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Verbs often confused

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Scotland ......................... Ireland 3-2. (beat/win)

beat

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Two men ....................... me while I was walking home. They got away with my purse and phone. (rob/steal)

robbed

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My collegue ............................. taking my scissors, but I saw them later on his desk. (deny/refuse)

denied

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Last year we just ...................... on the beach all day when we were on holiday. (lay/lie)

lay

25

House prices .................... last month for the first time this year. (raise/rise)

rose

20

At the meeting we ........................... the possibility of working together. (argue/discuss)

discussed

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The police officer's action ..................... anybody from getting hurt. (avoid/prevent)

prevented

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I ............................ our team to lose, but in the end they won. (expect/wait)

expected

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At first, she didn't think it ................... that her husband travelled a lot, but eventually she got fed up with it. (mind/matter)

mattered

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The moment I heard her voice on the phone, I .................. something was wrong. (notice/realize)

realized

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The tour guide........................ us that the area was dangerous at night. (advise/warn)

warned

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We ........................ the weather would be good for the picnic, but unfortunately it rained. (wish/hope)

hoped

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