Problem Verbs
Problem Verbs Online Quiz -1 |
Problem Verbs Online Quiz -2 |
Problem Verbs Online Quiz -3 |
Exercise-1
Choose the correct word in parentheses.
1. The student (raised / rose) his hand in class. |
2. Hot air (raises / rises). |
3. Ann (set / sat) in a chair because she was tired. |
4. I (set / sat) your dictionary on the table a few minutes ago. |
5. Hens (lay / lie) eggs. |
6. Al is (laying / lying) on the grass in the park right now. |
7. Jan (laid / lay) the comb on the top of the dresser a few minutes ago. |
8. If you are tired, you should (lay / lie) down and take a nap. |
9. San Francisco (lays / lies) to the north of Los Angeles. |
10. After studying all the new material, the student was able to (rise / raise) his test score by twenty-five points. |
11 .The book that you see (laying / lying) on the table belongs to the teacher. |
Ex.1
1. raised | 4. set | 7. laid | 10. raise |
2. rises | 5. lay | 8. lie | 11. lying |
3. sat | 6. lying | 9. lies |
Exercise-2
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence below.
1. Floyd (lay, laid) in the hammock while Sandy washed her new car. |
2. When she gets a headache, Deirdre (lies, lays) down in dark room for several hours. |
3. Ryan (sat, set) his Swiss Army knife on the bedside table next to his wallet and keys. |
4. Bill (lain, laid) his hammer on the bench and began looking for longer nails. |
5. Norman and Lynn spread an old tablecloth on the ground and (sat, set) in the grass to eat their picnic supper. |
6. If you feel your hair standing on end during thunderstorm, (lie, lay) down quickly to avoid being hit by lightning. |
7. Joan and Kate (sat, set) so close to the front of the theatre that they had to lean back to see the movie. |
8. The new trophy (sat, set) on the bookcase. |
9. Jean had (lain, laid) in the sun so long that her skin was bright pink. |
10.Jack always (sits, sets) down one cup of coffee, forgets about it, and pours another. |
11. Mayor Johansson helped (lie, lay) the cornerstone for the new municipal building. |
12. That grandfather`s clock has (set, sat) in the same spot for forty years. |
13. The volcano had (lain, laid) dormant for fifty years when it suddenly erupted. |
14. They have already (risen, raised) their family and now free to travel. |
15. Never leave your purse (lying, laying) where someone might be able to steal it. |
Ex. 2
1. lay | 6. lie | 11. lay |
2. lies | 7. sat | 12. sat |
3. set | 8. sat | 13. lain |
4. laid | 9. lain | 14. raised |
5. sat | 10. sets | 15. lying |
Problem verbs
Exercise-3.
Most of the following sentences contain one mistake. Write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct mistakes.
1. The cost of living has raised 3 percent in the past year. |
2. Her coat was laying on the chair. |
3. Please sit the telephone on the table by the bed. |
4. The flag is risen at the dawn by an honor guard. |
5. I have lain your notebook on the table by the door so that you won’t forget it. |
6. Won’t you sit down? |
7. Kay needs to rise her grades if she wants to get into graduate school. |
8. Key West lays off the coast of Florida. |
9. Their house sits on a hill overlooking a lake. |
10.The landlord has risen the rent. |
11. Linda always forgets where she lies her glasses. |
12. Let’s sit your suitcases out of the way. |
13. The smoke that is raising from that oil refinery is black. |
14. Terry has sat there waiting for us for almost an hour. |
15. Susan likes to lay down for a short nap every afternoon. |
16. We certainly hope that prices do not raise so quickly again. |
17. She set her new chair between the sofa and the buffet. |
18. The bread dough has raised enough and is now ready to be baked. |
19. When Betty arrived home, she found her husband laying on the sofa asleep as usual. |
20. Mrs. Jones had carefully lain her children’s clothes out ready for the children to put on. |
Ex.3
1. F, has risen | 11. F,… she lays . |
2. T | 12. F,.. set |
3. F, set the table | 13. F, … is rising |
4. F, is raised | 14.T |
5. F, have laid | 15. F, … likes to lie down |
6. T | 16. F, … do not rise |
7. F, needs to raise her grades | 17.T |
8. F, Key West lies off… | 18. F, … has risen |
9. T | 19. F, … husband lying |
10. F, … has raised | 20. F, … had carefully laid |