Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 10, Usage Glossary 203

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Usage

Lesson 61

Usage: leave to sit

leave, let Leave means “to go away.” Let means “to allow.”

Don’t leave before saying good-bye. The guard won’t let them inside the fence.

loose, lose Loose means “not firmly attached.” Lose means “to misplace” or “to

fail to win.”

Mike’s clothes were loose after he lost weight. Did you lose the video game?

raise, rise Raise means “to cause to move up.” Rise means “to move upward.”

The cat raises its head when the door opens. Dough rises slowly.

set, sit Set means “to place” or “to put.” Sit means “to place oneself in a seated

position.”

Fido likes to set his chin on my knee. Jason was grateful to sit down.

Exercise 1 Underline the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.

The team could not afford to (loose, lose) another game.

1. Ricardo will (set, sit) the oars inside the canoe.


2. Dad will (leave, let) me help him paint the fence in our backyard.


3. I always (raise, rise) the blinds in my room, rain or shine.


4. My little sister’s front tooth is (loose, lose).


5. The curtain in the auditorium squeaks when it (raises, rises).


6. Our group sometimes (sets, sits) in the library for long periods of time.


7. My sister (leaves, lets) me interview her for my school project.


8. Warm air always (raises, rises).


9. The (loose, lose) shutters flapped in the breeze.


10. If we (leave, let) by six, we can make it to the early movie.


11. Jill will (sit, set) her books down so that she can help Angel with her crutches.


12. The candidate will (raise, rise) many issues if she is elected.


13. If your shoestrings are too (loose, lose), you could fall and get hurt.