Your home: I live in Haffenville. My house is on Moffen Street. Your job: I work at Mosh Market. I am there every day.
Where you are, what you do
live /lɪv/ — live in Haffenville
work /wɜːrk/ — work in an office
Try it: Amina: Are you at Magaff Library every day? Sofia: Yes, the books are my job. I ___ there. (work / live / eat) Answer: work — Sofia calls the books at the library my job, and you say work about the place your job is in. live would make the library a house, and a library is not a house.
Food and drink
Food: I eat bread and eggs. In a cup or a glass: I drink water, coffee, and tea.
eat /iːt/ — eat bread
drink /drɪŋk/ — drink water
Try it: Hiroshi: Your coffee is very hot. Ira: Yes, so I ___ it very slowly. (drink / eat / buy) Answer: drink — Ira already has the hot coffee, and coffee is something you drink. You eat food like bread, and you buy a thing at a market before you have it.
At a store
At a store: I buy a jacket. Then I pay for it with my money. The word for is part of pay.
buy /baɪ/ — buy a jacket
pay /peɪ/ — pay for the bag
Try it: Woman at the store: That is thirty dollars. Lars: Here is my money. I can ___ for the jacket now. (pay / buy / wear) Answer: pay — A price and money in your hand go with pay, and the word for is part of it: pay for the jacket. buy is also about money, but you say buy the jacket, with no for.
Going and wearing
Out the door: I go to Mosh Market, and then I go home. On your body: I wear a shirt, a jacket, and shoes.
go /ɡoʊ/ — go to the market
wear /wɛr/ — wear a new jacket
Try it: Lars: Is that a new T-shirt, Mei? Mei: Yes. I ___ it every day. Finish what Mei says. (wear / go / pay) Answer: wear — A T-shirt is on your body, so you wear it. After go you need a place, not a T-shirt, and you pay for it only one time, at the shop.
Try it: Farid: Do you want bread? Yasmin: Yes. My bag is here, and I can ___ to Mosh Market now. (go / live / drink) Answer: go — The bag is ready and Mosh Market is the place in the answer, and you say go to with that place. A market is not a house, so live is not the answer here.