16476 tricky verbs

TRICKY VERBS
SPEAK OR TALK???
Speak:
- used with languages.
-it usually expresses the action
a person
addresses
a group.
1.ofShe
_______
severaltolanguages.
a) speaks b)talks
c)both
Talk:
2.
He _______ for about an hour.
-usually
to express
that 2 people
a) spoke
b)talked
c)both
are
having
a
conversation.
3. He _______ a lot of nonsense.
-used
with theb)talks
expression c)both
a) speaks

nonsenses.
4.
It was an interesting _______
a) speak
b)talk
c)both
5. He’s always _______behind people’s
backs.
a) speaking b)talking
c)both
6. If it’s worrying you, you should
_______ your mind.
a) speak
b)talk
c)both
7. There’s a serious problem. I think
we should _______.
a) speak
b)talk
c)both
8. We _______ things over and
everything’s OK between us now.
a) spoke
b)talked
c)both
9. It’s just_______, they will never
actually do it.
a) speak
b)talk
c)both

10. She _______in her sleep.
a) speaks b)talksc)both

BORROW OR LEND??
Lend:
- it’s the action of giving
something to someone, like money
1. Could you _______ me some money
or things for example.
until the weekend, please?
Borrow:
a) borrow
b)lend
-it’s the action of taking
2. I must take back the books I
something from someone like
_______ from the library.
money or things for example.
a) lent
b)borrowed
ex: I lend you 20€.
3. Could I _______ your phone? My
I borrow 20€ from you.
battery’s dead.
a) borrow
b)lend
4. Who did you _______ it from?
a) borrow
b)lend
5. Who did you _______it to?

a) borrow
b)lend
6. She asked me if she could
________ my camera for the party.
a) borrow
b)lend
7. She never paid me back the money
she _________ off me.
a) borrowedb)lent
8. He _______ me his car for the
weekend.
a) borrowedb)lent
9. It’s raining- could I _______ an
umbrella.
a) borrow
b)lend
10. The bank _______them the
money to buy it.
a) borrowedb)lent