Confusing verbs

There are many verbs that sound similar and it’s easy to get confused between them. Here is a list of some of the most common confusing verb pairs.

wear	carry
Jewelry clothes	A bag A baby
win	earn
A medal A prize A match	A salary money
know	meet
Somebody well something	Somebody for the first time At 11 o’clock
hope	wait
That something good happen to do sth	For a bus For a long time
watch	Look at
TV A match	A photo your watch
look	Look like
Happy About 25 years old	Your mother A model
miss	lose
The bus A class	A match Your glasses
bring	take
Your dictionary Sth back from holiday	An umbrella Your children to school
Look for	find
Your glasses A job	Your glasses A job
say	tell
Sorry Hello Something to someone	A joke A lie
lend	borrow
Money to someone	Money from someone

Hope and expect Hope = to want something to happen and think it will happen, always for positive things, e.g. I hope I’ll pass the exam. Expect= to think something will happen, usually for a reason (not necessarily a positive thing), e.g. I expect I’ll fail because I haven’t worked very hard. Look and look like After look we use and adjective or an age. After look like we use a noun.