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sit / stand / walk / sleep

sleep (not a posture, but an activity)

win / lose / fail / try

try (doesn’t describe success/failure)

bottle / glass / cup / mug

bottle (used for storage)

city / town / country / village

country (larger administrative area)

chicken / beef / pork / tofu

tofu (plant-based protein, not meat)

cousin / brother / uncle / friend

friend (not a family member)

upstairs / downstairs / outside / beside

beside (not a vertical direction)

buy / sell / pay / spend

spend (only one that doesn’t directly involve an exchange with another person)

window / door / wall / curtain

curtain (not a structural element)

angry / sad / tired / hungry

hungry (physical state, not emotion)

desert / island / ocean / beach

beach (a part of coast, not a landform/water body)

stevia / sugar / flour / honey

flour (not sweet)

sometimes / rarely / occasionally / frequently

frequently (positive frequency, others negative/neutral)

London / Paris / Rome / Europe

Europe (a continent, not a city)

money / cash / card / wallet

wallet (not a payment method)

soup / salad / sandwich / bread

bread (not a dish, but an ingredient)

polite / rude / kind / generous

generous (about giving, not manners)

cloudy / sunny / foggy / hot

hot (temperature, not visibility or cloud condition)

comedy / drama / tragedy / news

news (not a type of film/play genre)

scarf / glove / hat / shirt

shirt (not typically winter clothing)

knife / fork / spoon / plate

plate (not used to eat with)

discover / invent / create / make

discover (find something that already exists)

lend / give / donate / provide

lend (temporary)

win / earn / gain / beat

earn (needs effort or work, not competition)

afraid / scared / terrified / brave

brave (positive meaning)

boring / exciting / interesting / amazing

boring (negative meaning)

argue / discuss / debate / explain

explain (not about exchanging opinions)

apple / banana / tomato / carrot

carrot (a vegetable, not a fruit)

run / walk / sleep / drive

sleep (not a movement verb)

bread / butter / jam / milk

milk (liquid, not spreadable food)

yesterday / now / tomorrow / often

often (frequency adverb, not time expression)

gold / silver / ring / bronze

ring (an object, not a material)

under / between / next to / near

under (the only preposition that implies vertical position)

teacher / doctor / nurse / hospital

hospital (a place, not a profession)

went / eaten / done / see

see (base form, the others are past participles)

can / must / should / maybe

maybe (not a modal verb)

book / pen / pencil / chair

chair (not a school supply)

tall / short / long / heavy

heavy (the only one that doesn’t describe length)

quickly / slowly / fast / running

running (a verb, the others are adverbs)

mountain / beach / river / hotel

hotel (the only man-made place)

He’s lived here ____ 2018. (during / for / since)

since

Wait here ____ I come back. (until / while)

until

Edison ____ the light bulb. (discover / invent)

invented

She ____ a lot of money last year. (win / earn / gain)

earned

Don’t forget to ____ your umbrella. (bring / take)

bring

Our ____ to Paris was amazing. (travel / trip / journey)

trip

I love learning about ____. (history / story)

history

He’s looking for a new ____. (job / work)

job

Can you ____ me to call my mum? (remember / remind)

remind

The company will ____ prices. (rise / raise)

raise

I always ____ the bus. (lose / miss)

miss

The weather can ____ your mood. (affect / effect)

affect

He ____ me the truth. (say / tell)

told

Someone ____ my wallet. (rob / steal)

stole

She’s very ____, she cries easily. (sensible / sensitive)

sensitive

That movie was really ____. (fun / funny)

funny

I usually ____ Netflix at night. (look / see / watch)

watch

Can you ____ me your book? (borrow / lend)

lend

I need to ____ my homework. (make / do)

do

He didn’t ____ a word. (say / tell)

say