Confusing Verbs

Definition

100

What is the meaning of "Talk"?

Have a conversation with someone/a person. More informal.

200

What is the meaning of "Listen"?

You focus on something! You need to pay attention. 

300

"Borrow" is when:

You take something from someone. You receive something for a period of time.

400

What is the difference between "Do" and "Make"?

"Do" is related to a task or activity. "Make" is related to create/produce something.

500

What is the difference between "Remember" and "Remind"?

"Remember" = you don't need another person or thing to remember about something. 

"Remind" = something makes you remember something.

Easy

100

My boss wants to _________ with me. (Formal/serious conversation)

Speak

200

I love to _________ horror movies! (observe something for a long time)

Watch

300

Brazil didn't _________ Morocco in the World Cup. (defeat the opponent)

Beat

400

I _____ a strange noise at night. (sound comes naturally in your ear)

Heard

500

I _____ my exercise last night. (task/activity)

Did

Medium

100

Complete the sentence with say or tell: 

My brother _____, “I’m hungry.”

Said

200

Complete the sentence with hear or listen:

Please _____ carefully. This is important.

Listen

300

Complete the sentence with win or beat:

We _____ the final game and became champions.

Won

400

Complete the sentence with remember or remind:

Can you _____ me to bring my notebook tomorrow?

Remind

500

Complete the sentence with borrow or lend:

I forgot my phone charger. Can I _____ yours?

Borrow

Difficult

100

Correct the mistake:

I said him the answer.

I told him the answer.

200

Correct the mistake:

I listened a loud noise outside.

I heard a loud noise.

300

Choose the best option and explain why:

Yesterday, I _____ my friend at the mall.

Yesterday, I saw my friend at the mall. 

Explanation: You don’t usually “watch” a friend at the mall unless you observe them for a period of time. See means you noticed/met the person. 

400

Correct the sentence and explain it:

My alarm remembered me about the English class.

My alarm reminded me about the English class.

Explanation:
The alarm makes you remember, so we use remind.

500

Correct both mistakes:

I did a cake for the party, and my friend borrowed me his hat.

I made a cake for the party, and my friend lent me his hat.

Explanation:

• make a cake = produce/create a cake
• lend someone something = give temporarily
• borrow = receive temporarily

Create!

100

Create one sentence with talk.

Any correct sentence.

Ex: I talk to my friends every day.
We talked about games yesterday.  

200

Create one sentence using say and one sentence using tell.

Any correct answer.

Examples:

She said, “I’m tired.”
She told me she was tired.

300

Create one sentence using hear and listen together.

Any correct answer.

Examples:

I was listening to music when I heard my mom calling me.
I listened carefully and heard a strange noise.

400

Create a mini dialogue using borrow and lend.

Any correct answer:

Example:

A: Can I borrow your pencil?

B: Sure, I can lend it to you.

A: Thanks! I’ll give it back later.

500

Create a short story using at least 6 verbs from the list:

Say / Tell / Speak / Talk / See / Watch / Hear / Listen / Win / Beat / Make / Do / Remember / Remind / Borrow / Lend

 

Any coherent story using at least 6 verbs correctly. 

Example:

Yesterday, I saw my friend at the June Festival. He told me about a square dance. We watched the fireworks and heard loud music. I listened carefully to the instructions, borrowed a straw hat from my brother, and won the ring toss game.