Word Usage "Lay or Lie" Worksheet 3

Use the correct form of the verb lay or lie to complete these sentences.

1. Hundreds of houses are ________ empty.
Answer lying
2. He would borrow every penny he could ________ his hands on.
Answer lay
3. ________ still and let me check your temperature.
Answer Lie
4. Don’t you dare ________ a finger on me.
Answer lay
5. ________ on your side may reduce back pain.
Answer Lying
6. She ________ the baby gently on the bed.
Answer lays or laid
7. Beyond the horizon ________ your dream.
Answer lies
8. How do you ________ the pipes?
Answer lay
9. He ________ awake every night, worrying.
Answer lies
10. They are in the process of ________ the groundwork for the new show.
Answer laying

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