WorksheetsLevel 1 - Coursebook - Unit 8B+8C - Confusing Verbs
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
I love those shoes you're...
wearing
carrying
Have you ever... a prize?
earned
won
They ... at a party last year.
met
knew
She ... like her mother. They have the same eyes.
looks
looks like
We got to the airport late, so we... the plane.
lost
missed
How much money do you... a month?
earn
win
You ... really sad. What's wrong?
look
look like
If you need an answer. You can ... it on the internet.
look for
find
She ... that she was sorry.
said
told
We had to .... money from the bank to buy a car.
lend
borrow
I ____ I knew the answer to this question.
hope
wish
When I ask my son what the problem is, he just ____ to talk about it.
refuses
denies
Don’t you think we need to ____ this before we make a decision?
argue
discuss
When the police accused Jim of the crime, he ____ being there that night.
denied
refused
I love ____ on the beach with a good book in summer
laying
lying
I ____ him that the meeting was at 2pm
remembered
reminded
What’s ___ you from applying for the job? You’ve got all the right qualifications.
preventing
avoiding
I’ll was ___ when I took the train home last night.
robbed
stolen
Has she returned the jacket you ___ her?
borrowed
lent
If we leave at 6:30pm, we’ll be able to ___ the rush hour.
prevent
avoid
I don’t think Marcus ___ how important it is for me to have my own income.
notices
realises
Miriam is really good at table tennis. I don’t think you will be able to ___ her.
win
beat
It doesn’t ___ if you can’t pay me back until next week. I don’t need the money right now.
mind
matter
Did you ___ how many times Ella checked her phone during dinner?
notice
realise
Does Catherine ___ that you can’t go to her wedding?
matter
mind
Somebody ___ my wallet when I was taking a picture of Big Ben in London.
robbed
stole
Who do you think is going to ___ the Champions league this year?
win
beat
When it rain heavily, the river level ___ by several centimetre.
rises
raises
Did you ___ to set the alarm?
remember
remind
My two sisters don’t get on. They’re always ___.
arguing
discussing
You can’t ___ me to believe you.
expect
wait
Have you heard? The government is ___ taxes by 2% next month.
rising
raising
A: Do you think it’ll snow tonight?
B: I ___ not!
wish
hope
I had to ___ money from my parents to pay the bills.
borrow
lend
would you __________ money to a good friend?
borrow
lend
take
miss
Are Mexicans good at _____________ jokes?
speaking
pronouncing
saying
telling
Did you __________ me anything back from New York?
carry
bring
take
lose
Take a _______ at this report. Do you agree with the results?
watch
look
Have you _______ the news? It's about Angela Merkel!
listened
heard
Did you ________ that documentary on Channel 4 yesterday?
look
see
I was ______ the sun goes down, when I ______ a sound.
looking ; heard
watching ; heard
seeing ; listened
watching ; listened
I __________ 'Phantom of the Opera' last night on DVD
saw
watched
She ___ him for the first time at a party. They ___ each other for 5 years.
met / have known
knew / have met
Tiger Woods has already ___ a lot of golf tournaments and ___ a fortune and he’s still quite young.
won / earned
earned / won
We are ___for good weather on Sunday.
hoping
waiting
Jack was ___ that his girlfriend would call to say she was sorry. He ___ by the phone all evening but, unfortunately, she never called him.
waiting / hoped
hoping / waited
If you ___ a coin into a well or fountain and ___ a wish, the wish ___ true.
throw / will do / would come
throw / make / will come
