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Everyday verbs: listen, move, help Exercises

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Everyday verbs: listen, move, help · A1. listen = try to hear sounds carefully; watch = look at something for some time; open = move a door or lid so you can go or look inside; close = shut a door, window or lid

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listen

try to hear sounds carefully
In a sentence

I listen to music on the bus.

I listen to music on the bus.

Useful combinations
listen to musiclisten carefully

Word forms & family

listenslistenedlistening

Similar meanings & paraphrases

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These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.

Here “listen” means try to hear sounds carefully. Practise the combinations “listen to music” and “listen carefully”.

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listen · watch · open · close

listen = try to hear sounds carefully; watch = look at something for some time; open = move a door or lid so you can go or look inside; close = shut a door, window or lid

I listen to music on the bus.

sit · stand · walk

sit = rest your bottom on a chair or seat; stand = be on your feet, not sitting; walk = move on your feet, not running

Please sit on this chair.

run · buy · help

run = move quickly on your feet, faster than walking; buy = get something by paying money for it; help = make it easier for someone to do something

I run in the park every morning.

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Which word means “try to hear sounds carefully”?

Choose the best answer.

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Step 1 · Warm-up

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Step 2 · Build the skill

listen · watch · open · close

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listen = try to hear sounds carefully; watch = look at something for some time; open = move a door or lid so you can go or look inside; close = shut a door, window or lid

I listen to music on the bus.
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Step 3 · Build the skill

sit · stand · walk

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sit = rest your bottom on a chair or seat; stand = be on your feet, not sitting; walk = move on your feet, not running

Please sit on this chair.
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Step 4 · Build the skill

run · buy · help

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run = move quickly on your feet, faster than walking; buy = get something by paying money for it; help = make it easier for someone to do something

I run in the park every morning.
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Everyday verbs: listen, move, help

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listen

listen

try to hear sounds carefully

watch

watch

look at something for some time

open

open

move a door or lid so you can go or look inside

close

close

shut a door, window or lid

sit

sit

rest your bottom on a chair or seat

stand

stand

be on your feet, not sitting

walk

walk

move on your feet, not running

run

run

move quickly on your feet, faster than walking

buy

buy

get something by paying money for it

help

help

make it easier for someone to do something

Questions & answers

Opening an answer records help for that question.

D01 · Warm-up

Which word means “try to hear sounds carefully”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. listen
  2. write
  3. speak
  4. read
Answer & explanation
listen

“listen” means try to hear sounds carefully. The clue is “try to hear sounds carefully”.

R01 · Meaning & use review

I pay attention to the sounds of the teacher’s words. I ___ to the teacher.

Choose the best answer.

  1. listen
  2. speak
  3. read
  4. write
Answer & explanation
listen

“listen” means try to hear sounds carefully. The clue is “I pay attention to the sounds of the teacher’s words. I ___ to the teacher.”.

D02 · Warm-up

Which word means “look at something for some time”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. eat
  2. watch
  3. write
  4. listen
Answer & explanation
watch

“watch” means look at something for some time. The clue is “look at something for some time”.

R02 · Meaning & use review

Which verb means look at an event for some time? We ___ the football match.

Choose the best answer.

  1. eat
  2. write
  3. watch
  4. listen
Answer & explanation
watch

“watch” means look at something for some time. The clue is “Which verb means look at an event for some time? We ___ the football match.”.

P01 · Build the skill

Which word means “move a door or lid so you can go or look inside”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. write
  2. close
  3. open
  4. eat
Answer & explanation
open

“open” means move a door or lid so you can go or look inside. The clue is “move a door or lid so you can go or look inside”.

R03 · Meaning & use review

The box has a closed lid. I lift the lid so I can look inside. I ___ the box.

Choose the best answer.

  1. write
  2. open
  3. close
  4. eat
Answer & explanation
open

“open” means move a door or lid so you can go or look inside. The clue is “The box has a closed lid. I lift the lid so I can look inside. I ___ the box.”.

P02 · Build the skill

Which word means “shut a door, window or lid”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. close
  2. open
  3. drink
  4. read
Answer & explanation
close

“close” means shut a door, window or lid. The clue is “shut a door, window or lid”.

R04 · Meaning & use review

The door is open. I shut it. I ___ the door.

Choose the best answer.

  1. drink
  2. close
  3. open
  4. read
Answer & explanation
close

“close” means shut a door, window or lid. The clue is “The door is open. I shut it. I ___ the door.”.

P03 · Build the skill

Which word means “rest your bottom on a chair or seat”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. run
  2. drink
  3. sit
  4. stand
Answer & explanation
sit

“sit” means rest your bottom on a chair or seat. The clue is “rest your bottom on a chair or seat”.

R05 · Meaning & use review

My bottom rests on a chair and my feet are on the floor. I ___ on the chair.

Choose the best answer.

  1. run
  2. sit
  3. drink
  4. stand
Answer & explanation
sit

“sit” means rest your bottom on a chair or seat. The clue is “My bottom rests on a chair and my feet are on the floor. I ___ on the chair.”.

P04 · Build the skill

Which word means “be on your feet, not sitting”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. write
  2. run
  3. stand
  4. sit
Answer & explanation
stand

“stand” means be on your feet, not sitting. The clue is “be on your feet, not sitting”.

R06 · Meaning & use review

I am on my feet, and I am not sitting or walking. I ___ still.

Choose the best answer.

  1. write
  2. stand
  3. sit
  4. run
Answer & explanation
stand

“stand” means be on your feet, not sitting. The clue is “I am on my feet, and I am not sitting or walking. I ___ still.”.

P05 · Build the skill

Which word means “move on your feet, not running”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. write
  2. run
  3. sit
  4. walk
Answer & explanation
walk

“walk” means move on your feet, not running. The clue is “move on your feet, not running”.

R07 · Meaning & use review

I go on foot slowly. I do not run. I ___.

Choose the best answer.

  1. sit
  2. run
  3. write
  4. walk
Answer & explanation
walk

“walk” means move on your feet, not running. The clue is “I go on foot slowly. I do not run. I ___.”.

P06 · Build the skill

Which word means “move quickly on your feet, faster than walking”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. run
  2. sit
  3. write
  4. walk
Answer & explanation
run

“run” means move quickly on your feet, faster than walking. The clue is “move quickly on your feet, faster than walking”.

R08 · Meaning & use review

In the race I go very fast on my feet. I do not walk. I ___.

Choose the best answer.

  1. walk
  2. run
  3. sit
  4. write
Answer & explanation
run

“run” means move quickly on your feet, faster than walking. The clue is “In the race I go very fast on my feet. I do not walk. I ___.”.

P07 · Build the skill

Which word means “get something by paying money for it”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. eat
  2. write
  3. read
  4. buy
Answer & explanation
buy

“buy” means get something by paying money for it. The clue is “get something by paying money for it”.

X01 · Meaning & use review

I pay money to the shop and receive a new bag. I ___ the bag.

Choose the best answer.

  1. buy
  2. write
  3. eat
  4. read
Answer & explanation
buy

“buy” means get something by paying money for it. The clue is “I pay money to the shop and receive a new bag. I ___ the bag.”.

P08 · Build the skill

Which word means “make it easier for someone to do something”?

Choose the best answer.

  1. drink
  2. eat
  3. close
  4. help
Answer & explanation
help

“help” means make it easier for someone to do something. The clue is “make it easier for someone to do something”.

X02 · Meaning & use review

My friend cannot lift the heavy box alone. I lift one side to make it easier. I ___ my friend.

Choose the best answer.

  1. help
  2. drink
  3. eat
  4. close
Answer & explanation
help

“help” means make it easier for someone to do something. The clue is “My friend cannot lift the heavy box alone. I lift one side to make it easier. I ___ my friend.”.

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