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Level 1 - Coursebook - Unit 8B+8C - Confusing Verbs

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I love those shoes you're...

a)

wearing

b)

carrying

2.

Have you ever... a prize?

a)

earned

b)

won

3.

They ... at a party last year.

a)

met

b)

knew

4.

She ... like her mother. They have the same eyes.

a)

looks

b)

looks like

5.

We got to the airport late, so we... the plane.

a)

lost

b)

missed

6.

How much money do you... a month?

a)

earn

b)

win

7.

You ... really sad. What's wrong?

a)

look

b)

look like

8.

If you need an answer. You can ... it on the internet.

a)

look for

b)

find

9.

She ... that she was sorry.

a)

said

b)

told

10.

We had to .... money from the bank to buy a car.

a)

lend

b)

borrow

11.

I ____ I knew the answer to this question.

a)

hope

b)

wish

12.

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

a)

refuses

b)

denies

13.

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

a)

argue

b)

discuss

14.

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

a)

denied

b)

refused

15.

I love ____ on the beach with a good book in summer

a)

laying

b)

lying

16.

I ____ him that the meeting was at 2pm

a)

remembered

b)

reminded

17.

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

a)

preventing

b)

avoiding

18.

I’ll was ___ when I took the train home last night.

a)

robbed

b)

stolen

19.

Has she returned the jacket you ___ her?

a)

borrowed

b)

lent

20.

If we leave at 6:30pm, we’ll be able to ___ the rush hour.

a)

prevent

b)

avoid

21.

I don’t think Marcus ___ how important it is for me to have my own income.

a)

notices

b)

realises

22.

Miriam is really good at table tennis. I don’t think you will be able to ___ her.

a)

win

b)

beat

23.

It doesn’t ___ if you can’t pay me back until next week. I don’t need the money right now.

a)

mind

b)

matter

24.

Did you ___ how many times Ella checked her phone during dinner?

a)

notice

b)

realise

25.

Does Catherine ___ that you can’t go to her wedding?

a)

matter

b)

mind

26.

Somebody ___ my wallet when I was taking a picture of Big Ben in London.

a)

robbed

b)

stole

27.

Who do you think is going to ___ the Champions league this year?

a)

win

b)

beat

28.

When it rain heavily, the river level ___ by several centimetre.

a)

rises

b)

raises

29.

Did you ___ to set the alarm?

a)

remember

b)

remind

30.

My two sisters don’t get on. They’re always ___.

a)

arguing

b)

discussing

31.

You can’t ___ me to believe you.

a)

expect

b)

wait

32.

Have you heard? The government is ___ taxes by 2% next month.

a)

rising

b)

raising

33.

A: Do you think it’ll snow tonight?

B: I ___ not!

a)

wish

b)

hope

34.

I had to ___ money from my parents to pay the bills.

a)

borrow

b)

lend

35.

would you __________ money to a good friend?

a)

borrow

b)

lend

c)

take

d)

miss

36.

Are Mexicans good at _____________ jokes?

a)

speaking

b)

pronouncing

c)

saying

d)

telling

37.

Did you __________ me anything back from New York?

a)

carry

b)

bring

c)

take

d)

lose

38.

Take a _______ at this report. Do you agree with the results?

a)

watch

b)

look

39.

Have you _______ the news? It's about Angela Merkel!

a)

listened

b)

heard

40.

Did you ________ that documentary on Channel 4 yesterday?

a)

look

b)

see

41.

I was ______ the sun goes down, when I ______ a sound.

a)

looking ; heard

b)

watching ; heard

c)

seeing ; listened

d)

watching ; listened

42.

I __________ 'Phantom of the Opera' last night on DVD

a)

saw

b)

watched

43.

She ___ him for the first time at a party. They ___ each other for 5 years.

a)

met / have known

b)

knew / have met

44.

Tiger Woods has already ___ a lot of golf tournaments and ___ a fortune and he’s still quite young.

a)

won / earned

b)

earned / won

45.

We are ___for good weather on Sunday.

a)

hoping

b)

waiting

46.

Jack was ___ that his girlfriend would call to say she was sorry. He ___ by the phone all evening but, unfortunately, she never called him.

a)

waiting / hoped

b)

hoping / waited

47.

If you ___ a coin into a well or fountain and ___ a wish, the wish ___ true.

a)

throw / will do / would come

b)

throw / make / will come