The verb rise is used when the subject does the action. A person or an animal can rise.
The dog will rise from the floor when a visitor appears.
The dough needs to rise before we can bake the bread.
I like to rise early during the summer months.
In each sentence, the person or the animal does the action to themselves. They rise.
The verb raise is used when the subject moves an object.
I will raise the shades every morning.
I ask my students to raise their hand when they have a question.
Dad will raise the garage door so Mom can park the car.
In each of these sentences, the person doing the action lifts an object. They raise the object.
Use the verb rise when the subject does the action to themselves. Use the verb raise when the subject does the lifting action to an object.
It’s your turn. Decide if you should use rise or raise this this sentence: We will _____ the curtain on the stage when the performance begins. Did you choose the verb raise? Good for you!