50+ Multiple Choice Questions on Verb and Its Kinds
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English grammar practice
1. Which of the
following words is a verb?
(a) Book (b) Quickly (c) Jump (d) Beautiful
Answer: (c) Jump
2. A verb expresses
_______.
(a) Name (b) Action (c) Quality (d) Quantity
Answer: (b) Action
3. Identify the verb in
this sentence: “She sings sweetly.”
(a) She (b) Sings (c) Sweetly (d) None
Answer: (b) Sings
4. The verb that needs
an object to complete its sense is called a _______.
(a) Linking verb (b) Transitive verb (c) Intransitive verb (d) Auxiliary verb
Answer: (b) Transitive verb
5. The verb “sleep” is
an example of _______.
(a) Transitive (b) Intransitive (c) Helping (d) Linking
Answer: (b) Intransitive
6. Which of the
following is an Auxiliary Verb?
(a) Have (b) Play (c) Write (d) Run
Answer: (a) Have
7. The verb “is” in “He
is a teacher” is _______.
(a) Action verb (b) Linking verb (c) Transitive (d) Intransitive
Answer: (b) Linking verb
8. Identify the
transitive verb: “He ate an apple.”
(a) Ate (b) He (c) Apple (d) An
Answer: (a) Ate
9. Choose the
intransitive verb:
(a) Sing (b) Make (c) Paint (d) Read
Answer: (a) Sing
10. The word “write” in
“She writes a letter” is a _______.
(a) Main verb (b) Auxiliary (c) Linking (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Main verb
11. Which verb shows a
state of being?
(a) Become (b) Eat (c) Run (d) Catch
Answer: (a) Become
12. “They are playing
football.” – Identify the auxiliary verb.
(a) They (b) Are (c) Playing (d) Football
Answer: (b) Are
13. Which of the
following verbs is irregular?
(a) Walk (b) Play (c) Go (d) Cook
Answer: (c) Go
14. “The baby cried
loudly.” – Type of verb?
(a) Transitive (b) Intransitive (c) Linking (d) Auxiliary
Answer: (b) Intransitive
15. “Do you like
coffee?” – Here “Do” is _______.
(a) Main verb (b) Helping verb (c) Transitive (d) Intransitive
Answer: (b) Helping verb
16. Choose the linking
verb:
(a) Smell (b) Laugh (c) Sit (d) Speak
Answer: (a) Smell
17. Identify the main
verb: “He has finished his work.”
(a) He (b) Has (c) Finished (d) Work
Answer: (c) Finished
18. “Am”, “Is”, “Are”
are forms of which verb?
(a) Have (b) Do (c) Be (d) Go
Answer: (c) Be
19. Which of these is a
helping verb?
(a) Shall (b) Eat (c) Dance (d) Sleep
Answer: (a) Shall
20. “She became a
doctor.” – The verb “became” is _______.
(a) Linking verb (b) Transitive (c) Intransitive (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Linking verb
21. Identify the verb:
“Birds fly in the sky.”
(a) Birds (b) Fly (c) Sky (d) In
Answer: (b) Fly
22. “He looks tired.” –
Here “looks” is a _______.
(a) Linking verb (b) Transitive (c) Helping (d) Intransitive
Answer: (a) Linking verb
23. Choose the
transitive verb:
(a) Cut (b) Sleep (c) Laugh (d) Sit
Answer: (a) Cut
24. Which one is a
modal verb?
(a) Can (b) Play (c) Go (d) Dance
Answer: (a) Can
25. “He ran fast.” –
Identify the kind of verb.
(a) Intransitive (b) Transitive (c) Linking (d) Helping
Answer: (a) Intransitive
26. “We have seen the
movie.” – Main verb is _______.
(a) Have (b) Seen (c) Movie (d) We
Answer: (b) Seen
27. “He does his
homework regularly.” – Helping verb is _______.
(a) Does (b) Homework (c) Regularly (d) His
Answer: (a) Does
28. “The flowers smell
sweet.” – Verb type?
(a) Linking (b) Action (c) Transitive (d) Intransitive
Answer: (a) Linking
29. “They laughed
loudly.” – Kind of verb?
(a) Intransitive (b) Transitive (c) Auxiliary (d) Linking
Answer: (a) Intransitive
30. “He broke the
glass.” – Kind of verb?
(a) Transitive (b) Intransitive (c) Auxiliary (d) Linking
Answer: (a) Transitive
31. Which of the
following is a phrasal verb?
(a) Get up (b) Go (c) Play (d) Read
Answer: (a) Get up
32. “She has been
singing.” – Identify the auxiliary verbs.
(a) Has, been (b) Singing (c) She (d) Been only
Answer: (a) Has, been
33. “The child sleeps.”
– Verb type?
(a) Intransitive (b) Transitive (c) Linking (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Intransitive
34. “Do your duty.” –
Main verb is _______.
(a) Do (b) Your (c) Duty (d) None
Answer: (a) Do
35. “The food tastes
good.” – Kind of verb?
(a) Linking (b) Transitive (c) Auxiliary (d) Intransitive
Answer: (a) Linking
36. “She writes
neatly.” – Type of verb?
(a) Main (b) Linking (c) Auxiliary (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Main
37. Which verb shows
possession?
(a) Have (b) Run (c) Sit (d) Jump
Answer: (a) Have
38. “It is raining.” –
Main verb is _______.
(a) Is (b) Raining (c) It (d) None
Answer: (b) Raining
39. “He does not eat
meat.” – Helping verb?
(a) Does (b) Eat (c) Meat (d) Not
Answer: (a) Does
40. “The stars shine
brightly.” – Type of verb?
(a) Intransitive (b) Transitive (c) Linking (d) Auxiliary
Answer: (a) Intransitive
41. “We are going to
school.” – Auxiliary verb is _______.
(a) Are (b) Going (c) School (d) We
Answer: (a) Are
42. “She has a doll.” –
Verb shows _______.
(a) Possession (b) Action (c) Emotion (d) Sound
Answer: (a) Possession
43. “He will come
tomorrow.” – Modal verb?
(a) Will (b) Come (c) Tomorrow (d) He
Answer: (a) Will
44. “They have
completed the work.” – Main verb?
(a) Have (b) Completed (c) Work (d) None
Answer: (b) Completed
45. Which one is a
regular verb?
(a) Work (b) Go (c) Eat (d) Come
Answer: (a) Work
46. “I am reading a
book.” – Auxiliary verb?
(a) Am (b) Reading (c) Book (d) I
Answer: (a) Am
47. “She became angry.”
– Verb type?
(a) Linking (b) Transitive (c) Intransitive (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Linking
48. “He threw the
ball.” – Kind of verb?
(a) Transitive (b) Intransitive (c) Linking (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Transitive
49. “The child cried.”
– Kind of verb?
(a) Intransitive (b) Transitive (c) Linking (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Intransitive
50. “We can do it.” –
Modal verb?
(a) Can (b) Do (c) We (d) It
Answer: (a) Can
51. “He looks tired.” –
Verb type?
(a) Linking (b) Transitive (c) Intransitive (d) Auxiliary
Answer: (a) Linking
52. “They built a
house.” – Verb type?
(a) Transitive (b) Intransitive (c) Linking (d) Modal
Answer: (a) Transitive
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