Rise / Raise / Arise (Confusing Verbs) – English Grammar Exercises for B2
The exhausting yet rewarding journey of raising a new puppy or a child.
Choose the most appropriate word to complete each sentence. Pay attention to the grammatical context (transitive vs. intransitive) and the meaning of the sentence.
1 I usually ______ at 5:00 AM because my new puppy starts whining.
(a) arise
(b) am rise
(c) rise
(d) raise
2 It is absolutely exhausting to ______ a hyperactive puppy all by myself while working full-time.
(a) raise
(b) arise
(c) raising
(d) rise
3 Whenever I sit on the couch, the puppy ______ its little paws to beg for treats.
(a) rises
(b) is raise
(c) arises
(d) raises
4 A lot of unexpected expenses ______ when you bring a new pet home.
(a) rise
(b) raise
(c) arise
(d) is arisen
5 Yesterday morning, the sun hadn’t even ______ when the baby started crying for milk.
(a) raised
(b) risen
(c) rose
(d) arisen
6 I never realized how much the cost of premium dog food would ______ over just a few months.
(a) to rising
(b) arise
(c) raise
(d) rise
7 When the emergency vet bill was too high, my parents kindly ______ some money to help me out.
(a) raised
(b) rose
(c) arose
(d) had raise
8 Several behavioral issues have ______ since the puppy started teething and chewing everything.
(a) arisen
(b) raised
(c) arose
(d) risen
9 Hearing a strange noise, the little dog slowly ______ from his bed and growled at the door.
(a) arose
(b) raised
(c) rose
(d) was rose
10 Honestly, I didn’t expect that ______ a newborn baby would leave me this completely sleep-deprived.
(a) arising
(b) raising
(c) rising
(d) to raised
11 If any sudden health complications ______ in the middle of the night, we will rush to the clinic immediately.
(a) raise
(b) rise
(c) will arise
(d) arise
12 To stop the puppy from destroying the sofa, I firmly ______ my voice to show authority.
(a) arose
(b) raised
(c) rised
(d) rose
13 I am so proud of my dog; she was born and ______ in a harsh rescue shelter but is now incredibly gentle.
(a) raise
(b) arose
(c) risen
(d) raised
14 Watching her peacefully sleep in my arms, all my frustration vanishes and my spirits ______.
(a) rise
(b) raise
(c) arise
(d) are rise
15 Many new owners don’t anticipate the profound emotional challenges that can ______ from adopting a traumatized rescue animal.
(a) arise
(b) arising
(c) raise
(d) rise
16 We had to ______ the puppy’s food bowl by placing it on a small wooden block so he wouldn’t strain his neck.
(a) rise
(b) be raised
(c) arise
(d) raise
17 Before bringing the puppy home, my husband and I ______ our concerns about balancing work and pet care.
(a) raised
(b) rose
(c) arose
(d) have raise
18 A heated debate ______ in the online parenting forum regarding the best age to start sleep training.
(a) raised
(b) arose
(c) rose
(d) was arisen
19 The sheer volume of conflicting advice online has ______ doubts about my own abilities as a caregiver.
(a) raise
(b) arisen
(c) raised
(d) risen
20 Despite the sleepless nights, a deep sense of unconditional love has ______ within me since she came into my life.
(a) arisen
(b) raised
(c) arose
(d) risen
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (c) rise
- Why it is correct: “Rise” is an intransitive verb meaning to get out of bed or stand up. It requires no object.
- Distractor Analysis: (d) “raise” is a common mistake as it needs an object. (a) “arise” is a meaning trap (it refers to problems happening, not waking up physically). (b) “am rise” is a structural error.
2 (a) raise
- Why it is correct: “Raise” is a transitive verb meaning to nurture or bring up (a child or a pet). It takes the direct object “a hyperactive puppy”.
- Distractor Analysis: (d) “rise” is a common mistake (intransitive). (b) “arise” is a meaning trap. (c) “raising” is a structural error (must use the bare infinitive after “to”).
3 (d) raises
- Why it is correct: The puppy physically lifts something (“its little paws”). This requires the transitive verb “raise”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “rises” is a common mistake (used as if it doesn’t have an object). (c) “arises” is a meaning trap. (b) “is raise” is a structural error.
4 (c) arise
- Why it is correct: “Arise” means to occur or come into existence. Unexpected expenses “happen” or “arise” (intransitive, abstract).
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raise” is a common mistake (needs a direct object like “raise funds”). (a) “rise” is a meaning trap (prices can “rise”, but expenses coming into existence “arise”). (d) “is arisen” is a structural error.
5 (b) risen
- Why it is correct: The sun moves upward independently (intransitive). After the past perfect auxiliary “hadn’t”, we need the past participle “risen”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (d) “arisen” is a meaning trap (the sun is a physical object, not an abstract situation). (c) “rose” is a structural error (V2 used instead of V3).
6 (d) rise
- Why it is correct: The cost moves upward on its own (intransitive). “Rise” means to increase in amount or price.
- Distractor Analysis: (c) “raise” is a common mistake. (b) “arise” is a meaning trap. (a) “to rising” is a structural error.
7 (a) raised
- Why it is correct: “To raise money” is a fixed transitive collocation meaning to collect funds.
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “rose” is a common mistake. (c) “arose” is a meaning trap. (d) “had raise” is a structural error.
8 (a) arisen
- Why it is correct: Behavioral issues are abstract problems that occur. This needs “arise”, and after “have”, we need the V3 form “arisen”.
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raised” is a common mistake. (d) “risen” is a meaning trap. (c) “arose” is a structural error (V2 instead of V3).
9 (c) rose
- Why it is correct: The dog physically moved itself upwards (intransitive). We need the past tense of “rise” (rose).
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raised” is a common mistake (nobody lifted the dog). (a) “arose” is a meaning trap. (d) “was rose” is a structural error.
10 (b) raising
- Why it is correct: Functioning as a gerund subject, it needs a transitive verb because it is followed by the object “a newborn baby”. “Raising” means nurturing.
- Distractor Analysis: (c) “rising” is a common mistake. (a) “arising” is a meaning trap. (d) “to raised” is a structural error.
11 (d) arise
- Why it is correct: Health complications are abstract events that occur. This fits the intransitive verb “arise”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (b) “rise” is a meaning trap. (c) “will arise” is a structural error (First Conditional ‘if’ clauses use present simple).
12 (b) raised
- Why it is correct: To make your voice louder is a transitive action (increasing an object). We use “raised my voice”.
- Distractor Analysis: (d) “rose” is a common mistake. (a) “arose” is a meaning trap. (c) “rised” is a structural error (wrong conjugation).
13 (d) raised
- Why it is correct: “To be born and raised” is a fixed transitive collocation meaning to be brought up. Since it’s passive, we use the V3 form “raised”.
- Distractor Analysis: (c) “risen” is a common mistake. (b) “arose” is a meaning trap. (a) “raise” is a structural error.
14 (a) rise
- Why it is correct: “Spirits rise” is an idiom describing one’s mood lifting (intransitive).
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raise” is a common mistake. (c) “arise” is a meaning trap (spirits don’t “occur”). (d) “are rise” is a structural error.
15 (a) arise
- Why it is correct: Emotional challenges occur/result from something. It fits the intransitive verb “arise” (specifically: arise from).
- Distractor Analysis: (c) “raise” is a common mistake. (d) “rise” is a meaning trap. (b) “arising” is a structural error.
16 (d) raise
- Why it is correct: They physically lifted an object (“the puppy’s food bowl”). This takes the transitive verb “raise”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “rise” is a common mistake. (c) “arise” is a meaning trap. (b) “be raised” is a structural error.
17 (a) raised
- Why it is correct: The parents brought up a topic/issue (“our concerns”). This is a transitive action (“to raise concerns”).
- Distractor Analysis: (c) “arose” is a meaning trap (“concerns arose” is correct if there is NO object, but here they actively brought them up). (b) “rose” is a common mistake. (d) “have raise” is a structural error.
18 (b) arose
- Why it is correct: A debate is an abstract event that happens (intransitive). The past tense is “arose”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (c) “rose” is a meaning trap (a debate does not physically ascend). (d) “was arisen” is a structural error.
19 (c) raised
- Why it is correct: The advice (subject) caused doubts (object). Because there is a direct object, the transitive verb “raised” (“has raised doubts”) must be used.
- Distractor Analysis: (d) “risen” is a common mistake. (b) “arisen” is a meaning trap (Doubts can “arise” on their own, but advice “raises” doubts). (a) “raise” is a structural error.
20 (a) arisen
- Why it is correct: A sense of love is an abstract feeling coming into existence (intransitive). We use the V3 form “arisen” after “has”.
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raised” is a common mistake (no direct object). (d) “risen” is a meaning trap. (c) “arose” is a structural error.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
To master these three confusing verbs, remember the Object Rule and the Meaning Rule:
1 RISE (Rise – Rose – Risen)
- Rule: INTRANSITIVE (Never takes an object).
- Meaning: Physical upward movement or an increase in amount (done by the subject itself).
- Example: I rise early. Prices rose fast.
2 RAISE (Raise – Raised – Raised)
- Rule: TRANSITIVE (Always takes a direct object).
- Meaning: To physically lift something, to increase something, to collect money, to bring up a topic, or to nurture/bring up a child/pet.
- Example: I raised a puppy. She raised her voice. We raised money.
3 ARISE (Arise – Arose – Arisen)
- Rule: INTRANSITIVE (Never takes an object).
- Meaning: Abstract “upward movement” – meaning to happen, to occur, or to result from. Usually applied to problems, situations, opportunities, or feelings.
- Example: A problem arose. If the opportunity arises, take it.