Raise and Rise It means to cause something to rise or become bigger or better This verb always has an object It is a regular verb: raise, raised, raised It means to move upwards, to increase or to become higher This verb never has an object It is an irregular verb: rise, rose, risen The teacher raised his hand to tell the children to be quiet When we were on the beach, we watched the sun rise every morning Complete the following sentences with raise or rise in the correct form and tense He tried to …………… the lid of the chest, but it was too heavy for him The teacher …………… from his seat and opened the window The patient tried to ………… himself up on his elbows The rocket ………… quickly into the sky They have ………… the level of the water in the reservoir His hopes ………… as the big day drew near I don’t wish to ………… false hopes, but I think you did very well in the interview If you know the answer, ………… your hand Prices have …………… sharply in the last few months 10 When I opened my hand, the balloon ………… gently up into the air ANSWER KEY raise rose raise rose raised rose raise raise risen 10 rose