GEP 9B - Verbs Often Confused | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Have you been sleeping well recently? You look / seem really pale.

look

If we leave at about 6.30, we'll be able to prevent / avoid the rush hour.

avoid

The pharmacist can warn / advise you which is the best medicine to take.

advise

Don't you think we need to argue / discuss this before we take a decision?

discuss

What's preventing / avoiding you from applying for the job? You've got all the right qualifications.

preventing

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

refuses

The vet picked up the dog carefully and lay / laid it on the bed.

laid

Have you heard? The government is rising / raising taxes by 2% next month.

raising

It doesn't mind / matter if you can't pay me back until next week. I don't need the money right now.

matter

Who do you think is going to win / beat the Champion's League this year?

win

My two sisters don't get on. They're always arguing / discussing.

arguing

The new boss looks / seems very friendly but I don't trust her at all.

seems

Emily's boss warned / advised her that if she was late for work again, she'd lose her job.

warned

Does Catherine mind / matter that you can't go to her wedding?

mind

Miriam is really good at table tennis. I don't think you will be able to win / beat her.

beat

Somebody robbed / stole my wallet when I was taking a photo of Big Ben in London.

stole

I was robbed / stolen when I took the train home last night.

robbed

I love laying / lying on the beach with a good book in summer.

lying

After the floods, the water level of the river has risen / raised by several centimetres.

risen

Did you notice / realize how many times Ella checked her phone over dinner?

notice

When the police accused Jim of the crime, he denied / refused being there that night.

denied

I don't think Marcus notices / realizes how important it is for me to have my own income.

realizes