Verbs often confused

I ___ I knew the answer to this question.

• Hope

• Wish

The chemist can ___ you which is the best medicine to take.

• Warn

• Advise

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

• Denies

• Refuses

Don’t you think we need to ___ this before we made a decision?

• Argue

• Discuss

Emily’s boss___ her that if she was late for work again, she’d lose her job.

• Warned

• Advised

Hurry up! I can’t ___ forever.

• Expect

• Wait

When the police accused Jim of the crime, he ___ being there that night.

• Denied

• Refused

I love ___ on the beach with a good book in summer.

• Laying

• Lying

I ___ him that the meeting was at 2 p.m.

• Remembered

• Reminded

What’s ___ you from applying for the job? You’ve got al the right qualifications.

• Preventing

• Avoiding