An Activity To Practice Lie Vs. Lay Lesson Plan Template
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2Lay It on the Line: An activity to practice LIE vs. LAY
Instructions for the teacher:
Step 1 – Draw a person in bed. (Stick figure is fine!)
Ask students: What is the person doing? LYING or LAYING?
Confirm that the person is lying and review the forms of LIE and LAY.
Step 2 – Copy the following chart on the board. Challenge students to help you fill in
information. Use these prompts:
If LIE means to be in a flat or resting position, what does LAY mean?
Which verb takes an object?
When does a person lie on a bed?
What do people lay on their beds?
If I LIE today, what did I do yesterday?
If I lay my pillow on the bed every day, what did I do yesterday?
What’s the past participle of LIE/ LAY?
LIE
Example:
Intransitive =
Base Verb
Simple Past
Past Participle
I lie on my bed
“be in a flat
no object
when I’m tired.
or resting
LIE
LAY
LAIN
position”
LAY
Example:
Transitive =
LAY
LAID
LAID
I lay my pillow
“put in a flat
object
on the bed.
position”
Leave the chart on the board for reference.
Step 3 – Below the chart write: _________________ is/ are lying on the desk. Tell
students that they must identify objects on the desk by listening to a partner describe each one.
When an object can be identified, students must use LIE in the present tense.
Have students pair up. One student must sit with his/ her back to the front of the classroom.
The other will view the items and describe them one by one. Place 2-3 items on the desk to be
identified, for example, a pencil, a bookmark, and a set of keys.
Model -
Student A: (set of keys) There’s something lying on the desk. We use these to open doors.
Student B: Uh, I think keys are lying on the desk.
Student A: Yes.
By Jennifer Lebedev
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