Rise or rise ( pronounced rize ) means to get up or move up--
We rise at 6 every morning.
If it rains too much, the creek will rise.
If the yeast is old, the bread won't rise.
I don't like to see a rise in the price of groceries.
To get "a rise" out of someone is to make him or her display anger or annoyance--
That comment really got a rise out of him.
You're just trying to get a rise out of me.
Arise is an old-fashioned word for rise--
Arise and follow!
"I say unto thee, arise!"
Rice or rice ( rhymes with nice ) is a commonly eaten grain--
Rice cakes are popular with dieters.
I like fried rice when we order Chinese food.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"I hope the price of rice doesn't rise."
Note--the past tense ( yesterday, or some time ago ) form of "rise" is "rose"--
He rose at 6 am.
They were up before the sun rose.
The past tense of "arise" is "arose".
My love arose.
Not to be confused with "rose" the well-known flower.
My love is a rose.
Note #2--the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "rose" would be "he rose"--
At 6 o'clock, he rose.
not to be confused with "heroes", as in sandwiches or doers of mighty deeds--
My heroes have always been cowboys.
Note # 3--"risen" is a past participle of "rose"--always used with a "helper" verb ( action word )--
He is risen.
He has risen.
Note # 4--yet more possible confusion--"rows", as in rows of chairs ( rhymes with "rose" )--
We arranged the chairs in neat rows.
Words that sound the same when we speak may actually be two different words--which matters when we write them down. Spellcheck cannot help with this--it will show each word and the writer has to choose--to disambiguate them, if you will. I intend to update this daily, with another set of words it is possible to confuse, beginning with the simplest and most important. Questions and comments are welcome.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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