8th Grade: Unit 3 Lesson 15

8th Grade: Unit 3 Lesson 15

lie, lay; rise, raise

Lie and Lay

• lie means to rest, recline, or to remain

• EX: I am going to lie down for a nap.

• lay means to put or to place

• EX: Chickens lay eggs.

To lie

• it does not act on anything or anyone else

• it is a still verb; there is NO action

• Correct: I lie down on the couch.

• Incorrect: I lay down on the couch

To lay

• it is something you do to something else

• it IS an action verb; something is being done

• it needs a direct object to explain what is being placed

• Correct: Lay the book on the table.

• Incorrect: Lie the book on the table.

Multiple Choice

Then she _________ down in the sun.

• lies

• lays

Multiple Choice

Shelly ________ a blanket on the grass.

• lies

• lays

The confusion is in the past tenses:

• To lie: past tense = lay; past participle = lain

• EX: Last night I lay awake in bed.

• EX: I could have lain in bed all day.

• To lay: past tense=laid; past participle=laid

• EX: I laid it down here yesterday.

• EX: They have laid an average of 500 feet of telephone line per day.

Multiple Choice

Her dog ________ there with her.

• lies

• lays

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, Shelly _________ in the sun for an hour.

• lay

• laid

Multiple Choice

The workers are __________ bricks for a house.

• lying

• laying

Rise and Raise

• rise means to get up or to move upward

• EX: Please rise for the singing of the National Anthem.

• raise means to lift something up or to grow

• EX: I had to raise the window in the kitchen when I burned the pie.

To rise

• it does not take an object since it's an intransitive verb

• it's an irregular verb

• 3 forms: rise, rose, risen

• EX: The sun rises every morning.

To raise

• it must have an object since it is a transitive verb

• it's a regular verb

• 3 forms: raise, raised, raised

• EX: Raise your hand if you know the answer.

Multiple Choice

Zombies _______ from the grave at night.

• raise
• rise

Multiple Choice

I am going to ask my boss to _______ my salary.

• rise
• raise

Lie, lay, rise, and raise are known as TROUBLESOME VERBS

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