NAME

Language
Handbook

CLASS

3 Using Verbs

WORKSHEET 3

Exercise

DATE

Using Lie/Lay, Sit/Set, and Rise/Raise Correctly

(Rules 3 a, b)

Underline the correct form of each italicized verb in parentheses in the following

sentences.

EXAMPLE

1. Just as we (sat, set) down, everyone else (rose, raised ) to applaud

the speaker.

1. (Lie, Lay) your work aside and (lie, lay) down for a short rest.
2. Why didnt Leon (sit, set) where the others (sat, set)?
3. Although prices (rose, raised ), earnings didnt (rise, raise).
4. If you (lie, lay) down, Ill (lie, lay) a cold cloth on your head.
5. We (sat, set) the gift where Ms. Currie was going to (sit, set).
6. The roots of the tree have (risen, raised ) the sidewalk.
7. Lin (lay, laid ) awake, wondering where she had (lain, laid ) her catchers mitt.
8. My backpack was still (sitting, setting) where I had (sat, set) it.
9. Gasoline taxes have (risen, rose) greatly during recent years.
10. My note has (lain, laid ) on Mr. Garzas desk since I (laid, lay) it there.
11. I (sat, set) my CD player on the table and (sat, set) down to listen.
12. When the curtain (rose, raised ), a stagehand was still on the stage.
13. Your books will (lie, lay) there until you (lie, lay) them elsewhere.
14. Dont (sit, set) the eggs where someone might (sit, set) on them.
15. Armando (rose, raised ) his hand and (rose, raised ) to ask a question.
17. I (sat, set) my chair back to avoid the draft.
18. As the water flows into the lock, the ship gradually (rises, raises).
19. I (lay, laid ) in bed longer than I should have after the alarm rang.
20. The audience had just (risen, rose) to sing the national anthem.
21. When Emilia (rose, raised ) from her seat, she found the book on the table where she had
(lain, laid ) it.
22. Paul (sat, set) the food dish quietly on the floor, near where the cat (lie, lay).
23. When the teacher (set, sat) the speech before her, Francesca (raised, rose) to the occasion.
24. Mr. Yamamoto (raises, rises) the flower box off the porch where it has been (lying, laying)
all night.
25. (Lay, Lie) the package on the table and (sit, set) down while I (raise, rise) the window.

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16. I found my keys (lying, laying) where I usually (lie, lay) them.