English rules lesson 8

Page
1

Slide 1

Troublesome Words

Slide 2

Sit and Set

Sit means “to take a seat or sit down.”

I want to sit here a while and rest.

Sit in the blue chair.

Set means “to place something.”

Please set this blue chair in that corner.

Set the red cushion on the blue chair.

Slide 3

Wrong Billy, why did you sit your trap next to the front door where you knew Samie would get into it?

Right

Billy, why did you set your trap next to the front door where you knew Samie would get into it?

Slide 4

Wrong

For that, Billy, you must set in the corner for an hour and think about poor, sad Samie.

Right

For that, Billy, you must sit in the corner for an hour and think about poor, sad Samie.

Slide 5

I sit on the chair. I set my gun down.

Write sit or set to complete the sentence.

Grandpa did not like to _ in this chair.

Slide 6

Grandpa did not like to sit in this chair.

Slide 7

I sit on the chair. I set my gun down.

Write sit or set to complete the sentence.

Mama carefully the lamp on the table.

Slide 8

Mama carefully set the lamp on the table.

Slide 9

I sit on the chair. I set my gun down.

Write sit or set to complete the sentence.

Who the lantern on this table?

Slide 10

Who set the lantern on this table?

Slide 11

I sit on the chair. I set my gun down.

Write sit or set to complete the sentence.

Would you like to _ here by the fire?

Slide 12

Would you like to sit here by the fire?

Slide 13

Practice – Number your paper from 1 to 10. Write the correct answer for each of the following items.

1. David carelessly (sit, set) the pork chops on the table where the dog could reach them, and it did.

Slide 14