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  • stevia / sugar / flour / honey
    flour (not sweet)
  • book / pen / pencil / chair
    chair (not a school supply)
  • went / eaten / done / see
    see (base form, the others are past participles)
  • She ____ a lot of money last year. (win / earn / gain)
    earned
  • polite / rude / kind / generous
    generous (about giving, not manners)
  • chicken / beef / pork / tofu
    tofu (plant-based protein, not meat)
  • lend / give / donate / provide
    lend (temporary)
  • I always ____ the bus. (lose / miss)
    miss
  • comedy / drama / tragedy / news
    news (not a type of film/play genre)
  • discover / invent / create / make
    discover (find something that already exists)
  • He’s looking for a new ____. (job / work)
    job
  • The weather can ____ your mood. (affect / effect)
    affect
  • buy / sell / pay / spend
    spend (only one that doesn’t directly involve an exchange with another person)
  • The company will ____ prices. (rise / raise)
    raise
  • cousin / brother / uncle / friend
    friend (not a family member)
  • yesterday / now / tomorrow / often
    often (frequency adverb, not time expression)
  • win / lose / fail / try
    try (doesn’t describe success/failure)
  • money / cash / card / wallet
    wallet (not a payment method)
  • I love learning about ____. (history / story)
    history
  • soup / salad / sandwich / bread
    bread (not a dish, but an ingredient)
  • Don’t forget to ____ your umbrella. (bring / take)
    bring
  • argue / discuss / debate / explain
    explain (not about exchanging opinions)
  • He didn’t ____ a word. (say / tell)
    say
  • I need to ____ my homework. (make / do)
    do
  • I usually ____ Netflix at night. (look / see / watch)
    watch
  • upstairs / downstairs / outside / beside
    beside (not a vertical direction)
  • afraid / scared / terrified / brave
    brave (positive meaning)
  • angry / sad / tired / hungry
    hungry (physical state, not emotion)
  • mountain / beach / river / hotel
    hotel (the only man-made place)
  • Edison ____ the light bulb. (discover / invent)
    invented
  • tall / short / long / heavy
    heavy (the only one that doesn’t describe length)
  • gold / silver / ring / bronze
    ring (an object, not a material)
  • knife / fork / spoon / plate
    plate (not used to eat with)
  • London / Paris / Rome / Europe
    Europe (a continent, not a city)
  • sometimes / rarely / occasionally / frequently
    frequently (positive frequency, others negative/neutral)
  • bottle / glass / cup / mug
    bottle (used for storage)
  • Someone ____ my wallet. (rob / steal)
    stole
  • She’s very ____, she cries easily. (sensible / sensitive)
    sensitive
  • Can you ____ me to call my mum? (remember / remind)
    remind
  • run / walk / sleep / drive
    sleep (not a movement verb)
  • apple / banana / tomato / carrot
    carrot (a vegetable, not a fruit)
  • Can you ____ me your book? (borrow / lend)
    lend
  • boring / exciting / interesting / amazing
    boring (negative meaning)
  • desert / island / ocean / beach
    beach (a part of coast, not a landform/water body)
  • scarf / glove / hat / shirt
    shirt (not typically winter clothing)
  • That movie was really ____. (fun / funny)
    funny
  • cloudy / sunny / foggy / hot
    hot (temperature, not visibility or cloud condition)
  • sit / stand / walk / sleep
    sleep (not a posture, but an activity)
  • quickly / slowly / fast / running
    running (a verb, the others are adverbs)
  • He’s lived here ____ 2018. (during / for / since)
    since
  • city / town / country / village
    country (larger administrative area)
  • Wait here ____ I come back. (until / while)
    until
  • can / must / should / maybe
    maybe (not a modal verb)
  • Our ____ to Paris was amazing. (travel / trip / journey)
    trip
  • teacher / doctor / nurse / hospital
    hospital (a place, not a profession)
  • win / earn / gain / beat
    earn (needs effort or work, not competition)
  • window / door / wall / curtain
    curtain (not a structural element)
  • bread / butter / jam / milk
    milk (liquid, not spreadable food)
  • He ____ me the truth. (say / tell)
    told
  • under / between / next to / near
    under (the only preposition that implies vertical position)