1. Unit 3, Lesson 15: Rise, raise, lie, lay, sit, set
Page 150

2. Look at the chart on page 150
VERB
MEANING
EXAMPLES
To rise
To get up
Farmers rise early.
To raise
To lift, move, increase
Mr. Laski raises corn.
To lie
To rest, recline, remain
A dog lies in the cornfield.
To lay
To put something down Workers have laid sprinklers down.
To sit
To be seated
Mr. Laski sits on the tractor.
To set
To place or put
Set the corn on the truck.

3. Yes, they’re similar.
But the meanings are different. If you use a word that SOUNDS similar, but is the wrong word, it’s still the wrong word. You may as well be saying something else entirely.
Try it out – page 151 numbers 1-15 in your notes.

4. Remember: don’t confuse rise and raise; don’t confuse lie and lay; don’t confuse sit and set.
16-30 pgs in your notes, please.
Remember, these are due before our next Grammar period. You are responsible for completing them beforehand.