Englicious

Raise vs Rise

Again it's about whether there's an object.

  • RISE — to go up by itself; no object. The sun rises.
  • RAISE — to lift something up; needs an object. Raise your hand.

Quick tip: you raise a thing; things rise on their own.

Question 1

Early every morning, I ___ and turn off my alarm clock so that I continue sleeping.

Question 2

The movie theater has ___ the price of admission for people on horses.

Question 3

You can take your boyfriend to the park when the sun ___ in order to see whether he's a vampire.

Question 4

When the doctor said that he would his prices, I felt my blood pressure .

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