動詞是是各類考試的重點，高考試題中，單項填空、完形填空和改錯等三項題型中，動詞辨義的比重較大，并逐年增加。動詞辨義主要指：1、形狀相同的動詞之間辨義。如：lie, lay; hanged, hung; rise, raise; sit, seat等。2、意義相近的動詞之間辨義。如：borrow, lend; speak, say, talk; hope, wish等。3、動詞與其它詞形相近、意義相似的詞的辨義。如：advise, advice; cost, worth; pass, past 等。4、意義不同，但容易混淆的動詞的辨義。如：explain, say; discover, invent, uncover; find, find out等。5、某些常用動詞的習慣用法的辨義。如：ask, give, call, make, find, get, keep, want, see, hear等。6、某些常用動詞短語的辨義。如：give in, give up, turn on, turn off, turn down, turn up等。
（一）易混動詞
1、lay（放）, lie（躺）與lie（說謊）：這三個易混動詞構成見下表：
中 文 原 形 過 去 式 過去分詞 現在分詞 說 明
放 lay laid laid laying 及物動詞
躺 lie lay lain lying 不及物動詞
說謊 lie lied lied lying 不及物動詞
2、rise和raise：rise是不及物動詞，其過去式是rose，過去分詞是risen，而raise是及物動詞，是規則動詞。
3、hear與listen to：hear側重點是聽到，聽見什么，而listen to是側重于聽的傾向，但hear用于無意中的聽見，而listen to卻用于集中注意力的聽。
4、see, watch和look：see用作看電影，劇目；watch則用作看電視比賽，而watch還有在旁觀看之意。如：Are you going to play or only watch?；look一般用作不及物動詞，只是當盯著某人看時用作及物動詞，如：The little boy looked me in the face.（小男孩直盯著我的臉。）
5、wind和wound：wind意為蜿蜒而行，其過去式與過去分詞都是wound，而動詞原形wound意為傷害，其過去式、過去分詞都是wounded。
6、hang的用法：hang有兩個意思：一為懸掛，是不規則動詞，過去式、過去分詞都是hung；二為絞刑，是規則動詞，其過去式、過去分詞都是hanged。
7、hear的過去分詞born與borne：bear作為出生講有兩個過去分詞born，borne。只有當be+born…短語后沒有by介詞短語時，才可用born。如:He was born in Shanghai. 而作它用時要用borne。如：She has borne five children. 但如果作忍受講，則一律用borne。
8、sit與seat：seat為及物動詞時是作容納講，sit只是表示一動作。seat如果表示就座時要用be seated。如：They were seated at their desks. 或用seat oneself, 比如:I seated myself in the armchair.
9、borrow, lend與keep：借入英文中用borrow，借出用lend，但這兩個詞都是截止性動詞或瞬間動詞，不能用于長時間的動作，所以我能借多久應用keep。
10、win與beat：win作勝、贏講時其后應接，a game, an argument, a battle, a prize, a contest, a race, a bet，但不能接人，如果接人則有另外的含意。如:I have won him. 即我已說服他了，我贏得他的好感。而beat是及物動詞為擊敗、勝過講，直接接人、隊。
11、steal與rob：steal為偷。rob為搶，其用法不同。steal其后接物+from+某人、某地，而rob其后接人+of+搶的物品。
12、fit與suit：fit與suit均可作合適講，但英文中卻用在不同的地方。如fit用于尺寸大小的合適，而suit則多用于顏色式樣的合適。
13、take, bring 與fetch：英文中拿三個詞，即拿來，拿去，去取然后回來(即雙程)。所以拿來，帶來是bring，拿去帶走是take，而去取回來是fetch。
14、shut與close：shut與close有時是可以互換的，但有些地方則不可這樣做。如:在正式場合多用close，而在命令，態度粗暴的場合則用shut。如:Shut your mouth!(閉嘴)；又如:Shut up. 在指鐵路、公路交通關閉或停止使用的場合，則要用close。
15、answer與reply：作為回答講answer是及物動詞，如作不及物動詞，則意義不同，如answer for，意為向某人或向某事負責。而reply作回答講是不及物動詞，后跟賓語時，要加上to。
16、reach，arrive與get to：reach當到達講是及物動詞，而當延伸和拿得到、拿不到時講，則是不及物動詞。作到達講時還有get to, arrive(at/in)。
17、cost，spend與take：英文中花費有三個詞cost, spend, take，但各有不同用法。cost作 “花費”講，主語不能是人，而spend的主語不能是物。如: she spent all his money on stamps.而take作花費講時，可用人也可用物做主語。更多的用法是用形式主語it，如It takes me three hours to finish this work.
18、lost, gone與missing：作補足語時意為丟失、不見了，可以用lost, gone，但要用 miss時則不能用missed, 而要用missing.
19、have on, wear, put on及dress：作穿衣服講的動詞分為狀態和動作兩種。have on與wear作穿著狀態講;但have on不用進行時態，而wear則常要用進行時態。put on是動作，但dress既可用作狀態，又可用作穿衣動作，但用作狀態時要用其過去分詞作形容詞如:He was dressed in a b1ue suit作動作講時，其后不要接衣物而要接反身代詞或表示人、物的名詞，如：I dress my children in the morning every day.
20、begin與start
begin與Start 均可作開始講，并無多少區別，同樣可接不定式或動名詞，但在下面的場合多要用Start：1)機器的開動發動；2)旅途的開始。如:we shou1d have to start early because there was a lot traffic in the street。
21、allow 與permit
allow與permit其后直接接動作時要用動名詞，如接人后再接動詞則要用不定式，所以用在被動語態時一定要用不定式。如：People are not allowed to spit.
22、find與found
find找到的過去式和過去分詞都是found，而found是動詞“建立”的原形，其過去式和過去分詞是founded，founded，如：The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949.
23、speak, say, talk 與tell
英文中講有4個詞，speak, say, talk, tell，但其中speak, talk多用作不及物動詞，但speak后加語言名詞時則用作及物動詞，如：Please speak English。而say與tell是及物動詞，其中tell常用作接雙賓語，如：Tell me a story。但也有些特定的習慣用法，如：在作講實話，講謊言，表示時間常用單賓語而不能換其它詞，如：My watch was broken. It couldn’t tell time correctly。在書信、便條、海報上寫著英文應為It said …。在作辨別不同講時是tell，如：Can you tell me the difference between the two？而講別人好壞話時用speak，如：The father always speaks well of his son.。
24、excuse me 與sorry
excuse me用于來打攏對方前以提醒對方注意的提示語，而sorry則表達因作了某事向對方道歉。
25、care for 與care to do
care for其后要接不定式時則要省去for或換用名詞，如：Would you care for a cup of tea？但care for作照顧講時與look after相同。
26、與名詞易混的動詞有：advise(v.), advice (n.); accept(v.), except(prep.); pass(v.), past(prep.); bathe(v.), bath(n.); breathe(v.), breath(n.); choose(v.), choice(n.); succeed(v.), success(n.);
27、意義相近的動詞：ring搖鈴，打鈴，電話鈴響，strike專指敲鐘，打幾點，撞擊；suggest提出實驗性或推測性的建議，advice表示對經驗不足人的一種忠告；look由視覺得出的印象，seem暗示一定根據的判定，appear外表印象而實際或結果并非如此；stay停留，逗留，remain遺物，某物被取走一部分后剩余部分；discover（發現）找到早已存在但未被人所了解的東西，invent（發明）研制出不存在的東西；remember記憶起以前經歷或知道的事，remind提醒某人做某事。
28、動詞 + 副詞 + 介詞：catch up with, look forward to, come up with, keep up with, go in for, look down on, get on with …
29、動詞 + 介詞to的詞組有：come to, stick to, object to, agree to, turn to, attend to, belong to, devote to, reply to …
30、與in相結合的動詞有：give in, hand in, bring in, drop in, succeed in, take in, check in, engage in, fill in, trade in …
（二）動詞短語
動詞短語是指動詞和介詞、副詞或名詞的習慣搭配。有關動詞短語的測試點主要涉及結構上選用恰當的搭配詞，不同搭配含意上的辨異及不同短語的辨異。需掌握以下要點：
1、根據動詞短語的不同特點，掌握其運用規律。
(I)動詞+副詞(不及物)
Harry turned up after the party when everyone had left. 晚會后，人們都已離去，哈里出現了。
(2)動詞+副詞(及物)
Please turn every light in the house off. 請把房子里的每一盞燈都關掉。
注意：①如果賓語較長，就應避免把副詞同動詞分開。如：She turned off all the lights which had been left on. 她關掉了所有還在亮著的燈。②如果賓語是人稱代詞，只能放在動詞和副詞之間。如：She gave them away. 她送掉了它們。
(3)動詞+介詞(及物)
I'm looking for my glasses. 我在找我的眼鏡。
注意：①當它跟賓語時，不能把介詞放在賓語后面。②動詞短語可以放在句子或從句末尾。如：She's got more work than she can cope with. 她的工作多得使她應付不了。
(4)動詞+副詞+介詞
I look forward to seeing you soon. 我盼望不久就見到你。
注：“動詞+介詞”、“動詞+名詞+副詞”、“動詞+副詞+介詞”，這三種搭配都是及物的，如變成被動語態，不可漏掉介詞。In this way both grain and vegetable can be well looked after. (不能漏掉after) 這樣一來，糧食和蔬菜都能兼顧了。
2、熟悉同一動詞和不同介詞或副詞、不同的動詞和同一介詞或同一副詞搭配在意義上的差異。
(1)同一動詞和不同介詞搭配時，意義上的差異。如：①hear from收到…的來信，hear of聽說。 ②look after照料，look at看，look for尋找。
(2)同一動詞和不同副詞搭配時，意義上的差異。如：①ring back回電話, ring off掛斷電話, ring up打電話 ②put away放好, put on穿，上演, put up掛起，舉起。
(3)不同動詞和同一介詞搭配時，在意義上的差異。如：look for尋找, call for去取(某物)，去接(某人), ask for請求, wait for等候, send for派人去叫。
(4)不同動詞和同一副詞搭配時，在意義上的差異。如：①break out發生，爆炸, carry out進行，開展, go out熄滅, hand out分發, let out放出, look out當心, sell out賣完, set out出發, take out取出, work out算出。②break down出毛病, come down落下來, get down下車, take down取下, write down寫下。
練習、動詞詞義辨析
1.I can hardly ____ the difference between the two words.
A. point B.speak C.say D.tell
2.I ____ you will write me back soon.
A. wish B.hope C.want D.need
3.I asked him to ____ me a few minutes so that I could have a word with him.
A. spend B. spare C.save D. share
4. Father will not ____ us to touch anything in his room when he is away.
A. have B.let C. agree D. allow
5.I learned to ____ a bicycle as a small boy.
A. ride B. drive C. operate D.run
6.I can ____ you to the railway station in my car.
A. send B.pick C.ride D.take
7.If no one ____ the phone at home, ring me at work.
A. answers B. returns C. replies D. receives
8.1 don't know the restaurant, but it's____ to be quite a good one.
A.said B.told C.spoken D.talked
9. These boxes are too heavy for your mother, you'd better____ them for her.
A. bring B. carry C.take D. fetch
10. There was a fight in the street yesterday. Three people were seriously ____.
A. hurt B. killed C. broken D.cut
11. Careless driving ____ a lot of highway accidents.
A. affects B. gives C. causes D. results
12. I've____my umbrella in the office and I'll have to fetch it.
A. forgot B.left C. remained D.lost
13 .The doctor says a few days' rest in a quiet place will ____ you a lot of good.
A. make B.do C.give D.get
14. His heart ____ fast when the teacher asked him a difficult question.
A. beat B.hit C. jumped D.ran
15. The cooking chicken ____ very good.
A. smells B. feels C. sounds D. tastes
16. Most children stay at home until they ____ school age.
A. get B.come C. reach D. arrive
17. A single mistake here could ____ you your life.
A. pay B.take C. spend D.cost
18. The boy works hard. I____ him to succeed in the exam.
A. like B. expect C. think D.need
19. We ____ each other the best of luck in the examination.
A. hoped B. wanted C. expected D. wished
20. I'm afraid Mr Brown isn't in. Would you like to____a message?
A.give B.leave C.carry D.take
21. Do you know the girl ____ a red coat?
A. dressed in B. had on C. wore D. put on
22. The assistant suggested Mary ____ the blue skirt.
A. buying B. bought C. to buy D. could buy
23. Our teacher suggested Wang Lin ____ to America for further study.
A. should send B. would be sent C. sending D.be sent
24. Old Mr Jackson insisted ____ to the Friendship Hospital.
A. on being sent B. to send C. on sending D. being sent
25. The father insisted that their son Tom ____ clever enough to study music.
A. be B. should be C.was D. would be
26.I ____ the television set for 1,500 yuan.
A. bought B.paid C.cost D. spent
27.I ____ play football than basketball.
A. would rather B. had better C. like better D. prefer
28. - What are you doing? - I'm looking____ the children. They should be back for lunch now.
A.after B.at C.for D.up
29. The sports meet will be ____ till next week because of the bad weather.
A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put down
30.I really don't want to go to the party, but I don't see how I can ____ it.
A. get back from B. get out of C. get away D. get off
31. Readers can ____ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.
A. get over B. get in C; get along D. get through
32. Many foreigners ____ the Great Wall as the World's Seventh Wonder.
A. look at B. look for C. look around D. look on
33.1 can' t hear clearly. Please ____ the radio ____ a little.
A.tum;on B.tum;off C.tum;down D.tum;up
34. Thirty people were expected, but only twenty - four ____.
A. turned in B. turned up C. turned to D. turn up
35. The child is running a high fever. We must____ a doctor at once.
A. send in B. send out C. send for D. send up
36. I'm going to a pop concert with Tom. He'll ____ me at eight and we'll go there togethe;
A. call for B. call in C. call on D. call up
37. It is often easier to make plans than it is to ____.
A. carry on them B. carry out them C. carry them on D. carry them out
38. Your composition must be ____ after class.
A. handed to B. handed out C. handed in D. handed over
39. A new school was ____ in the village last year.
A. held up B. set up C. sent up D. brought up
40. - When did the plane ____? -At 2 o'clock.
A. take off' B. take up C. take away D. take place
41. ____! There's danger ahead.
A. Look at B.Look up C.Look on D.Look out
42.Let's____ to clean the house. It's too dirty.
A.set about B.set out C.set off D.set down
43.I used to ____ my teacher when I was in Beijing.
A. call in . B. call at C. call for D. call on
44. He ____ from his family and settled down in America.
A. broke away B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in
45. He had to ____ his father's business after his death, though he didn't really want to continue it.
A. carry out B. pick up C. set up D. carry on
46. The robbers had no trouble in ____ the bank, but when they came out ,the police were waiting for them. A. breaking out B. breaking into C. breaking up D. breaking away from
47. Autumn is coming. The farmers are busy____ the crops in the fields.
A. moving in B. sharing in C. handing in D. getting in
48. All the students ____ their holidays to take part in planting trees.
A. gave out B. gave in C. gave up D. gave away
49. He was always the last to leave in order to clean up the workroom and ____ the tools.
A. put away B. take away C. push aside D. look after
50.____ this article and tell me what you think of it.
A. Look up B. Look on C. Look into D. Look through