teach – learn – study

1. I’ll never do it again. I’ve ___________ my lesson.

2. Don’t worry! I’ll __________ him a lesson!

3. I’ve been _____________ all afternoon, but it takes so long to ________Philosophy.

4. He has__________ his dog some clever tricks.

5. You can ________ more about the wild animals from one visit to the zoo than from _________ zoology for hours.

raise – rise

1. I am trying to ________ money to build a new house.

2. She got angry, ________ to her feet and left the room.

3. Prices are ___________.

4. I can’t _________ this arm, it hurts badly.

remind – remember

1. I must __________ her to take her umbrella.

2. Don’t you ____________ where you put your glasses? You ________ me of my mother.

3. Can I __________everyone that we have a strict non-smoking policy here?

4. I can still ____________ every word he said.

rob – steal

1. They found out that the maid had been __________ from them for years.

2. Two men ___________ a bank yesterday morning.

3. Help! I’ve been __________.

4. He ___________ a kiss from her in the moonlight.

hire – rent – let

1. If you go to Malta, you can _______ a car and drive around the island.

2. We ________ our house while we were on holiday.

3. She needs money so she is going to _________ out a room to a student.

4. I’ll have to __________ someone to put up the fence.

lie – lay

1. My father has just __________ down. I can’t wake him up.

2. She __________ the baby gently on her bed.

3. Salmon swim hundreds of miles up rivers and stream in order to _________ their eggs.

4. I was________ awake all night worrying about my financial situation.

discover – invent

1. Do you know who ___________ radio - Marconi or Tesla?

2. Who __________ the lost city of Machu Picchu?

3. Scientists are trying to __________ the cause of the epidemic.

4. The teacher realized that the girl had ____________ the whole story about being kidnapped.

fit – suit

1. Black doesn’t ___________ me. I look much better in red.

2. This dress __________ me, but it doesn’t really ________ me. It’s too short.

lend – borrow

1. Will you _________ me your bicycle?

2. You can’t keep on __________ money without paying back on time.

3. She is a kind of woman who is always ready to __________ a hand.