Confused Words : RISE (Verb / āĻ
āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)â vs â(Verb / āĻ¸āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)â
RISE (Verb / āĻ
āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Meaning : To go up by itself (no object) : āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž (Object āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§)
Forms : rise – rose – risen
Use : When something moves upward on its own (āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
Examples
- The sun rises in the east. (āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāĻ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- Prices rose sharply last month. (āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§)
- The balloon rose into the sky. (āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ˛)
Key Idea : No one causes it → happens naturally (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻā§°ā§ → āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§)
RAISE (Verb / āĻ¸āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Meaning : To lift or move something upward (needs object) : āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž (Object āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§)
Forms : raise – raised – raised
Use : When someone causes the action (āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§)
Ex: i. She raised her hand. (āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§), ii. The company raised salaries. (āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§), iii. They raised the flag. (āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§)
Key Idea: Always has an object (āĻ¸āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ object āĻĨāĻžāĻā§)
KEY DIFFERENCE (āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯)
- Rise = happens by itself (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§)
- Raise = someone causes it (āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- Rise = No object (Object āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§)
- Raise = Needs object (Object āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§)
Quick Memory Trick (āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§)
Rise = self (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§)
Raise = someone (āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§)
Easy Tip (āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĒ)
Rise = goes up by itself (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
Raise = you lift or increase something (āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§)
Note:
- The sun rises (āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)
- She raises her hand (āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
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1. The sun ___ in the east. āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ ___ āĻĒā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāĻ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ
A. raise B. raises C. rises D. raised
Ans: C. rises
Explanation: The sun goes up by itself → rise : āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ → “rise” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°
2. She ___ her hand to ask a question. āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ ___
A. rose B. raised C. rises D. rise
Ans: B. raised
Explanation: She lifts her hand (object present) → raise. āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻāĻā§ (object āĻāĻā§) → “raise”
3. Prices have ___ rapidly this year. āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŦā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ ___
A. raised B. risen C. raise D. raises
Ans: B. risen
Explanation: Prices increase by themselves → rise (risen). āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻā§ → “risen”
4. They ___ the flag during the ceremony. āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž ___
A. rose B. risen C. raised D. rises
Ans: C. raised
Explanation: They lifted the flag → object present → raise. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§ → “raise”
5. The balloon ___ into the sky. āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ˛ā§ ___
A. raised B. rises C. rose D. raise
Ans: C. rose
Explanation: Balloon goes up by itself → rise (past = rose). āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ˛ → “rose”
6. The company ___ salaries last month. āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ ___
A. rose B. risen C. raised D. rise
Ans: C. raised
Explanation: Company increased salaries → object present → raise. āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ → “raise”
7. Water level has ___ after the rain. āĻŦā§°āĻˇā§āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§° ___
A. raised B. risen C. raise D. raises
Ans: B. risen
Explanation: Water level increases by itself → rise. āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻā§ → “risen”
8. He ___ the box from the floor. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ ___
A. rose B. risen C. raised D. rises
Answer: C. raised
Explanation: He lifted the box → object present → raise. āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ˛ā§ → “raise”
9. The temperature is ___ quickly. āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ ___
A. raising B. rising C. raised D. raise
Ans: B. rising
Explanation: Temperature increases by itself → rise. āĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻā§ → “rising”
10. She ___ her voice during the argument. āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ ___
A. rose B. risen C. raised D. rises
Ans: C. raised