Troublesome Verbs and Words I

The dog ___ on the sofa waiting for me.

• lies

• lays

She ___ the books on the desk.

• lies

• lays

We __ the flag of Cambodia during the competition.

• rose

• raised

The sun is not ___ today.

• rising

• raising

Please ___ the table for our dinner.

• set

• sit

We have been ___ the whole day. We need to go for a walk tomorrow.

• setting

• siting

___ hour is not enough to write an essay for this topic.

• A

• An

My mom bought me __ uniform for the next school year.

• a

• an

The victim doesn't ___ the reason behind the man's carelessness.

• accept

• except

The set of projects were accepted by the manager ___ my proposal.

• accept

• except