Dalam mempelajari kosakata dalam bahasa Inggris, ada kata kerja yang membuat kita bingung, entah itu dari kemiripan kata, atau dengan kata yang memiliki makna yang sama. Untuk menghindari kebingungan, kata-kata apa saja sih yang termasuk ke dalam kata-kata yang membingungkan alias Confusing Verbs:
| No. | Verb often confused | Meaning | Sentence |
| 1. | notice | to see, hear or become aware of something = untuk melihat, mendengar atau mengetahui/menyadari sesuatu | Do you usually notice what colors eyes people have? |
| 2. | realize | to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation = untuk memahami atau mengetahui/menyadari suatu fakta tertentu atau situasi | When I saw my wife’s face I realized that I had bought the wrong size. |
| 3. | raise | to make something go up (needs an object) = untuk meningkatkan/menaikkan sesuatu objek | What would your boss do if you asked him/her to raise your salary? |
| 4. | rise | to go up (can’t have an object) = untuk menaikkan secara natural atau alami tanpa memerlukan objek | The sun rises. |
| 5. | argue | talk often angrily to somebody because you disagree about something = nada berbicara sering marah kepada seseorang karena Anda tidak setuju tentang sesuatu. | Do you often argue with your friend in the class? Who with? What about? |
| 6. | discuss | have a conversation about something = berbincang-bincang tentang sesuatu | We always discuss the problem to get the solution. |
| 7. | avoid | stop yourself from being in a situation = menghindari | She avoids her boyfriend because they’ve been arguing. |
| 8. | prevent | stop something from happening = mencegah | I use sun block to prevent from skin cancer. |
| 9. | remind | make somebody remember = mengingatkan seseorang | Remind me to phone my father later. It’s his birthday. |
| 10. | remember | remember = ingat | Please remember to lock the door before you go out. |
| 11. | expect | think something is going to happen = memikirkan sesuatu yang akan terjadi | I expect Tony will be late – he always is. |
| 12. | hope | want something to happen = menginginkan sesuatu terjadi | I hope it rains tomorrow so I can sleep well. |
| 13. | mind | be annoyed or worried by something = merasa terganggu atau khawatir tentang sesuatu | Do you mind if I open the window? |
| 14. | matter | be important, often used with “it” = menjadi sangat penting | It doesn’t matter if you wear those clothes to University. |
| 15. | stolen | take something that is not yours, the object of steal must be a thing. = mengambil sesuatu yang bukan milik Anda, biasanya beruba benda | He stole money from the bank. |
| 16. | robbed | to take something that is not yours from a person or place, the object must be a person, a place, not a thing. = mengambil sesuatu yang bukan milik Anda, biasanyaa tempat, atau seseorang. | He robbed the bank. |
| 17. | heard | receive sounds with your ears = menerima/mendengar suara melalu telinga | Ssttt… I heard something strange. |
| 18. | listen | pay special attention to hear something = memberikan perhatian khusus untuk mendengar | You never listen to what I tell you.
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| 19. | seem | give a general impression = memberikan kesan yang umum | She seems unhappy but I don’t know why. |
| 20. | look | give an impression from what you can see = memberikan kesan dari apa yang Anda lihat. | Jessica looks so happy. She’s smiling all the time. |
Demikian penjelasan mengenai kata kerja yang sering membuat kita bingung alias confusing verbs. Semoga penjelasan di atas dapat membantu mengatasi makna yang ambigu. Mau tau caranya? Yuk datang ke English Café di Jalan Gunung Soputan I 16 A Denpasar atau kalian bisa menghubungi kami di 0361 481910. Di English Café kalian akan diajarkan dengan pembelajaran yang menyenangkan dan tentu saja dengan penjelasan yang tidak membuat kalian bingung. Kami tunggu kedatangan kalian ya dan kami ada kelas gratisnya lohh… Dijamin gratisssss…..
