Verbs Quiz
This Verbs Quiz has 10 questions, from easy warm-ups to a few real stumpers, each with its answer. Play free, see your score instantly, and share it with friends.
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This verbs quiz has 10 questions that start with spotting the verb in a sentence and end with the lie/lay mix-up that catches out most adults. Along the way it covers transitive and intransitive verbs, modal verbs, irregular past participles, subject-verb agreement, linking verbs, verbs with two objects and gerunds.
Use it as a transitive and intransitive verbs quiz with answers for school revision, practice before a grammar test or a competitive exam, or a quick English round in class. Each question has a short explanation with an example, so a wrong answer still shows you the rule. The full answer key is printed below for teachers who want to read out the quiz on verbs.
One rule to take away: a verb is transitive or intransitive by how it is used, not by the word itself. 'She sings' is intransitive, while 'She sings a song' is transitive, because now the verb has an object.
Verbs questions with answers
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Which word is the verb in this sentence: 'The baby slept peacefully.'?
- baby
- slept
- peacefully
- The
Answer: slept. 'Slept' is the action, so it is the verb. 'Peacefully' is an adverb that tells us how the baby slept.
Which sentence has an intransitive verb?
- She wrote a letter.
- He kicked the ball.
- The dog barked loudly.
- They bought apples.
Answer: The dog barked loudly.. An intransitive verb has no object. Nothing receives the barking, so 'barked' is intransitive. Letter, ball and apples are the objects of transitive verbs.
Pick the modal verb that fits a rule: 'You ___ wear a helmet while riding a bike. It is the law.'
- must
- might
- could
- may
Answer: must. 'Must' shows strong obligation or necessity. 'Might', 'could' and 'may' only show possibility or permission.
What is the past participle of 'swim'?
- swam
- swimmed
- swimming
- swum
Answer: swum. Swim, swam, swum: 'I have swum' is correct. 'Swam' is the simple past, as in 'I swam yesterday'.
Choose the correct verb: 'Neither of the boys ___ ready.'
- are
- is
- were
- have
Answer: is. 'Neither' means not one and not the other, so it is singular and takes 'is'. 'Boys' sits inside the phrase 'of the boys' and does not change the subject.
Choose the correct verb: 'One of my friends ___ in Pune.'
- live
- living
- have lived
- lives
Answer: lives. The subject is 'one', not 'friends', so the verb is singular: 'One of my friends lives in Pune.' This subject-verb agreement trap is common in exams.
In 'The soup tastes salty', what kind of verb is 'tastes'?
- Transitive verb
- Modal verb
- Linking verb
- Auxiliary verb
Answer: Linking verb. Here 'tastes' links the subject to a word that describes it (salty), like 'is', 'seems' and 'becomes'. In 'I tasted the soup' it would be a transitive verb.
In 'Rahul gave his sister a gift', how many objects does the verb 'gave' have?
- None
- One
- Two
- Three
Answer: Two. 'A gift' is the direct object (what was given) and 'his sister' is the indirect object (who received it). Verbs like give, send and show often take two objects.
In 'Swimming is good exercise', what is 'swimming'?
- A gerund
- A participle
- An infinitive
- A finite verb
Answer: A gerund. A gerund is the -ing form of a verb used as a noun; here it is the subject of the sentence. In 'a swimming fish' it would be a participle, doing the job of an adjective.
Choose the correct verb: 'I was tired, so I ___ down for a nap yesterday.'
- laid
- lay
- lied
- lain
Answer: lay. 'Lie' (to rest) goes lie, lay, lain, so yesterday I lay down. 'Laid' is the past of 'lay' (to put something down), and 'lied' means told a lie.
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How many questions are in this Verbs quiz?
There are 10 multiple-choice questions. They move from easy (spotting the verb) to harder ones on gerunds and lie versus lay, and most people finish in about five minutes.
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