which is the best medicine to take.

• warn

• advise

Don’t you think we need to _____ this before we make a decision?

• argue

• discuss

Emily’s boss _____ her that if she was late for work again, she’d lose her job.

• warned

• advised

When the police accused Jim of the crime, he ____ being there that night

• denied

• refused

I love laying / lying on the beach with a good book in the summer

• laying

• lying

What’s ______ you from applying for the job? You’ve got all the right qualifications.

• preventing

• avoiding

I was _____ when I took the train home last night.

• robbed

• stolen

If we leave at about 6:30, we’ll be able to _____ rush hour.

• prevent

• avoid