Confusing Verbs: SET / SIT -ANSWER KEY-
|
TRANSITIVE - needs object |
INTRANSITIVE - no object |
| TO SET = to place something,
to adjust, to arrange
VERB FORMS: set - set - set - setting |
TO SIT = to put your bottom
in a chair, to occupy a place as a member of an official body
VERB FORMS: sit - sat - sat - sitting |
| Petra always sets her
drink on a coaster.
My friend set the flowers on the table. I'm setting my hair for the party tonight. |
Please sit anywhere
you like.
Frank's sitting on the sofa. Many congressmen have sat in congress. |
Read the sentences and choose the correct answer:
| 1) No questions, please! Would you all ____ down now please. | A) set | B) sit |
| 2) The child ____ her hotdog on the dirty bench. Yuck! | A) set | B) sat |
| 3) Hairdresser can ____ their client's hair very quickly. | A) set | B) sit |
| 4) Oh no! A gorilla is ____ on my brother! Help! | A) setting | B) sitting |
| 5) Hey! Mom is ____ the dinner on the table. Let's eat! | A) setting | B) sitting |
| 6) The family is ____ down at the table to eat dinner. | A) setting | B) sitting |
| 7) The food is ___ on the table ready to be eaten. | A) setting | B) sitting |
| 8) Before dinner, the dishes were ____ on the table, in preparation for the meal. | A) set | B) sat |
| 9) The mailman ____ the package on my doorstep. | A) set | B) sat |
| 10) But while the package was ____ there, someone stole it! | A) setting | B) sitting |
|
Limited permission is granted to make copies of this page for use in classroom teaching or personal use only. |