Troublesome Verbs

The ranchers ________________ the foreman run the ranches.

• let

• leave

Yesterday , the wealthy landowners ____________ the colorful blankets on the ground and sat down.

• lay

• laid

Raul __________ him about honesty.

• learned

• taught

Don Ignacio ______________ his finger and shook it at his friend.

• raised

• rose

When Araceli marries Juan, she will wear a veil that she ________ from her cousin.

• borrowed

• lend

The workers have __________ their baskets down.

• sit

• set

Don Arturo _________________ down for a nap in the afternoon.

• lies

• lays

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.4A

When floodwaters _________, the family piles sandbags outside the house .

• raise

• rise