Transitive / Intransitive Verb Pairs

1.   Choose the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.


a)     The sun ( rises / raises ) an hour later now that daylight-saving time has

b)     begun.

c)      (Sit / Set ) down and rest a while.

d)     If you feel faint, ( lie / lay ) down.

e)     I ( lay / laid ) awake all last night worrying about final exams.

f)      Why are you ( lying / laying ) your coat over the chair?

g)     The workers have already ( lain / laid ) the foundation of the building.

h)     Is the dog ( lying / laying ) on the sofa again?

i)      Pilar gently ( lain / laid ) the blanket over the dynamite.

j)      Hemingway said, “Seven-eighths of the iceberg ( lies / lays ) below the surface of the
water.”

k)     The elevator started to ( rise / raise ) before I pushed the button for my floor.



2.   For each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of rise or raise.


a)     Please pull out the rug when I (rise, raise) the table.

b)     The accident rate always (rises, raises) on holidays.

c)      Challah, or Jewish egg bread, (rises, raises) because it contains yeast.

d)     We will lose money unless we (rise, raise) the price.

e)     New car prices generally (rise, raise) in the spring.

f)      The Smiths protested when we (rose, raised) to leave.

g)     I (rose, raised) the mini blinds to let in the light.

h)     Our canoe drifted away when the tide (rose, raised).

i)      The tree roots have (rose, raised) the sidewalk several inches.

j)      Attendance has (raised, risen) this year.


Revision


3.    For each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of the verb given.


a)     Who has (sat, set) those books in the middle of the kitchen table?

b)     We can see Josh (raising, rising) his hand to answer the question.

c)      The detective has (lain, laid) a trap for the criminal.

d)     You cannot have (sat, set) there waiting for very long.

e)     Can that big crane (rise, raise) those concrete panels to the top floor?

f)      Dreaming of dancing with the ballet, Sandy (lay, laid) in the hammock.

g)     Bobby was (sitting, setting) at the desk doing his homework.

h)     On Memorial Day, we always (rise, raise) the flag to honour veterans.

i)      Why don’t you (lay, lie) out the clothes you’re going to wear tomorrow?

j)      Will everyone in the courtroom please (rise, raise)?