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Intransitive Verb Practice (B1-B2) - English Grammar Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

This 15-question Intransitive Verb practice quiz walks you through the topic step by step — from basic recognition to real-world application. Tailored for Level B1-B2, with clear explanations after every question. Great for building confidence before moving to harder topics.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The children ___ happily in the garden all afternoon.

Question 1 options
'Played' is correct because 'play' is an intransitive verb here — it expresses a complete action without requiring a direct object. 'Playing' lacks an auxiliary verb, 'plays' is third-person singular present (wrong tense), and 'play' is base form (wrong tense for past context).
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Question 2: After the long flight, the passengers ___ immediately without saying a word.

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'Slept' is correct because 'sleep' is an intransitive verb that does not take a direct object and makes complete sense on its own. 'Slept a rest' is ungrammatical since intransitive verbs cannot take direct objects. 'Slept themselves' adds a reflexive pronoun incorrectly. 'Sleeping' lacks an auxiliary.
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Question 3: An intransitive verb can form a grammatically complete sentence without a direct object.

Question 3 options
True because intransitive verbs express a complete action on their own — for example, 'She smiled' is a full sentence. A direct object is not needed for the meaning to be complete.
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Question 4: Which situation correctly uses an intransitive verb?

Question 4 options
'The baby laughed loudly' correctly uses an intransitive verb — 'laughed' requires no direct object and the sentence is complete. 'She kicked the ball' uses a transitive verb with a direct object. 'He wrote a letter' has a direct object. 'They built a house' also requires a direct object.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • on the park bench
  • sat quietly
  • The old man

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The correct order is 'The old man / sat quietly / on the park bench' because 'sat quietly' is the intransitive verb phrase (no direct object), and 'on the park bench' is the prepositional phrase that tells where, not a direct object.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses an intransitive verb correctly?

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'She arrived at the station early' is correct — 'arrived' is an intransitive verb followed by a prepositional phrase, not a direct object. 'She arrived the train' incorrectly adds a direct object after 'arrived'. 'She arrived it on time' uses an object pronoun incorrectly. 'She arrived her luggage' also wrongly attaches a direct object.
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Question 7: Two colleagues are talking. Colleague A: 'Did anything happen at the meeting?' Colleague B: 'Yes, something unexpected ___ just before lunch.' Which option correctly fills the blank with an intransitive verb?

Question 7 options
'Occurred' is correct because 'occur' is an intransitive verb — it expresses a complete idea without a direct object. 'Occurred the problem' would wrongly add a direct object. 'Caused' requires a direct object to be complete. 'Created' also requires a direct object.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses an intransitive verb rather than a transitive verb?

Question 8 options
'The audience applauded enthusiastically after the show' is correct — 'applauded' is used intransitively here, expressing a complete action without a direct object. The other three options each contain a verb with a direct object, making them transitive uses.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • all night
  • in her bedroom
  • cried softly
  • My sister

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The correct order is 'My sister / cried softly / in her bedroom / all night' because 'cried softly' is the intransitive verb phrase, followed by 'in her bedroom' (prepositional phrase of place) and 'all night' (time phrase).
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Question 10: He trained ___ to prepare for the marathon next month.

Question 10 options
'Every morning' is correct because intransitive verbs like 'trained' can be followed by adverb phrases that explain when — not by direct objects. 'The track' would incorrectly make 'trained' transitive. 'His legs' would also function as an object. 'A coach' requires a preposition first.
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Question 11: Look at this sentence: 'The sun rose slowly over the mountains.' Which statement about this sentence is true?

Question 11 options
'Rose' is an intransitive verb because it does not act on a direct object — you cannot ask 'rose what?' and get a meaningful answer. 'Over the mountains' is a prepositional phrase giving location, not a direct object.
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Question 12: Original sentence: 'They worked hard all day.' Rewrite to add a prepositional phrase of place: 'They worked hard ___ all day.'

Question 12 options
'In the office' is correct because after an intransitive verb like 'worked', a prepositional phrase can be added to show location without making it a direct object. 'The office', 'an office building', and 'their desks' would incorrectly serve as direct objects, which intransitive verbs cannot take.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The birds sang.
He spoke loudly during the presentation.
She waited at the bus stop.
The fire spread rapidly throughout the building.
Intransitive verb + adverb + prepositional phrase of place
Intransitive verb + adverb + prepositional phrase of time
Intransitive verb used alone — no modifier
Intransitive verb + prepositional phrase of place

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Intransitive verbs can be used alone, with an adverb, with a prepositional phrase of place, or with a prepositional phrase of time — none of these additions create a direct object.
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Question 14: Some English verbs can function as both transitive and intransitive verbs depending on the sentence.

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True because many English verbs are dual-use. For example, 'She sang a song' uses 'sang' transitively (with a direct object), while 'She sang for hours' uses 'sang' intransitively (no direct object). The same verb can shift between both categories.
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Question 15: Which sentence uses 'grow' in a way that best shows it functioning as an intransitive verb with a specific meaning of change?

Question 15 options
'He grew up in a small town near the coast' uses 'grew up' intransitively — it expresses personal development without a direct object. 'She grew vegetables' is transitive. 'They grew the business' is transitive. 'He grew his beard' is also transitive, with a direct object.