Spell Bee Word: Raise

What does raise mean?

Word: Raise

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Raise means to lift something up or move it higher. It can also mean to bring up children or animals, or to collect money for a cause.

Synonyms: lift, hoist

Antonyms: drop

Sounds like: rays (beams of light); raze (to knock a building down completely)

How do you spell raise?

Syllables: raise

Tricky part: The vowel sound is spelt ai, and the buzzing sound at the end is written se.

Watch out for: raice, rayse, raese

Memory tip: Raise starts the same way as rain and rainbow, with r, a and i. Then comes the se.

Raise in a sentence

Example 1: Raise the lid slowly so the steam can escape.

Example 2: The children raised money for the flood relief fund.

Example 3: My grandparents raised five children in a small house in Pune.

Fun Fact

Raise came into English from reisa, a word in Old Norse, the language the Vikings spoke.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word:

raise

a) carry
b) grow
c) lower
d) heave

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) wisper
b) raise
c) freind
d) lader

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Please raise your hand before you speek in class.

a) raise
b) speek
c) hand
d) class

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sentence uses raise correctly?

a) The sun raises at six.
b) The kite raised up high.
c) Please raise the flag.
d) Prices raise every year.

2. When farmers raise goats, they ____ them.

a) count every morning
b) lift onto a lorry
c) sell at the market
d) look after and feed