Vocabulary: Verbs Often Confused Flashcards
(29 cards)
wish / hope
I ____ we had enough money to buy a bigger flat.
I wish we had enough money to buy a bigger flat.
wish: want sth to be true, even if it’s unlikely or impossible
(wish + sb + past simple)
mind / matter
I don’t ____ where we go. The important thing is to have a holiday.
I don’t mind where we go. The important thing is to have a holiday.
mind: have a problem / feel strongy
avoid / prevent
My daughter will do anything to ____ doing housework. She’s really lazy.
My daughter will do anything to avoid doing housework. She’s really lazy.
avoid: to not to do something
(avoid doing sth)
remember / remind
____ me to send my dad a card. It’s his birthday next week.
Remind me to send my dad a card. It’s his birthday next week.
remind: help somebody to remember something
(remind sb to do sth)
argue / discuss
My boyfriend and I often ____ about his friends. I really don’t like them.
My boyfriend and I often argue about his friends. I really don’t like them.
argue: speak angrily to sb
(argue about sth)
lend / borrow
Could I ____ your phone charger? I’ve left mine at home.
Could I borrow your phone charger? I’ve left mine at home.
borrow: ask for sth that you intend to give back
(borrow sth)
notice / realize
I didn’t ____ what the thief was wearing. It was too dark.
I didn’t notice what the thief was wearing. It was too dark.
notice: see / observe
(notice sth)
beat / win
Chelsea managed to ____ the match 1-0.
Chelsea managed to win the match 1-0.
win: be successful in a competition
(win sth)
expect / wait
I’ll ____ outside while you see the doctor.
I’ll wait outside while you see the doctor.
wait: stay where you are until something happens
raise / rise
Please ____ your hand if you have any questions.
Please raise your hand if you have any questions.
raise: make sth go up
advise / warn
My uncle asked me to ____ him which laptop he should get.
My uncle asked me to advise him which laptop he should get.
advise: tell sb what you think they should do
(advise sb to do sth)
deny / refuse
I ____ to lend Harry any more money. He never pays me back.
I refuse to lend Harry any more money. He never pays me back.
refuse: say you don’t want to do something
(refuse to do sth)
lay / lie
All I want to do when I’m on holiday is ____ on the beach and sunbathe.
All I want to do when I’m on holiday is lie on the beach and sunbathe.
lie: put your body in a horizontal position
rob / steal
Don’t leave your phone on the table - somebody might ____ it.
Don’t leave your phone on the table - somebody might steal it.
steal: take money or property that isn’t yours
remember / remind
When I got to my car, I suddenly ____ that the keys were in my other bag.
When I got to my cay, I suddenly remembered that the keys were in my other bag.
remember: not forget
(remember sth)
lend / borrow
My parents ____ me the money to buy a new car, but I have to pay them back.
My parents lent me the money to buy a new car, but I have to pay them back.
lend: give sth to sb that you want them to give back
beat / win
Scotland ____ Ireland 3-2.
Scotland beat Ireland 3-2.
beat: defeat sb
(beat sb)
rob / steal
Two men ____ me while I was walking home. They got away with my purse and phone.
Two men robbed me while I was walking home. They got away with my purse and phone.
rob: take sth from a person or place by threat or force
deny / refuse
My colleague ____ taking my scissors, but I saw them later on his desk.
My colleague denied taking my scissors, but I saw them later on his desk.
deny: say that something isn’t true
(deny sth)
lay / lie
Last year, we just ____ on the beach all day when we were on holiday.
Last year, we just lay on the beach all day when we were on holiday.
(past simple of ‘lie’ is ‘lay’ not ‘lied’)
raise / rise
House prices ____ last month for the first time this year.
House prices rose last month for the first time this year.
(past simple of ‘rise’)
argue / discuss
At the meeting we ____ the possibility of working together.
At the meeting we discussed the possibility of working together.
discuss: talk about sth
(discuss sth)
avoid / prevent
The police officer’s action ____ anybody from getting hurt.
prevented
prevent: stop
expect / wait
I ____ our team to lose, but in the end they won.
I expected our team to lose, but in the end they won.
expect: think that sth will happen
