Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Quiz

Identify the transitive verb in the following sentence: The dog chased the cat.

• ran

• chased

• cat

• dog

Identify the verb in the following sentence: She wrote a letter to her friend. Write if the verb is transitive or intransitive.

• letter

• wrote

• to

• her

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The chef prepared a delicious meal for the guests. Write if the verb is transitive or intransitive.

• meal

• delicious

• prepared

• chef

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The birds flew across the sky. Write if the verb is transitive or intransitive.

• flew

• across

• sky

• birds

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The flowers bloomed in the garden. Write if the verb is transitive or intransitive.

• watered

• garden

• flowers

• bloomed

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The children laughed loudly at the joke. Write if the verb is transitive or intransitive.

• laughed

• loudly

• children

• joke

Differentiate between a transitive and intransitive verb: He ran to the store. (intransitive) / She ran the marathon. (transitive)

• Transitive verbs require an indirect object, while intransitive verbs do not.

• Intransitive verbs require a direct object, while transitive verbs do not.

• Transitive verbs require a subject, while intransitive verbs do not.

• Transitive verbs require a direct object, while intransitive verbs do not.

Differentiate between a transitive and intransitive verb: The baby cried. / The baby cried loudly for her mother.

• Both verbs are intransitive.

• Both verbs are transitive.

• The first verb is transitive and the second is intransitive.

• The first verb is intransitive and the second is transitive.

Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive. If it is transitive, identify the object in the following sentence: The teacher explained the lesson to the students.

• the lesson

• students

• explained

• the teacher

Identify the verb as transitive or intransitive. If it is transitive, identify the object in the following sentence: The gardener, with the tools that he has, watered the plants in the garden.

• gardener

• the plants

• garden

• tools