Lie vs Lay

Before going bed, try to ______ your problems to the side.

Today, I lay the pencil down. Yesterday, I (a)   the pencil down.

Today, the dog lies on the floor. Yesterday, the dog (a)   on the couch.

Write an original sentence properly using "lay."

He _______ in bed most of the day, sulking about the lost sale.

Nicole ________ a blanket on the grass.

Yesterday, Nicole _________ in the sun for an hour.

They have ______ one brick on top of the other.

Erin had _____ on the ground for an hour after she wiped out skiing.

Please _______ the brochures carefully on the desk.