PAIRS OF WORDS OFTEN CONFUSSED

[LUPITA]

DEAR TEACHERS,

I would like to know the difference between:

RISE AND RAISE

STEAL AND ROB

LIE LAY LAIN / LAY LAID LAID

DO AND MAKE ( IF THERE IS SOME RULE OF THUMB)

THANKS IN ADVANCE

LUPITA

[Tdol]

RISE AND RAISE rise is intransitive (no object) and raise is transitive

STEAL AND ROB steal the things you take and rob the person orplace

LIE LAY LAIN / LAY LAID LAID lie is intransitive and lay transitive

DO AND MAKE ( IF THERE IS SOME RULE OF THUMB) do with activities and make with results