7th Grade Transitive & Intransitive Verbs

A transitive verb has a direct object.

• True

• False

An intransitive verb has a direct object.

• True

• False

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Few athletes rival Jim Thorpe.

• Few

• athletes

• rival

• Jim Thorpe

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive (has a direct object) or intransitive (does not have a direct object).

Few athletes rival Jim Thorpe.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

What is the action verb in the following sentece?

Thorpe gained fame as one of the greatest athletes in history.

• Thorpe

• gained

• fame

• greatest

• athletes

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?

Thorpe gained fame as one of the greatest athletes in history.

• transitive

• intransitive

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Jim Thorpe ran fast as a boy in Oklahoma.

• Jim Thorpe

• ran

• fast

• as

• Oklahoma

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?

Jim Thorpe ran fast as a boy in Oklahoma.

• transitive

• intransitive

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

Thorpe came from a Native American family.

• Thorpe

• came

• from

• a

• family

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?

Thorpe came from a Native American family.

• transitive

• intransitive