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CONFUSING VERBS
1 Confusing forms of the verbs: 11. They ________ the dilapidated building.
V1 V2 V3 12. They ________ him alive.
1. Bid (cksyh yxkuk) Bid Bid 13. They ________ the university in 1950.
Bid (vkns'k nsuk] Bade Bidden 14. Much water has ________ under the bridge.
vfHkoknu djuk) 15. He ________ into a rage when he abused him.
2. Hang (Vkaxuk) Hung Hung To fly into a rage -to get angry suddenly.
Hang (iQk lh
¡ is p<+kuk) Hanged Hanged 3 Confusing forms of the verbs:

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3. Lie (>qB cksyuk) Lied Lied V1 V2 V3
Lie (ysVuk) Lay Lain 1. Stick Stuck Stuck. fpiduk] yxs jguk
Lay (vaMk nsuk@{ksfrtLaid Laid Strike Struck Struck izgkj djuk
j[kuk@ U;ksNkoj djuk) 2. Ring Rang Rung ?kaVh ctkuk] iQksu djuk

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4. Rend (VqdM+s&VqdM+s Rent rent Wring Wrung Wrung fupksM+uk
dj nsuk) Swing Swung Swung >wyuk@gjdr esa vkuk
Rent (fdjk;s is p<+kuk) Rented Rented 3. Bear Bore Born iSnk djuk
5. Fall (fxjuk) Fell Fallen Bear Bore Borne to carry/cnkZ'r djuk
Fell (fxjkuk) Felled Felled 4. Wind Wound Wound ?kwekuk ;k yisVuk
Wound Wounded Wounded t[eh djuk
EXAMPLES – 1
5. Forgo Forwent Forgone R;kx nsuk
1. He has ________ the highest price. Forego Forewent Foregone ds igys tkuk
2. He has ________ good bye to all. 6. Bind Bound Bound ck¡/uk
Bound Bounded Bounded nk;jk cukuk
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3. He ________ me go out immediately
4. He has ________ the picture. EXAMPLES – 3
5. They ________ Saddam Hussain after a brief trial. 1. ________ to your lane.
6. He ________ about his past. 2. ________ the iron when it is hot.
3. ________ the bell.
7. Bhagat Singh ________ his life for his country.
4. He has ________ the clothes.
8. ________ your books aside and ________ down to
5. Mangoes are ________ from the branches.
rest.
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6. The police ________ into action when the riot broke

9. He has ________ the house. out.
10. His cries ________ the silence of the night. 7. He was ________ in 1990.
2 Confusing forms of the verbs: 8. I have ________ the pain with courage.
V1 V2 V3 9. Cholera is a water- ________ disease.
1. See Saw Seen ns[kuk 10. ________ the watch.
Saw Sawed Sawed vkjh ls dkVuk 11. The robbers ________ him.
2. Grind Ground Ground ihluk 12. ________ desserts if you want to lose weight.
Ground Grounded Grounded tehu ij mrkjuk@mM+us ugha13. His past ________ wherever he approached for a
nsuk job.
3. Rise Rose Risen mxuk@mBuk@ rjDdh djuk Roots ________ the soil.
14.
Raise Raised Raised mBkuk 15. Lazy students are ________ to fail.
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Raze Razed Rased (fxjkuk@èoLr djuk) 16. Seas ________ India on three sides.
4. Fly Flew Flown mM+uk 4 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
Flow Flowed Flowed cguk (liquid dk) Noun or Adjective:
Blow Blew Blown cguk(wind dk) 1. Desert (N) jsfxLrku
5. Find Found Found ikuk Desert (V) NksM+ nsuk
Found Founded Founded uhao j[kuk Dessert (N) Sweet dish after a meal
EXAMPLES – 2 2. Affect(V) vlj djuk] izHkko Mkyuk
1. He ________ down and sprained his ankle. Effect(N) ifj.kke
2. Small strokes ________ great oaks. Effect(V) izHkko esa ykuk
3. I have ________ this movie. 3. Practice(N) vH;kl@ pyu
4. He ________ the wood. Practise(V) vH;kl djuk
5. He ________ the spices and sold them.
4. Advice(N) lykg
6. They have ________ all the flights due to a hoax
call. Advise (V)
lykg nsuk
7. The sun has already ________ . 5. Loose (Adj.)
<+hyk
8. I ________ up late today. Loss(N) gkfu
9. May you ________ in your life? Lose(V) [kksuk@gkjuk
10. ________ your hand if you agree to my proposal.

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EXAMPLES – 4 Ensure(V) To confirm (lqfuf'pr djuk)
1. He ________ his family. 5. Deny(V) to refuse to accept the truth
([kaMu djuk)
2. The Sahara is a ________ .
Refuse (V) badkj djuk
3. Skip ________ if you want to ________ weight. Rebut/refute(V) to den y with the h elp of
4. Bad weather ________ your health and the ________ evidence (lcwr ds lkFk [kaMu djuk)
is cold and cough. Decline(V) iru gksuk
5. They soon ______________ the ST/SC Act as Decline(N) iru
untouchability was a common ________ then. EXAMPLES – 6
6. ________ makes a man perfect. 1. The dog is of good ________ .
7. ________ there questions. 2. Familiarity ________ contempt.

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8. Don’t ________ your temper. 3. Don’t ________ over the past.
9. He is wearing a ________ shirt. 4. See the ________ of eaglets sitting there.
10. Pakistan ________ the match. 5. Good books ________ like hot cakes.

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11. It is your ________, not mine. 6. The ______ of woolen clothes dips in summer.
12. Don’t ________ me. 7. He ________ against them.
13. I need your ________ . 8. He has lodged a ________ against them.
9. I ________ that all the doors were locked.
5 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
Noun or Adjective: 10. I ________ you of my help.
1. Wear(V) igus gq, gksuk 11. He ____ his car against theft and accident.
Put on(Prasal verb) iguuk 12. He ________ to have stolen my watch.
2. Stand(V) [kM+s jguk 13. He ________ to help me.
Stand(N) [kM+h djus dh txg 14. He ________ our offer.
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Stand up(Prasal verb) cSBs ls mBuk
15. His fame ________ due to his misconduct.
3. Wander(V) HkVduk
16. He ________ the charges with concrete proofs.
Wonder(V) lkspuk
Wonder(N) vtwck 7 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
4. Employ(V) to give a job Noun or Adjective:
Appoint(V) to give a post 1. Compliment(N/V) iz'kalk] vfHkuanu
5. Overtake(V) to surpass Complement(N/V) iwjd] iwjk djuk
2. Envelop(V) to cover
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Take over(Phrasal verb) to take command or control of

EXAMPLES – 5 Envelope (N)
fyiQkiQk
3. Comprise Consist of (cukuk)
1. He is ________ a sweater.
Contain ds vanj gksuk
2. ________ your sweater. It is getting cold. Compose cukuk
3. ________ in a queue. 4. Avoid/ Shun ls cpuk
4. He ________ amid heavy round of applause when Spurn to ignore because he doesn’t
his name was called. deserve your attention or love.
5. I ________ what to cook. 5. Canvas(N) eksVk diM+k
6. He ________ here and there for water. Canvass(V) ?kwe&?kwedj oksV ekaxuk
7. We don’t ________ women in this boys’ college. EXAMPLES – 7
1. I ________ him on his success.
8. They _______________ him secretary to the
2. I extend my ________ .
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principal.
9. Soon Jet Airways __________________ all its 3. The couple ________ each other.
competitors and became the most prestigious 4. The atmosphere ________ the earth.
airways. 5. Put the letter in an ________ .
10. The new CEO will soon _____________ the charges. 6. The atmosphere ________ many gases.
6 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, 7. The box ________ ten bottles of milk.
Noun or Adjective: 8. This block ________ of ten chambers.
1. Breed(N) uLy 9. Gulzar ________ many songs.
Breed(V) to give birth (tUe nsuk) 10. He ________ meeting me.
Brood(N) a group of young birds. (iafN;ksa dk
11. You should ________ bad company.
lewg)
Brood(V) to think a lot about something 12. She ________ the advances of the stalker.
in an unhappy way. 13. She ________ for the NDA.
2. Sell(V) cspuk 14. Draw it on the ________ .
Sale(N) fcdjh 15. A cup of coffee is an excellent ________ to smoked
3. Complain(V) f'kdk;r djuk salmon.
Complaint(N) f'kdk;r
16. Change sentence (6) in Passive Voice.
4. Assure(V) rlYyh nsuk
Insure(V) to protect against loss (chek djuk)

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8 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, 6. He ________ due to excessive heat.
Noun or Adjective: 7. The wall ________ killing three people.
1. Cease to stop 8. They ________ the crying woman.
Seize tCr djuk 9. I ________ with the victim’s family.
Commandeer tCr djuk (fdlh fefyVªh dke ds fy,)
10. He ________ the injured bird.
2. Prosecute to try for any offence in the court.
Persecute to treat wrongly (xyr O;ogkj djuk) 11. The police ________ the signals and traced the
3. Recover to get back to the same condition accused.
(Bhd gksuk) 12. Don’t ________ when I speak.
Recuperate to get well (Bhd gksuk) 13. If you don’t _______, the matter will aggravate.
4. Censor to stop or ban 14. The water pipe ________ .

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Censure to officially and strictly criticise 15. They ________ the myth regarding dragon.
5. Elicit to draw out response/ emotion. 16. The ________ of the gruesome murder shocked us.
Illicit(Adj) socially not acceptable (voSèk) 17. ________ an example.
Illegal(Adj) legally unacceptable (xSjdkuwuh) 18. He went to the ________ and inspected the

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EXAMPLES – 8 building.
1. Such customs now ________ to exist. 10 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
2. ________ the golden opportunities. Noun or Adjective:
1. Tow to drag and take away
3. They have ________ his car to take the injured to
Toe(N) iSj dh m¡xyh
hospital.
Tiptoe (V) to walk on toes
4. We ________ the trespasses. 2. Allude(V) to mention indirectly
5. The British ________ the freedom fighters. Elude(V) to escape (cpuk)
6. He is ________ after his brief illness. 3. Success(N) liQyrk
Succeed(V) liQy gksuk
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7. The police have ________ the stolen statues.
Successful(Adj.) liQy
8. They have ________ the vulgar song.
4. Access(N/V) igq¡p] rd igq¡p gksuk
9. The committee ________ him for his misconduct. Excess(Adj.) in plenty
10. Marriage within the same gotra is ________ but 5. Bestow(V) uokT+kuk]
confer
not ________ . Beset(V) to fill with som eth in g
11. Good teachers can ________ responses from the negative (ls Hkjuk)
students. EXAMPLES – 10
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9 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, 1. They will ________ away your car.
Noun or Adjective: 2. He hurt his ________ .
1. Retire to be superannuated (lsokfuo`Ùk gksuk)] to 3. He ________ into the house.
rest (vkjke djuk) 4. When the PM said, ‘Shehjade’, we understood to
Resign to give up one's post officially, to whom he was _______.
accept something as inevitable (R;kxi=k
5. The thief ________ arrest.
nsuk@ ihNs gV tkuk)
Collapse VwV dj fxj tkuk] csgks'k gks dj fxjuk 6. Nothing ________ like ________ .
2. Console pqi djkuk ;k rlYyh nsuk (jksrs gq, dks) 7. He is a ________ businessman.
Comfort(V/N) vkjke igq¡pkuk] vkjke dh oLrq 8. Facebook can ________ our personal data.
Sympathise lgkuqHkwrh nsuk 9. He has ________ breathing problem.
3. Intercept to receive a communication or 10. They ________ him with the title of ‘Sir’.
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signal directed elsewhere usually

11. My life is ________ with difficulties
secretly
Intervene to interfere (n[ky nsuk) 11 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
Interrupt Vksduk] jksduk Noun or Adjective:
4. Burst iQVuk 1. Declare to announce (?kks"k.kk djuk)
Bust(V/N) part from head to chest, to reveal Propose(V) to give as an offer (izLrkfor djuk)
the truth 2. Tamper to change something (in instrument)
5. Sight n`';] utkjk Temper heat of mind or emotion
Site(N) Place of construction (fuekZ.k LFky) Doctor(N/V) to change (accounts, data CD etc)
Cite(V) to mention (mYys[k djuk) 3. Tease(V) rax djuk
EXAMPLES – 9 Mitigate to lessen so that you feel better,
1. He ________ at the age of 70. alleviate
2. He ________ from his post. Militate(V) to hinder/obstruct
3. It’s 11 p.m. now. Let us ________ for the day. 4. Lesson (N) ikB
4. In deserts, living beings ________ before the Lessen (V)
de djuk
merciless sun. 5. Pray(V) izkFkZuk djuk
5. The farmers _______ themselves to their fate when Prey(N/V) f'kdkj@f'kdkj djuk
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EXAMPLES – 11 Expect(V) hope (mEehn djuk)
1. Indira Gandhi ________ an emergency. Suspect(V) vk'kadk gksuk
2. The Apex Court ________ Section 303 of IPC null Aspect(N) igyww
and void. 3. Remember(V) ;kn djuk
Remind(V) ;kn djkuk
3. They ________ with the EVM.
Recall(V) fiQj ls ;kn djuk] okil cqykuk
4. They ________ the accounts. 4. Revenge(N/V) cnyk@cnyk yssuk (xqLls ds Hkkouk ls)
5. Don’t ________ the dog. Avenge(V) cnyk ysuk (U;k; djus ds fy,)
6. This medicine will ________ your pain. 5. Rout(V/N) cqjh rjg ls ijkftr djuk] cgqr cqjh gkj
7. Your careless attitude ________ against your Route(V) jkLrk
Root(N) tM+
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Uproot(V) tM+ ls m[kkM+uk
8. I will teach him a ________ .
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9. Meditation ________ your tension.
1. Please ____________ some money to your servant.
10. I will ________ for you. 2. He ________ Rs. 1 cr. to the bank.

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11. Lions ________ on deer. 3. He has ________ Rs. 1 cr. from the bank.
12 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, 4. This b ook is g ood ____________ for som e
Noun or Adjective: typographical mistakes.
1. Invent(V) to create or produce for the first 5. He ________ my offer.
time (vkfo"dkj djuk) 6. The sky is overcast.
Discover(V) to find that already existed ([kkst djuk) (i) We ________ good rain.
2. Postpone(V) to put off for a later date (ii) We ________ a storm.
Adjourn to end/suspend something for a 7. Do you ________ me?
period of time 8. His looks ________ me of my brother.
Cancel
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to decide that something will not 9. The police asked the victim to ________ the
happen incident.
3. Cry(N/V) fpYykgV] fpYyk dj jksuk 10. Do you know the negative ________ of your
Weep(V) jksuk (fcuk vkokt ds) conduct?
Plead(V) fxM+fxM+kuk@ ;kpuk djuk 11. ________ is best served cold.
4. Show(V) fn[kkuk 12. Our army ________ our soldiers’ martyrdom.
Exude(V) to show with confidence and clarity 13. Which is the shortest ________ to Noida?
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Epitomise to be the perfect example 14. Pakistan was ________ in the world cup.
5. Flout mYya?ku djuk 15. Greed is the ________ cause of corruption.
Flaunt fn[kkok djuk 16. ________ evil practices which are prevalent.
EXAMPLES – 12 14 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
1. Graham Bell ________ the telephone. Noun or Adjective:
2. Columbus ________ America. 1. Cast to give (a vote), nsuk(oksV
), cukuk
3. ________ your mettle. Cast give a glance (utj Mkyuk )
2. Overcast Åij ls Nk tkuk
4. They ________ the meeting for two days. 3. Broadcast izlkfjr djuk
5. They ________ the show and refunded our money. 4. Forecast igys ls crkuk
6. The case has been ________ . 5. Telecast TV ij izlkfjr djuk
7. Don’t ________ . EXAMPLES – 14
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8. Babies ________ . 1. We must ________ our votes judiciously.

9. Don’t ________ over spilt milk. 2. He ________ a glance at his watch.
3. They ________ Salman Khan in the movie.
10. Don’t ________ for the moon.
4. Toys are ________ from plastic.
11. He ________ for mercy.
5. The programme was ________ on Zee news.
12. She ________ confidence when she pleads her case.
6. The weather is ________ .
13. Dhirubhai Ambani ________ from rags to riches
7. The sky is ________ .
success story.
14. Don’t ________ the traffic rules. 15 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
Noun or Adjective:
15. He ________ his luxury cars.
1. Sever(V) dkV dj vyx djuk (forcibly)
13 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, Severe(Adj.) rhoz
Noun or Adjective: Sewer(N) ukyk
1. Lend(V) m/kj nsuk 2. Prescribe(V) lykg nsuk
Borrow(V) m/kj ysuk Proscribe(V) to ban
Owe(V) m/kj gksuk 3. Loath(Adj.) reluctant (cseu)
2. Except dks NksM+dj Loathe(V) to dislike or hate
Accept(V) viukuk 4. Sever(V) to cut and remove forcibly and suddenly

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Amputate to remove by surgical operations (of 2. Bridle(V/N) yxke@ yxke yxkuk
limbs) Bridal(Adj.) fookg ;k nqYgu lacaf/r
Maim(N) to injure so that a part of body Board(V/N) lokj gksuk] xÙkk
becomes permanently damaged On board lokj
Mutilate to inflict as violent disfiguring 3. Write fy[kuk
injury. Write off to eliminate from some list (to
Cripple to make something unable to work regard as lost or conceded)
normally Right(N/Adj) vf/dkj@ lgh
5. Hoard(V) to hide and collect Rite(N) a part of religious ceremony
Horde(N) A group (of people etc) Riot(N) naxk
EXAMPLES – 15 4. Pore(N) Nsn
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1. I have a ________ headache. Pour(V)
2. The ________ has overflowed. Pore over to study carefully
(Phrasal verb)
3. He has ________ his ties with his in-laws.
4. The doctors have ________ his thumb. EXAMPLES – 17

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1. Buddhism flourished during the ________ of
5. They ________ children and force them to beg.
Ashoka.
6. Heavy rain ________ life in cities.
2. It is ________ cats and dogs.
7. The terrorists sent the ______ bodies of the
3. We have booked a ________ suite.
hostages.
4. He has ________ the bus.
8. The doctor has ________ bed rest.
5. 50 passengers ________ were killed in the air
9. They ________ carrying lighters in planes.
crash.
10. ________ of people come to see the Taj Mahal.
6. His last ________ were performed in Varanasi.
11. They ____________ sugar and sell it in the black
7. ________ broke out in Gujarat.
market.
8. We have six fundamental ________ .
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12. She is ________ to accept her mistakes.
9. They had ________ Amitabh Bacchan who returned
13. I ________ getting up early. to the same glory with KBC.
16 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, 10. We have several ________ through which we sweat.
Noun or Adjective: 11. ________ the court's order.
1. Catch(N/V) idM+uk 12. ________ the tea into the cup.
Hold(N/V) Fkkeuk
2. Deprecate(V) to criticize (fuank djuk) 18 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
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Depreciate(V) decreasing of value Noun or Adjective:

3. Peddle(V) ?kwe&?kwedj leku cspuk 1. Burn(N/V) tykuk
Pedal(N/V) lkbZfdy dk Hkkx (ftl ij iSj j[krs gSa)]
Pedal pykuk Scald(V) to burn with steam or hot water
4. Waive(V) to refra in from pressing or Scorch(V) to burn the upper layer that changes
enforcing colour but it is not destroyed
Wave(N/V) ygj@ygjkuk Singe(V) to burn slightly
5. Diffuse(V) iQSyuk Char(V) tydj dkyk gks tkuk
Defuse (V) to make non-functional, to reduce 2. Found uhao j[kuk
tension. Establish to make something that is expected
to last for longer period of time or is
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widely accepted
1. Dhoni took a good ________ . Compose to assemble and make/to make
2. ________ your tongue. poem or song
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3. She will ________ the 8 o’clock bus. Set up to assemble machines etc. in order
4. ________ the receiver for a moment. to make them operational
5. We ________ the act of some journalists as 3. Deflect to ca use someth in g to cha ng e
childish. direction
6. The price of my car has ________ . Deviate to do something which is different
7. They ________ drugs. from usual
8. He will ________ fast when he returns home. Reflect to hit som eth in g a nd m ove in
9. The government has ________ off the loan of the different directions.
farmers. Divert to change direction
10. He ________ his hands. 4. Proceed vkxs c<+uk
11. Sea ________ look beautiful. Precede ls igys vkuk
12. They ________ the bomb but the smell of gun Succeed to be successful (liQy gksuk)
, ds ckn vkuk
powder ________ into the air. (o'kat ds :i esa)
17 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs, EXAMPLES – 18
Noun or Adjective: 1. ________ the papers.
1. Rein(V/N) yxke@ yxke yxkuk 2. Steam ________ her arms.
Reign(N) 'kklu 3. The Sun rays have ________ my skin.
Rain(N/V) ckfj'k] ckfj'k gksuk 4. The flame of the candle has ________ the wall.

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5. They ________ the university in 1950. V1 V2 V3
6. I have ________ my business. 7. Rise (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
rose risen
7. Laxmikant has ________ this song. Awake (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
awoke awoken
8. They have Wake (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
woke woken
Rouse (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
roused roused
(i) ________ a factory.
Awake (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
awakened awakened
(ii) ________ a commission.
Waken (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
wakened wakened
9. The bullet hit the wall and ________ from its normal Arise (mxuk@tkxuk@txkuk)
arose arisen
course. Arise – problems and questions arise
10. The traffic police have ________ the heavy vehicles. • to get up
11. Light ________ from smooth surface. • to spring to action

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12. Teachers shouldn’t ________ from the topic.
13. Silence ________ the storm. EXAMPLES – 19
14. Aurangzeb ________ Shah Jahan. 1. The burglar ________ his head against the wall.
15. Akbar ________ to the throne at the age of 13.

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2. ________ the boiled potatoes.
16. Can I ________ with this chapter now? 3. ________ some chillies.
17. He ________ in his motive.
4. ________ some spices.
19 Verbs Confusing with other Verbs,
5. ________ some salt and ________ the mixture.
Noun or Adjective:
1. Smash to break into pieces, to hit 6. ________ the dough.
very hard 7. ________ the eggs.
Mash to make soft pulpy thing 8. ________ the buttermilk.
Grind ihluk
9. She was not prepared and ________ for words.
Stir fgykuk
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Whip pkcqd] pkcqd ls ekjuk
Knead xw¡Fkuk 11. He ________ due to the lack of confidence.
Churn e¡Fkuk 12. I will ________ to you.
2. Speak cksyuk
13. I had a ________ with him.
Tell say to (crkuk)
Talk(N/V) ckr@ ckr djuk 14. He ________ that he was busy.
Say dguk 15. Don’t ________ a lie.
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Ask dguk@iwNUkk 16. He ________ me to stay at home.

Stammer stutter (gdykuk)
17. He ________ as he got up. He is too weak to walk.
Fumble for word fnekx esa 'kCnksa dk u vkuk
3. Walk(V/N) pyuk] lSj 18. The girl was lost in her thoughts and ________
Amble Vgyuk around.
Stroll Vgyuk 19. Pigeons ________ when we peeped into their roost.
Stagger yM+[kM+kuk 20. He cast a ________ at his watch.
Stumble to wa lk or sp eak in a n
21. People line up to have a ________ of the idol.
awkward manner.
4. Gait pyus dk rjhdk 22. Her _______________ bagged her a movie with
Flutter iQM+iQM+kuk Shahrukh.
Fluster to move in a confused manner 23. ________ the confused ________ on her face.
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Fumble to reach for things by moving 24. He ________ at his son’s photograph every night.
hands here and there
5. See ns[kuk 25. He ________ through the window.
Look(V) ns[kuk] 26. You ________ sad.
Looks(N) the way one looks 27. He ________ at us which sent shivers down our
Look(N) facial expression (fn[kuk) spine.
Seem fn[kuk 28. We ________ up to the sound of drums.
Glance ,d >yd
6. Peep >k¡duk 29. ________, our motherland needs us.
Stare ?kwjuk 30. “At the stroke of midnight hour when the world
Gaze yacs le; rd ns[krs jguk sleeps, India will ________ to light and freedom.
Watch utj j[kuk] fn[kuk
(TV) Lines of '30' have been taken from “Tryst with
Glower xqLls ls ns[kuk Destiny”, a famous speech delivered by Jawahar Lal
Glimpse ,d >yd Nehru. The speech was delivered around mid-night
on 14th August.

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EXAMPLES - 1 3. Stand 5. resigned 7. remember EXAMPLES - 18

1. bid 4. stood up 6. collapsed 8. remind 1. Burn
2. bidden 5. wondered 7. collapsed 9. recall 2. scalded
3. bade 6. wandered 8. consoled 10. aspects 3. scorched
4. hung 7. employ 9. sympathise 11. Revenge 4. singed
5. hanged 8. appointed 10. comforted 12. avenged 5. founded
6. lied 9. overtook 11. intercepted 13. route 6. established
7. laid 10. take over 12. interrupt 14. routed 7. composed

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8. Lay, lie EXAMPLES - 6 13. intervene 15. root 8. (i) set up
9. rented 1. breed. 14. burst. 16. Uproot (ii) set up
10. rent/rend 2. breeds 15. busted EXAMPLES - 14 9. deflected
EXAMPLES - 2 3. brood 16. sight 1. cast 10. diverted

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1. fell 4. brood 17. Cite 2. cast 11. reflects
2. fell 5. sell 18. site 3. cast 12. deviate
3. seen 6. sale EXAMPLES - 10 4. cast 13. precedes
4. sawed 7. complained 1. tow 5. telecast 14. succeeded
5. ground 8. complaint 2. toe. 6. forecast 15. succeeded
6. grounded 9. ensured 3. tiptoed 7. overcast 16. proceed
7. risen 10. assure 4. alluding EXAMPLES - 15 17. succeeded
8. rose 11. insured 5. eluded 1. severe EXAMPLES - 19
9. rise 12. denied 6. succeeds, 2. sewer 1. smashed
10. Raise 13. refused success. 3. severed 2. Mash
7. successful
11. razed
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14. declined 4. amputated 3. Chop
12. found 15. declined 8. access 5. maim 4. Grind
13. founded 16. refuted/ 9. excess 6. cripples 5. Add, stir.
14. flowed rebutted 10. bestowed 7. mutilated 6. Knead
15. flew EXAMPLES - 7 11. beset 8. prescribed 7. Whip
EXAMPLES - 3 1. complimented EXAMPLES - 11 9. proscribe 8. Churn
1. Stick 2. compliments. 1. proposed 10. Horde 9. fumbled
2. Strike 3. complement 2. declared 11. hoard 10. talk.
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3. Ring 4. envelops 3. tampered 12. loath 11. stammered

4. wrung 5. envelope. 4. doctored 13. loathe 12. talk
5. swinging 6. comprises 5. tease EXAMPLES - 16 13. talk
6. swung 7. contains 6. mitigate 1. catch. 14. said
7. born 8. consists 7. militated 2. Hold 15. tell
8. borne 9. composed 8. lesson. 3. catch 16. asked/told/
9. borne 10. avoided 9. lessens 4. hold instructed
10. Wind 11. avoid/ shun 10. pray 5. deprecate 17. staggered
11. wounded 12. spurned 11. prey 6. depreciated. 18. flustered
12. forgo 13. canvassed EXAMPLES - 12 7. peddle 19. fluttered
13. forewent 14. canvas. 1. invented 8. pedal 20. glance
14. bind 15. complement 2. discovered 9. waived 21. glimpse
15. bound 16. The 3. Discover 10. waved 22. looks
16. bound atmosphere is 4. postponed 11. waves 23. See, look
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EXAMPLES - 4 comprised of 5. cancelled 12. defused, 24. gazed

1. lost many gases 6. adjourned. diffused 25. peeped
2. desert. EXAMPLES - 8 7. weep. EXAMPLES - 17 26. look/seem
3. dessert, lose 1. cease 8. cry. 1. reign 27. glowered
4. affects, effect 2. Seize 9. cry 2. raining 28. rose/woke
5. effected, 3. commandeered 10. cry 3. bridal 29. Arise
practice 4. prosecute 11. pleaded 4. boarded 30. awake
6. Practice 5. persecuted 12. exudes 5. on board
7. Practise 6. recovering 13. epitomised 6. rites
8. lose 7. recovered 14. flout 7. Riot
9. loose 8. censored 15. flaunts 8. rights
10. lost 9. censured EXAMPLES - 13 9. written off
11. loss 10. illicit, illegal. 1. lend 10. pores
12. advise 11. elicit 2. owed 11. Pour over
13. advice. EXAMPLES - 9 3. borrowed 12. Pour
EXAMPLES - 5 1. retired 4. except
1. wearing 2. resigned 5. accepted
2. Put on 3. retire 6. (i) expect
4. resign (ii) suspect

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