Four of these verbs - all in one line of the box - mean to rise after previously falling. Which are they?

Remember that rise and fall are irregular verbs: rise - rose - risen; fall' fell - fallen. Remember to distinguish between fall' fell' fallen, and feel - felt' felt.

As well as the verb rise, English also has the verbs raise and arise.

Rise is an irregular, intransitive verb: rise - rose - risen. Things can rise, but you cannot rise something.

Raise is a regular, transitive verb: raise - raised - raised. People raise things. As well as to increase - to cause to rise - raise has lots of other meanings, including to collect capital, to bring up children, etc.

Arise is an irregular, intransitive verb: arise - arose - arisen. It means to happen or occur, or to come into existence. “Problems arose soon after the new chairman took office.”

g. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of rise, raise, or arise:

1. A cash-flow crisis has...........

2. Last year we issued bonus shares and.......... $2 million.

3. Prices have already.......... 4% since January, and I think they're going to.......... at the same rate until the end of the year.

4. Retail prices.......... by 7% last year.

5. She.......... her children all on her own while working part-time.

6. The Federal Reserve will probably.......... interest rates by 0.5%.

7. The problem.......... from the lack of quality control.

8. We didn't expect those difficulties to.......... with the new product.


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