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Downloadable worksheets: Troublesome Verbs Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 337   Troublesome Verbs: lay, lie, sit, set, let, leave Level: elementary Age: 10-17 Downloads: 293   Troublesome Verbs - Part 2: May, Can, Let, Leave Level: elementary Age: 10-17 Downloads: 157   Troublesome Verbs PART 1 - Teach, Learn, Sit, Set Level: elementary Age: 10-17 Downloads: 135   troublesome verbs Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 75   TROUBLESOME VERBS Level: intermediate Age: 15-100 Downloads: 66

TROUBLESOME VERBS������������������ � Do you lie or lay on the beach? Unless you are a hen, it would probably be more conventional to lie! � Lie (to rest or recline) ...................................... Lay (to put or place) Sit (to rest in a seated position) .... Set (to place or put something) Rise (to go upward) ..... Raise (to make something else go upward) � I.�Choose the correct choice for each sentence. � 1. We�........................ on the beach.laylaid 2. We�........................ our towels on the beach.laylaid 3. We�.......................... our awning for shade.raisedrose 4. While we were�......................risingraising the tent, Josh�......................satset his radio on the towel. 5. �Don�t�....................... those bottles there,� hollered the beach patrol.laylie 6. Sue�.........................laylied down on the lounge chair while the rest of us satsetby the pool. 7. Niki got splashed by a dive bomb and�.......................roseraised so quickly that she upset a book she had�........................................laidlain on the chair, and it fell into the water. 8. �Why didn�t I ................................sitsetthat on the table?� she moaned. 9. Ted was .................................lyinglayingon a chaise nearby. 10. When he saw the submerged book, he quickly.................................raisedrose to the occasion. 11. The smile he got from Niki as he�...............................roselaid the book in her hands was his reward. 12. Later, we enjoyed .........................................settingsittingon the beach, watching the winds .........................riseraise and fall against the far-off spinnaker sails. � II. Choosethe form of the verb specified in parentheses. � Rise/Raise ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1. The flag will be........................raisedrised at sunrise. (past participle) 2. The sun�.......................raisedrose slowly over the horizon. (past tense) � Lie/Lay � 3. The bricks were�,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lainlaid in a zigzag pattern. (past participle) 4. Mike had to�.......................laylie on his stomach because his back was burned. (present tense) � Sit /Set � 5. We were�........................sittingsat on the deck when lightning struck. (present participle) 6. The students�...........................sittingsat on the beach for the concert. (past tense) � �