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- lay / laid
- He lay on the floor reading a book.
- The soldier laid the injured woman on the grass.
- stolen / robbed
- My car was stolen while I was in the shop.
- My brothers planned to rob a bank.
- win / beat
- I never win at cards.
- I never beat him at cards.
- rise / raise
- The sun rises in the east.
- They raise horses.
- remember / remind
- I'll always remember that wonderful day.
- Don't remind me of that awful day.
- pretend / intend
- He often pretends deafness when you ask him an awkward question.
- She look it as an insult, which wasn't at all what I had intended.
- miss / lose
- I arrived too late and missed the train.
- Here are the tickets; don't lose them.
- loosen / lost
- I loosened my tie but I didn't take it off.
- The radio wasn't working because of a loose connection.
- pull / push
- The train is pulled by a powerful engine.
- He pushed me and I fell into the water.
- fell / feel
- The ripe fruit fell from the tree.
- I felt a strange emotion.
- fill / file
- Please fill in this application form.
- Secretaries are supposed to file the main mail.
- struck / hit
- The ship struck a rock and started to sink.
- The man hit the robber in the stomach.
- discuss / argue
- He never argues with his wife; they live in harmony.
- Let's discuss the problem.
- resume / summarize
- I think we should resume our work.
- I need summarize this newspaper article.
- notice / report
- Did you notice whether I locked the door?
- Any case of stealing should be reported immediately.
- own / owe
- They own a castle in Scotland.
- You owe me some money.
- realize / accomplish
- She spoke English so well that I never realized she was German.
- I don't feel our visit really accomplished anything.
- lend / borrow
- He wanted to buy a house so he lent money from a bank.
- Could you please borrow me your pen?
- use / wear
- Why do you wear glasses?
- This company uses a computer to do its accounts.
- wonder / wander
- I wonder what really happened.
- Look at that a little boy wandering about - perhaps he's lost his mother.
- spell / spill
- The Americans spell some words differently from the British.
- I'm afraid I've spilt some coffee on the rug.
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