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Transitive and intransitive verbs

Quiz by Thomas Lucker

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    Which of the following verbs is intransitive?
    show
    give
    sleep
    send
    30s
  • Q2
    Which sentence uses a transitive verb?
    They arrived early.
    The baby slept.
    She gave him a book.
    He laughed loudly.
    30s
  • Q3
    Identify the intransitive verb in the following sentence: 'The birds chirped happily.'
    chirped
    happily
    the
    birds
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following sentences contains a transitive verb?
    They arrived on time.
    She painted the fence.
    The flowers bloomed.
    He slept soundly.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is an example of an intransitive verb?
    tell
    run
    show
    give
    30s
  • Q6
    Which sentence best demonstrates the use of an intransitive verb?
    The cat jumped.
    She baked a cake.
    I found the keys.
    We watched the movie.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following verbs is transitive?
    write
    sleep
    arrive
    laugh
    30s
  • Q8
    In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly,' what type of verb is 'barked'?
    modal
    linking
    intransitive
    transitive
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following sentences contains a transitive verb?
    She baked a cake.
    They arrived late.
    He sleeps peacefully.
    The dog barked loudly.
    30s
  • Q10
    Identify the intransitive verb in the following sentence: 'The children laughed loudly.'
    loudly
    the
    laughed
    children
    30s
  • Q11
    Which sentence contains a transitive verb?
    The sun sets in the evening.
    The chef prepared a delicious meal.
    Birds fly south for the winter.
    She smiled at her friend.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of the following sentences uses an intransitive verb?
    They enjoyed the concert.
    She read the book.
    He kicked the ball.
    The child cried loudly.
    30s

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