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Raise And Rise

April 27, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with a form of rise or raise.

1. The carpenter ……………………. the shelf above the reach of children.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise something is to lift it.

2. It is easy to ……………………… tulips.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise is to grow or cultivate.

3. We should ………………………… our children to be decent men and women.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise children is to bring them up.

4. The sun …………………… at 6 o’clock.

Correct! Wrong!

To rise is to get up on your own.

5. The building was …………………….. on level ground.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise is to build.

6. The seamstress …………………….. the hem of the dress.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The farmer …………………… cows and corn.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise is to grow.

8. That discussion ……………………… my interest.

Correct! Wrong!

Raise is transitive and is followed by an object.

9. The landlord …………………….. my rent.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise rent is to increase it.

10. Please ………………….. when the judge enters the court.

Correct! Wrong!

To rise is to get up on your own.

11. The coffee cake won’t …………………….. unless you add yeast.

Correct! Wrong!

12. The boy was ……………………. by an aunt.

Correct! Wrong!

To raise children is to bring them up.

Answers

1. The carpenter raised the shelf above the reach of children.

2. It is easy to raise tulips.

3. We should raise our children to be decent men and women.

4. The sun rises at 6 o’clock.

5. The building was raised on level ground.

6. The seamstress raised the hem of the dress.

7. The farmer raises cows and corn.

8. That discussion raised my interest.

9. The landlord raised my rent.

10. Please rise when the judge enters the court.

11. The coffee cake won’t rise unless you add yeast.

12. The boy was raised by an aunt.

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