Verbs understanding - Low Intermediate Level

 Complete the sentences with the correct verb:

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1. I ___ you and understand your feelings. ( like/sympathize )
2. Leo ___ that he would travel abroad this summer. (said/told )
3. The ___ of the Titanic was a horrible naval disaster. ( sinking/drowning )
4. I can ___ with you but I can not change the facts. ( sympathize/like )
5. Argentine was not expected to ___ Brazil in the 2014 World cup. ( win/beat )
6. We ___ this sofa with us from Canada. ( brought/took )
7. Marylin ___ her daughter how to read. ( learned/taught )
8. I ___ down and skinned my knees. ( fell/fall )
9. Dad, ___ I be excused from the table? ( may/can )
10. The picture was ___ over the fireplace. ( hanged/hung )
11. Can you ___ the music playing upstairs? ( hear/listen )
12. Do you ___ to go skiing with me this winter? ( like/want )
13. I was so excited I could hardly ___. ( sleep/go to bed )
14. The video conversation class will ___ soon. ( take part /take place )
15. Japanese lanterns are usually ___ paper. ( of / from  )
16. The spy was ___ for treason. ( hung /hunged )
17. Fred wants you to ___ the parcel on the kitchen table. ( lie / lay )
18. Have you ever learned how to ___ a toy ? ( make /do )
19. Fred wants to ___ down for a short nap. ( lay / lie )
20. The bumps on the road made me ___ down and skin my knee. ( fell / fall )
21. I ___ the newspaper to relax. ( study / read )
22. I will certainly ___ my uncle's murder. ( avenge / revenge )
23. I ___ how to use a word processor.( learn / know )
24. I went to school to ___ how to word process. ( learn / know )
25. Are you ___ at that wonderful girl ? ( seeing / looking )
26. It is better to be poor than to ___ a bank. ( steal / rob )
27. Could you kindly ___ me a pair of scissors? ( search / fetch )
28. Sally always ___ her diamond earrings with her blue gown. ( wears/puts on )
29. I ___ some money for the milkman in that envelope this morning. ( put / keep )
30. I ___ aspirin whenever I have a headache. ( take / get/receive )
31. ___ it alone. ( let go of / leave )
32. First thing in the morning we ___ the camp flag. ( raise / rise )
33. Eric ___ to drink the medicine. ( refused/ denied )
34. On week nights I try to ___ early. ( sleep / go to bed )
35. I am going to ___ a book from the library. ( borrow / lend )
36.  According to Teacher J.B. It takes practice, patience and perseverance to ___ to speak English. ( learn / teach )
37. The birds have ___ south for the winter. ( flown / flowed )
38. I ___ my textbook for one hour every evening. ( study / read )
39. He decided to ___ his wife and live alone. ( leave / give up )
40. Lara ___ a nice sports car. ( has / is with )
41. He does not ___ spaghetti very much. ( take care of / care for )
42. Help me ___ to give back her pencil.  ( remind / remember )
43. I am ___ how to drive this summer. ( learning / studying )
44. Sally ___ gloves before she goes out to the garden. ( puts on / wears )
45. I will ___ you do 25 pushups if you forget your kit. ( make / let )
46. Our team is going to ___ the championship.  ( win / beat )
47. I like to ___ early in the morning. ( rise / raise )
48. Emily  plans to ___ at Harvard next year. ( learn / study )
49. I took ___ on the thief who stole my watch. ( avenge / revenge )
50. Waldo ___ me that he is going to Hawaii for a few months. ( told / said )
51. I will be unable to ___ in today's activities. ( take part / take place )
52. More than a thousand people ___ on the Titanic. ( sunk / drowned )
53. How ___ I get to Tokyo from here? ( can / may )
54. I ___ you invitation to the dance. ( accept / agree )
55. Remember to ___ the garbage in the morning. ( take out / take off )
56. Please ___ your homework before dinner. ( make / do )
57. Rubies ___ in Thailand and Cambodia. ( are / are found )
58. Please ___ me to give back her pencil. ( remember / remind )
59. I am going to the store to ___ milk. ( buy / take )
60. Please ___ your basket to the cash register. ( buy / take )
61. I have ___ to go with you to the party. ( accepted / agreed )
62. Rachel could not ___ that she had witnessed the accident. ( refuse / deny )
63. Her testimony ___ me that he is guilty. ( persuaded / convinced )
64. Do you ___ skiing in the winter? ( like / want )
65. I am trying to ___ to the music. ( hear / listen )
66. The Canadian doctors, Banting and Best, ___ insulin. ( invented / discovered )
67. Summer is a good time ___ the family. ( to have / to be with )
68. She does not ___ her plants so they always look sick. ( care for / take care of )
69. He went down on his hands and knees to ___ for his contact lens. ( search / fetch )
70. The doctor told me to ___ drinking. ( give up / leave )
71. The river ___ gently to the sea. ( flown / flowed )
72. The burglar ___ all of her jewelry. ( stole / robbed )
73. I hope that I can ___ you to try some of these appetizers. ( persuade / convince )
74. When you come in ___ your wet clothes at the door. ( take out / take off )
75. The library will ___ me a book. ( lend / borrow )
76. Do not ___ the string of the kite. ( let go of / leave )
77. Please ___ me in! ( let / make )
78. I ___ high marks in music very easily. ( get/receive / make )
79. The doctor ___ in his office as usual all morning. ( was found / was )
80. Can you ___ the airplane in the sky? ( see /  look )
81. Cheese is ___ milk. ( made of / made from )
82. The telephone was ___ by Alexander Graham Bell. ( invented / discovered )

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