In this mini episode, you will learn the words “raise” and “rise.”
Episode 322 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the words “raise” and “rise.” Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hello, this is Carla, from Brazil. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 322 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to teach you about two very similar words that are actually pretty different. They look very similar, they sound very similar, and they mean related things. But they are different in an important way.
The two words are raise and rise. Raise and rise. Raise is r-a-i-s-e, and rise is r-i-s-e. Raise, rise.
Both of these words have something to do with things going up, things moving up.
Let’s look at raise first. Raise means “to make something go up.” You could also say “to lift something.” And so, when kids in a classroom have a question, they raise their hands. They raise their hands. They lift their hands up. They make their hands go up. They make their hands go high. They raise them. They raise their hands.
How is that different from rise? Doesn’t rise mean the same thing? Doesn’t rise mean to go up? Well, yes, rise does have something to do with going up, but it’s not the same as raise. And here is why:
We do not rise things. We can raise things, like our hands. But we cannot rise things. Rise cannot take a direct object. I cannot rise something. You cannot rise something. To rise means “to go up.” Raise means “to make something go up” or “to lift something up.” But rise just means “to go up.” What is an example of something that rises?
Well, how about smoke? Smoke rises. Smoke goes up. How about this? “Every morning, the sun rises.” The sun goes up. We can’t say that we raise the sun. We don’t make the sun go up. It just goes up by itself. The sun rises.
That is raise and rise, two common and related words that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 322 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Carla recorded the introduction that you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!