Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Quiz
Write T in the blank if the verb in bold is a transitive verb, or write
IT if the verb is an intransitive verb. For the transitive verbs, write
down the object of the verb.
1. The kangaroo jumped around the park. ________________
2. The sheriff arrested the man for trespassing. ________________
3. Did they alert the police about the burglary? ________________
4. How did you know my name? ________________
5. She slipped on the banana peel. ________________
6. The boy admires President Abraham Lincoln
greatly. ________________
7. She wrote a love letter and hid it in her trunk. ________________
8. The mailman arrived with a parcel for me. ________________
9. The neighbors reported the woman who was
beating her children. ________________
10. The sun shone brightly. ________________
ANSWER KEY
1. IT
2. T - the man
3. T - the police
4. T - my name
5. IT
6. T - President Abraham Lincoln
7. T - a love letter
8. IT
9. T - her children
10. IT
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